Re: getting the most out of TWM

From	The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: getting the most out of TWM
Date	2024-07-24 15:05 -0700
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On 7/22/24 9:34 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:52:55 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
> 
>> On 7/21/24 4:50 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> Unfortunately, the Windows command line often requires the use of
>>> Registry edits, with those cryptic UUID keys, instead of simple,
>>> straightforward *nix-style text config files. This makes things way too
>>> fiddly and error- prone, even for Windows experts.
>> 
>> I miss the days when each program had its own .ini file which could be
>> fixed if you did something stupid.
> 
> Text-based config files are clearly the way to go, which is why *nix
> systems have stuck with them to this day.
> 
> Trouble is, Windows had no standard place to put them. So developers
> scattered them all over the place. The Registry was Microsoft’s attempt to
> get the mess under control. So now you have a mess of keys scattered all
> over the Registry instead.

Putting an entire program and its .ini file in ONE subdirectory would 
have been nice.  Forget libraries unless they're all in one place and 
their ownership (program, not user) and usage are clearly discernible. 
I know it wasn't possible due to storage limitations back in Olden 
tymes, but drives are dirt cheap now.

Wordstar and your files all fit on a floppy.  We didn't appreciate what 
we had!


-- 
Cheers, Bev (Registered Linux User 85683)
   Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really
   embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen
   an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph.  They'd be a
   lot more careful about what they say if they had.   -- Linus Torvalds

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        Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-16 01:16 +0000
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            Re: getting the most out of TWM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-07-21 15:11 -0700
              Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-21 23:50 +0000
                Re: getting the most out of TWM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-07-22 20:52 -0700
                Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-23 04:34 +0000
                Re: getting the most out of TWM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2024-07-24 15:05 -0700
                Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-25 00:02 +0000
                Re: getting the most out of TWM candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-07-26 16:40 +0000
              Re: getting the most out of TWM Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2024-07-22 18:13 -0300
  Re: getting the most out of TWM kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2024-07-17 14:50 +0000
    Re: getting the most out of TWM Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-07-17 22:12 +0000

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