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Re: Newshound and NNTPS

From Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk>
Subject Re: Newshound and NNTPS
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.misc
Date 2025-02-08 19:46 +0000
Message-ID <5bec1bf1c2News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <780ddbe85b.chris@mytardis> <5be8dd8809News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> <mpro.sr2nrg034gd3q03qf.news@stevefryatt.org.uk> <236310ec5b.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM> <5b0e19ec5b.Paul@phorefaux>
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In article <5b0e19ec5b.Paul@phorefaux>,
   Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> wrote:
> In message <236310ec5b.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>
>           David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:

> > If anyone is interested: NewsHound is old fashioned in that it
> > keeps its configuration within the app.  This has been frowned on
> > for years. Trouble is, it's going to be difficult to write code
> > that puts the config in Choices$Write for new users, but doesn't
> > just blindly look there and start up without a configuration if
> > someone simply copies a new version over an old.  Thoughts
> > welcome!

> Could you not have Newshound do a check on start up for an existing
> config stored inside the app and automatically move this to
> Choices?  Then it can just blindly look there and the user will
> know no difference.

One way is to read choices using a path with both Choices and !app in,
but write it using Chooices$Write ... or something like that!

Excellent news about v1.55!

Martin

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  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2024-05-15 22:00 +0000
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2024-05-15 23:00 +0100
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2024-05-15 23:08 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS "Richard Darby (news)" <news@rjdarby.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 10:28 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Alan Griffin <ajg@argonet.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 18:15 +0000
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2024-05-15 23:25 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2024-05-16 10:14 +0100
      Re: Newshound and NNTPS Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 11:10 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2024-05-16 11:17 +0100
      Re: Newshound and NNTPS Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 12:49 +0100
      Newshound and NNTPS Evan Clark <news@ejclark.force9.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 17:25 +0100
      Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2024-05-16 21:30 +0100
        Re: Newshound and NNTPS David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2024-05-16 21:51 +0100
          Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2024-05-16 22:22 +0100
        Re: Newshound and NNTPS Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2024-05-24 16:30 +0000
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 07:04 +0100
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS John <newsmcc@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 10:46 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2024-05-16 11:35 +0100
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9@btinternet.com> - 2024-05-16 11:25 +0100
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2024-05-18 20:34 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2024-05-18 21:09 +0100
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2024-05-19 16:45 +0000
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2024-05-19 18:42 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9@btinternet.com> - 2024-05-19 18:53 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2024-05-20 12:06 +0100
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2024-05-24 17:00 +0000
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Rob Hemmings <rhemmings@rgvk.co.uk> - 2024-08-04 15:42 +0100
  Re: Newshound and NNTPS Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> - 2025-02-02 11:03 +0000
    Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2025-02-02 12:08 +0000
      Re: Newshound and NNTPS Chris Newman <newslists@npost.uk> - 2025-02-02 12:30 +0000
      Re: Newshound and NNTPS Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2025-02-02 12:36 +0000
        Re: Newshound and NNTPS Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2025-02-02 20:04 +0000
          Re: Newshound and NNTPS David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-02-08 17:40 +0000
            Re: Newshound and NNTPS Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> - 2025-02-08 19:14 +0000
              Re: Newshound and NNTPS Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2025-02-08 19:46 +0000
                Re: Newshound and NNTPS David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-02-08 21:36 +0000
              Re: Newshound and NNTPS Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> - 2025-02-08 20:45 +0000
              Re: Newshound and NNTPS David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2025-02-08 21:34 +0000
                Re: Newshound and NNTPS Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> - 2025-02-08 22:11 +0000
            Re: Newshound and NNTPS Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-02-08 21:26 +0000
      Re: Newshound and NNTPS Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> - 2025-02-02 16:27 +0000

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