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| From | Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.misc |
| Subject | Re: Newshound and NNTPS |
| Date | 2025-02-08 20:45 +0000 |
| Organization | i2pn2 (i2pn.org) |
| Message-ID | <a95e21ec5b.Paul@phorefaux> (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> |
In message <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$Write for new users, but doesn't just blindly look
>> there and start up without a configuration if someone simply copies a
>> new version over an old. Thoughts welcome!
> Could you not have Newshound do a check on start up for an existing config
> stored inside the app and automatically move this to Choices? Then it can
> just blindly look there and the user will know no difference.
Replying to my own message here I know.
Just moved my own config into choices$write (may not be bullet proof but
does work)
Adjusted
!Boot file
Commented out existing NewsHound$ConfigDir line and added new one as
follows: If "<NewsHound$ConfigDir>" = "" Then Set NewsHound$ConfigDir
<Choices$Write>.Newshound
!Run file
Commented out the two lines for existing NewsHound$ConfigDir and replaced
with: If "<NewsHound$ConfigDir>" = "" Then Set NewsHound$ConfigDir
<Choices$Write>.Newshound
After the IconSprites line have added: -
|Move config to choices$write
ifthere <Newshound$Dir>.Config.Config then copy <Newshound$Dir>.Config
<choices$write>.NewsHound R ~C D ~V
Newshound now starting up, checking for config inside Newshound, if found,
then move to choices$write.newshound
Now starts up with config located in choices$write
--
Paul Stewart
Sent from A9home running RISC OS 4.42
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Re: Newshound and NNTPS Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> - 2025-02-02 16:27 +0000
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