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From: The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: getting the most out of TWM
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:05:44 -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:
>=20
>> 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 t=
oo
>>> fiddly and error- prone, even for Windows experts.
>>=20
>> I miss the days when each program had its own .ini file which could be=

>> fixed if you did something stupid.
>=20
> Text-based config files are clearly the way to go, which is why *nix
> systems have stuck with them to this day.
>=20
> Trouble is, Windows had no standard place to put them. So developers
> scattered them all over the place. The Registry was Microsoft=E2=80=99s=
 attempt to
> get the mess under control. So now you have a mess of keys scattered al=
l
> over the Registry instead.

Putting an entire program and its .ini file in ONE subdirectory would=20
have been nice.  Forget libraries unless they're all in one place and=20
their ownership (program, not user) and usage are clearly discernible.=20
I know it wasn't possible due to storage limitations back in Olden=20
tymes, but drives are dirt cheap now.

Wordstar and your files all fit on a floppy.  We didn't appreciate what=20
we had!


--=20
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