Re: Beta Release of Dora the Explorer Colouring for the IIgs

[winston19842005 <bjjlyates@bellsouth.net>]

On 11/23/07 2:42 AM, in article fi5unv$1r1d$1@merope.saaf.se, "Paul
Schlyter" <pausch@saaf.se> wrote:

> In article 
> <c31d92f2-7d97-49c4-8825-3451e85c6e98@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> limtc  <thyechean@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Oh, not a config file. That's so PC-like.
> 
> It was in the past but not anymore!  Modern PC programs use the Registry
> rather than config files.  In UNIX, config files are still quite common
> though, so you'd have to modify your statement to:
> 
>    "Oh, not a config file. That's so UNIX-like."
> 
> and then I would respond: what's wrong about being UNIX-like ????
> 
>> Just make a decision on whether to play on start or not and stick
>> with it.
> 
> ....now THAT'S a really simple-minded solution which often can be bad.
> 
> Users often enjoy being able to set the startup parameters to their own
> preferences.  Some users might want the sound off at start while others
> may want it on.  Why force one and the same decision upon all of them?
> 
>

Another method (that is probably VERY disliked as well as probably
impossible on newer systems) was to patch the executable in-line with the
"preference" the user chose.

I remember a "BOOT menu" on my old TI that allowed you to edit all the
program selections on startup. There were two versions - one that saved all
the selections to a text file and another that simply patched the
executable...