[lazarus] Components/Code needed

[Marc Weustink]

At 14:56 11-08-99 -0400, "Michael A. Hess" <mhess at miraclec.com> wrote:
>Jeff Wormsley wrote:
>> 
>> One possibility would be to wrap the registry functionality onto files
>> that were accessed like INI files.  The key tree stucture could be a
>> trick, but not too bad.  This would allow the files to be treated
>> pretty much like normal conf files, in that they would be text
>> editable.
>
>The ini method would be easiest as I stated earlier since I have already
>written the TInifile and it is in the FCL. As to the tree structure that
>should be that much of a deal. It would just be a matter of loading all
>of the tree levels into one name and making that a section head Ex.
>
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-SOFTWARE-Lazarus]
>
>The tree itself is really just an illusion.
>
>The other alternative which in fact might be the best alternative would
>be to make it be an XML document. Then you could maintain the actual
>Tree structure and appearance in the file itself. Would make editing it
>very easy. I kind of like this idea better myself since we do hav XML
>capability in the FCL now.
>
>Opinions?
>

if you look at the way a registry key is exported, I feel a TInifile
solution is more "same"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\4.0\Main Window]
"TopDockSiteWidth"=dword:000004f8
"TopDockSiteHeight"=dword:0000005a

Marc