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From: mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget)
Subject: Re: Digested
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 21:43:40 -0600
Precedence: bulk
Hello Warwick,
>The problem would be that an app_defs.sys editor wouldn't know where the
>application was, so couldn't use the file selector. So I guess the user
>_could_ use relative paths, but the editor would provide no assistance.
Please, please, please use absolute pathnames. Relative pathnames are
SO much trouble.
>No, the 5-line pattern-matcher I posted was a pure wildcard string match,
>regardless of any special consideration. It was just an example code, and
>in reality, I think a TSR would be the way to go. That way, we completely
>shield the application from knowing where the app_defs file is, and even what
>exact format it is in. The TSR would just do the attribute->value magic for
>the application. It could even implement the text-value->value mapping
>(eg. deciding how to convert "<Ctrl>A" into a scancode).
I like this idea, despite the fact that it creates yet another AUTO folder
program to deal with. The program would have to be freely distributable,
though.
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