Re: Future of .wine/config

2004-08-12 Thread Mike Hearn
Although this increases simplicity, it also narrows the user in his possiblities to adjust wine to his needs. How many options in the config file do you adjust? I mean, really, options like: * PerfectGraphics: what does this do? Hands up anybody who can tell me without grepping the source. How m

Re: Future of .wine/config

2004-08-12 Thread "Adrian Willenbücher"
> We know that, this is why we're: > > a) Eliminating as many config options as possible Although this increases simplicity, it also narrows the user in his possiblities to adjust wine to his needs. To take away configuration options from the user seems to be a trend within the wine developers' c

Re: Future of .wine/config

2004-08-12 Thread Mike Hearn
Adrian Willenbücher wrote: 1. Even if the registry keys and values of wine's configuration should be well documented, it's easier to set some values using a text editor than to use regedit and look for the keys. We know that, this is why we're: a) Eliminating as many config options as possible b) W

Future of .wine/config

2004-08-11 Thread "Adrian Willenbücher"
Hello! I read on another thread that the config file is going to disappear in future wine versions. While I think that the dosdevices-principle is a good idea (it's very intuitive), there are several disadvantages in moving the content of the config file to the registry: 1. Even if the registry k