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jippie

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One Ip-config For All Programs
« on: September 14, 2003, 12:50:00 AM »
QUOTE (ZakMcRofl @ Sep 13 2003, 11:25 PM)
Hello everyone,

How about making this much easier? Establish one common config file, e.h. c:config.xml, that includes IP configuration and similiar stuff. Examples are gateway info, default language, default username, maybe some important dirs like where your games are located. The list goes on.

So a developer could just use this default file (if it exists) to read out the required information, installation would be a quick&easy process, as well as changing the IP adress if required.

Obviously this would have to be implemented in current apps as an additional feature, but I believe it is a good idea to do so.

What do you think about this idea? Any criticism is welcome  smile.gif


Hi,

I think this is a great idea, and would really help.
But and a big but, nobody is going to change there software :-(
If you maybe get the mediaplayer guys to change, then maybe you would have a chance.
As most poeple use mediaplayer, and there is everything you need in mediaplayer.
Maybe too much?

I would give it my support.

Jippie
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Mage

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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2003, 09:55:00 AM »
If they do, the local config still needs to be able to override the global config, as it is useful to enable different programs to use different ips.
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jippie

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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2003, 11:10:00 AM »
QUOTE (Mage @ Sep 14 2003, 06:55 PM)
If they do, the local config still needs to be able to override the global config, as it is useful to enable different programs to use different ips.

Yeah I see no problem with that.
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ZakMcRofl

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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2003, 12:14:00 PM »
Well this shouldn't be a problem at all, it is up to the devs how to make use of that config file. And as for changing their software, I do realize it is somewhat hard to establish a new standard for something like this.
Maybe we really could convince the xbmp team or some dashboard teams, but I don't wanna crosspost to other forum sections. Probably I will just point them to this thread as its a matter of development in general.
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