[Cuis-dev] The Preference model

[Hilaire Fernandes]

Hi Gerald,

Le 28/04/2022 à 09:18, Gerald Klix a écrit :
> 1. Move the class-side code in Preferences to the instance-side by using
> a preferences singleton. This way we can easily change a whole set of
> preferences, maybe loading from disk.

That is something needed for application use.

> 2. If you add some meta/type-information, do this in a general manner.
> There are obvious other uses for such a system.
>
> Not so important:
> 3. Make the type/meta information optional eg. a package.
> There is little use of having the meta information in the image,
> once you have a set of working personal preferences.
> If you use Cuis to implement daemons, you probably set some preferences
> with a script and don't need a type system.

In that case, with only one Preference class defined, one type attribute 
as Mariano mentioned from Squeak. IT could be a symbol or  am optional  
PreferenceType instance.

Hilaire

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