<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I don't think so. You have a file with some bytes in it that can do things. The configuration of those things is conceptually separate. <br><br>Steve</div><div><br>On 6 Mar 2009, at 10:17, "Gary Chambers" <<a href="mailto:gazzaguru2@btinternet.com">gazzaguru2@btinternet.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Of course, from that perspective, all code is UI...
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<div><br>Regards, Gary<br></div>
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<div><br></div>Well it's an interface between a user and the system, even if
it's in a config file. In that sense it's a UI component. Not all user
interfaces are graphical.<br><br>OTOH, that doesn't mean that a preferences
mechanism isn't core in some way. Even the most basic loader will need some
way of indicating its preferred data sources, etc.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Gary Chambers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gazzaguru2@btinternet.com"><a href="mailto:gazzaguru2@btinternet.com">gazzaguru2@btinternet.com</a></a>></span>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Hi
Alain -<br><br>To me there is a big difference: From my perspective all
preferences code is UI code. Why? Because at the system level we use class
variables and messages, not preferences. At the system level if you want
to broadcast an event you use announcements or some other event
system.<br><br></blockquote><br></div>I disagree that preferences "as a
concept" are UI level (in terms of graphical and/or point and click).<br>It
is quite valid that a preference exists for use with or without a user means
of setting/changing.<br><br>Regards, Gary. <br><br></blockquote></div><br>
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