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[Jonathan Thomas <jonathan.oomph@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would agree with this.  The XML file seems to be a nice cross-platform
approach to saving window state.

On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Andy Finch <we.rocked.in79@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi moimael,
>
> We did have this discussion when we first worked on the preferences. We
> decided to go with a file in /.openshot based on the freedesktop.org
> recommendations.
>
> In our initial discussions it was pointed out that GCONF is very Gnome
> orientated, there are other GTK based window managers which may not use
> it, but most important of all, GCONF should not be used to save
> application-state type settings such as window size (only user
> preferences) - which would mean having another file somewhere for the
> application-state settings.
>
> --
> Use gconf to save settings.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502339
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> Status in OpenShot Video Editor: New
>
> Bug description:
> I am working on bug #493231 to save the window and gtkpane state.
>
> I saw that openshot use a custom xml file to save his settings
> (~/.openshot/config.xml).
>
> I think we could use gconf to provide a more integrated and better way to
> save settings like the window size, window state, ...
>
> What do you think ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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