Jeff Kletsky <gnuc...@allycomm.com> writes:
> When I look at the code for setting preferences, such as in
> src/business/business-utils/business-prefs.scm
> it appears to me that there is a "hard link" between the access to the
> preference and the UI rendering
>
> (define (book-options-generator options)
> (define (reg-option new-option)
> (gnc:register-option options new-option))
>
> (reg-option
> (gnc:make-string-option
> gnc:*business-label* gnc:*company-name*
> "a" (N_ "The name of your business") ""))
>
> As I understand it, the combination of gnc:*business-label*
> gnc:*company-name* is used to identify the preference in the code, as
> well as identifying it to be rendered on the gnc:*business-label* tab.
That is correct, the layout of dynamic options is tied to the page.
> Once an option like this is created, is there any way to have it
> appear (in the future) on a different tab, without having to change
> all the code references to the preference?
Nope. And if you do move it then it will lose access to previous
settings of the option.
-derek
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