On 2015-07-07 11:08, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:
Hi Peter,
hmmm, never thought about that it could be a design fault.
Beside real user based options I keep some general options in my option
file, like the path to video files, or a flag if the software should
look
automatically for updates. If I think about schools, where different
users
can log in the same computer, that’s why I wanted to keep one option
file
for all users.
But if I follow your hint, I would have to split this option file into
an
"admin-options-file", which is only accessible for the admin and a
"user-options-file", which is stored in the user files.
Would you agree to this approach or do you see a chance to keep a
single
options file which works in multi-user environments as on a private
single-user computer?
Yes, that would be exactly the way I would recommend to structure
things. You could think of it as follows:
1. Settings that relate to the way the program is installed on the
system (e.g. the video files' path, or whether to install updates) --
these are the "per-system" settings and should be controlled by the
administrator only.
2. Settings that relate to the way the program is used (e.g. "enable the
colour scheme for colour-blind users") -- these are the "per-user"
settings and should be controlled (and stored) by each user.
It is sometimes a little bit difficult to think about at first.
However, dividing the settings in this way means that one user can't
mess things up for another user, or interfere with settings that the
system administrator has put in for a good reason. :-)
The separation of "user" and "system" settings is the recommended way to
structure things on most systems nowadays, especially Windows and Linux.
Don't forget that when you have a single-user computer, you can just
treat it as a multi-user computer with one user!
Peter
--
Dr Peter Brett <peter.br...@livecode.com>
LiveCode Engine Development Team
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