Can we TRY not to top-post?
On Fri, June 29, 2007 3:11 am, Duncan Groenewald wrote:
> The way I see it the items in the Sharing Preferences panel are the
> oranges and the Panel is the basket. A database server would be much
> the same level as a web server or a file server - that is simply
> another item(orange) in the list. It would be sensible and user
> friendly to simply add another item(orange) rather than create a
> whole new panel(basket) for one item(orange) - or in my case perhaps
> its an apple so therefor it needs its own basket, special case these
> apples are<grin>.
The way that Apple has set it up, they have their "baskets". They offer
the capability of having your own baskets with whatever you want in them,
but ask that you do not mess with their baskets. If you choose to
disregard that advice you have to be prepared that Apple can and will swap
out the basket at any time and wipe away all your changes.
> I am also pretty sure it would be possible to add another item to
> this panel with no code changes to the panel. Its probably simply a
> matter of adding another entry somewhere - much the same as adding
> another item to the /Library/StartupItems folder.
Other members of this list have stated that it is not that easy.
> Below is a good article describing the problem - the author seems to
> think this is something Microsoft solved some time ago. Most Linux
> and Solaris have a similar capability and they certainly don't expect
> you to go off and create your own way of doing things, they provide a
> specification for how to add an item to their 'basket'.
>
> http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=20050620071558293
That's an article on launchd. I don't see anything about Preferences.
> In any event I don't mean to be controversial, I am just used to
> working in environments where the vendor provides the basket and you
> simply add the fruit !! in this case it seems the basket is only for
> apples... sigh.
It is pretty standard practice for a vendor to specify certain things that
you "should not touch" and certain things you are free to modify as you
see fit. Why venture into a "do not touch" area when there is an
approved, documented method to provide the same service without doing so?
>
> On 29/06/2007, at 2:16 AM, Patrick Schwisow wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:39:30, Duncan Groenewald wrote:
>>>
>>> Adding another orange to a basket of oranges is modifying the
>>> basket ?
>>>
>>
>> This is a poor analogy. It would be more appropriate to ask, "Adding
>> lines of code to software is modifying the software?"
>>
>> Or to follow your fruit theme, pref panes are "oranges". You are
>> asking
>> about modifying the "orange", and you've been told it is better* to
>> add
>> another "orange" to the "basket" (System Prefererences).
>>
>> * "better" in this case could mean "Apple-approved", "less work",
>> "less
>> prone to breakage", etc.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
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