[WriteLog] WL ini vs registry entries

[Don Cassel]

In the FWIW department I would NOT like to see the registry being used for
WL settings as long as it is necessary for us users to edit it to make WL do
its stuff. Editing the registry is much more challenging and dangerous and
not to be treated lightly and is not a good idea for the unsophisticated
user. Using the registry for this purpose should only be done when ALL WL
settings are available directly from the program as has been discussed
several times lately in the related threads.

BTW, I use a lot of software and WL is the only one that requires settings
to be changed/added/deleted from an .ini file. All others have Options menus
and/or dialog boxes for anything that the user can change. This approach
would avoid much of the confusion that WL users are having especially those
who don't take time to read the documentation which seems to happen
frequently on this reflector. 

Don VE3XD

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark Shaum
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 12:13 AM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] WL ini vs registry entries

Dennis mentions:

 Figuring I had nothing to
loose I clicked on the TV screen looking thingy in the WL folder and it came
back with a message that it was set up to keep the .ini files in the windows
registry and not .ini files and asked if I wanted to change back to .ini
files. I clicked yes, rebooted and my WL is back including the .ini files.


Wow.  I didn't know there was a choice between using an ini file or the
registry.  Personally I prefer using the registry as I can make quick
changes to registry entries for different uses with simple batch files, but
it's good to know the ini option still is available.  At some point not that
long ago I recall reading where the ini file was not really used anymore but
lost track of the thread.

Question, if you are set up to use the ini file can you switch back to using
the registry method of holding program configuration options?

73! - Mark K9TR


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