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best method of saving users settings? [message #33314]

Sun, 24 July 2011 11:43

dave
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Registered: July 2011

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hi,
just wondering what is the best method of saving users settings as presets in a GUI app such that the user can load one's personal settings when the need arises.

is binary method(serialize stream) better or the text based method(ini/xml)?

global app configuration is best when serialized, but if one wants to save user's choices in various GUI forms as in drop lists, switches, options, edit fields etc ,what should one do?
serialize or parse c/XML?
use vector maps?
or anything else?

regards

dave

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