DesktopX Common information
Monday, October 4, 2004 by _Martin_ | Discussion: WinCustomize News
As we all get more sophisticated in creating DesktopX widgets we are setting parameters. The issue with this is that, if these parameters are not organised in a consistent manner then where several objects need the same kind of information we will find ourselves having to configure these each time.
Before this becomes too much of a problem I propose that we create some standards that users can set and developers can access.
For example:
Name information (title, forename, surname, suffix, nickname)
Address (Line 1, Line 2, City, State/Area, Zip/Postal Code, Country)
Measurements (imperial/metric)
etc, etc
Do people think this makes sense? If so, what information do you think would be useful?
Before this becomes too much of a problem I propose that we create some standards that users can set and developers can access.
For example:
Name information (title, forename, surname, suffix, nickname)
Address (Line 1, Line 2, City, State/Area, Zip/Postal Code, Country)
Measurements (imperial/metric)
etc, etc
Do people think this makes sense? If so, what information do you think would be useful?
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Reply #21 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 8:56 AM
the idea of a working from a 'stardock profile', like an MSN passport, would be an easy way for a user to plug in all that info - when they create an account, for example - once and for all and objects could be designed to grab that info from online and store it rather then look into the registry, which will tick off teatimer and zone alarm and other such tools. you have the stardock system that everything already accesses.. use it to let users configure their items. maybe that's an add on to the personal pages
overall, a good idea