Re: File packages for .gorm files

[Gregory Casamento]

I have committed this change.   The update should be seamless.   Please let me
know immediately of any problems.

The only thing not done on my "TO-DO" from last time is to correct the test
application to properly deal w/ templates.  :)

GJC

--- Richard Frith-Macdonald <richard@brainstorm.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 06:12  am, Gregory Casamento wrote:
> 
> > All,
> >
> > I have implemented this, but I have not committed the changes yet.   
> > Since this
> > is a major change, I thought it might bear some discussion.  I have 
> > made
> > certain that old archives still load under existing applications and 
> > are
> > properly converted when saved.
> >
> > The advantages of doing this are:
> >
> > 1) Much cleaner since it eliminates the *.classes and *.gorm files 
> > being stored
> > seperately.   They will now be stored in the directory {filename}.gorm 
> > where
> > filename is the name you specified when saving.
> >
> > 2) Allows Images and Sounds to be copied into the .gorm directory.   
> > This makes
> > the image/sound accessible to the application when the are added to 
> > the .gorm.
> > 3) Closer to the OPENSTEP/MOSX implementation.
> > Disadvantages:
> > 1) Anyone using a .gorm file in a CVS project will need to add a new 
> > directory
> > and the two files within the .gorm directory.   Somewhat minor, but 
> > still...
> 
> Sounds like a thoroughly good idea.  I think using a flat file 
> originally was
> just a mistake on my part.
> 
> 
> 
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