Re: Suggestion for improving backend configuration...

[Fred Kiefer]

On 27.06.2012 17:02, Gregory Casamento wrote:
> Guys, currently the code which configures the backend graphics context
> looks like this:
>
>    /* What backend context? */
>    if ([defs stringForKey: @"GSContext"])
>      context = [defs stringForKey: @"GSContext"];
>
>    if ([context isEqual: @"xdps"])
>      contextClass = NSClassFromString(@"NSDPSContext");
>    else if ([context isEqual: @"art"])
>      contextClass = NSClassFromString(@"ARTContext");
>    else if ([context isEqual: @"winlib"])
>      contextClass = NSClassFromString(@"WIN32Context");
>     else if ([context isEqual: @"cairo"])
>      contextClass = NSClassFromString(@"CairoContext");
>   else
>      contextClass = NSClassFromString(@"XGContext");
>
> I think that this information should come from the backend bundles
> plist if possible.  This way it's possible to create a backend without
> needing to modify backend code directly.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Later, GC

Getting this information from the plist instead of hard coding the 
values here is fine by me. But how would the correct value get into the 
plist and how can you write a backend without touching the backend code?

Completely puzzled,
Fred