Fltk Preferences are noisy...

[Roman Kantor]

Widget handle() method upon first use calls Fl::visible_focus() which through Fl::option() reads fltk standard preferences (that is (Fl_Preferences::SYSTEM,
"fltk.org", "fltk") and (Fl_Preferences::USER, "fltk.org", "fltk")).
Fl::option() function (Fl.cxx, line around 1944) just constructs these preferences, uses only get() methods and then destructs these preferences. However upon
destruction the preferences are flushed/re-written on the disk.
Is that necessary if only get() methods are used and preferences are not changed?

R.

[chris]

I think there was alreay a STR for that (with a possible solution):

http://www.fltk.org/str.php?L2823+P0+S-2+C0+I0+E0+QFl_Preference

Cheers,
chris

Post by Roman Kantor
Widget handle() method upon first use calls Fl::visible_focus() which through Fl::option() reads fltk standard preferences (that is (Fl_Preferences::SYSTEM,
"fltk.org", "fltk") and (Fl_Preferences::USER, "fltk.org", "fltk")).
Fl::option() function (Fl.cxx, line around 1944) just constructs these preferences, uses only get() methods and then destructs these preferences. However upon
destruction the preferences are flushed/re-written on the disk.
Is that necessary if only get() methods are used and preferences are not changed?
R.

[MacArthur, Ian (Selex ES, UK)]

Yes indeed; that looks like the same issue.

Does look like something that could be changed without harm, too.

Be handy if someone who is familiar with the preferences stuff had a view on this - Matthias' DSL is back on we hear; maybe he's still a little busy after the moves though!

Post by chris
http://www.fltk.org/str.php?L2823+P0+S-2+C0+I0+E0+QFl_Preference
Cheers,
chris

Post by Roman Kantor
Widget handle() method upon first use calls Fl::visible_focus() which

through Fl::option() reads fltk standard preferences (that is
(Fl_Preferences::SYSTEM,

Post by Roman Kantor
"fltk.org", "fltk") and (Fl_Preferences::USER, "fltk.org", "fltk")).
Fl::option() function (Fl.cxx, line around 1944) just constructs

these preferences, uses only get() methods and then destructs these
preferences. However upon

Post by Roman Kantor
destruction the preferences are flushed/re-written on the disk.
Is that necessary if only get() methods are used and preferences are

not changed?

Post by Roman Kantor
R.

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