Re: [PATCH v15 0/1] MR8778: sane.ds: Adding a window for loading and saving the scanner configuration

[Alexandre Julliard (＠julliard)]

On Thu Aug 21 19:55:55 2025 +0000, Esme Povirk wrote:
> Using a human-readable format makes sense to me. I think you're right -
> as long as there aren't too many settings, the runtime cost is probably OK.
> > Would it be better to store all the settings in memory and save them
> > to a file once the scan starts or the window is closed?
> > I think this should be decided based on what users are most likely to
> > expect (or want, as long as we can communicate it clearly). Personally,
> > if there is a Cancel button, I expect clicking it, or manually closing
> > the window, to discard any changes I've made (unless I've explicitly
> > saved them somehow).
> > One could change the Cancel button to Close, and then saving settings
> > immediately might make more sense, but I'm not sure how many people
> > would pick up on that. I would rather be able to Cancel, but that's just
> > a personal preference.
> > I'd suggest to store settings in the registry instead.

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