Settings should be stored in gconf

[cwillu]

Currently, settings are stored in a python file; this makes it impossible to adjust them without restarting gedit, as the module is cached (and therefore not re-read). It would be preferable if they were stored in a gconf key and reread each time they're used, as this would allow a user to adjust them using gconf-editor without needing to restart gedit.

I'm not sure if gedit provides an easier hook. There's a plugin settings button that's greyed out; whatever's responsible for that may be easier to hook into, and would be ideal.

[crittermike]

Can you give me an idea of the settings you'd like the ability to adjust on the fly? I agree that a settings box is definitely needed, just not sure what all needs to go on it.

[cwillu]

Profile definitely, and preferably also lang, locale, charset, and any other variables used in snippets. Note that it's not appropriate to pull those from the user's environment except perhaps as a changeable default.

It would also be useful if the snippets themselves were stored externally as a json (simplejson module) file, allowing the user to add/change/delete entries without requiring a gedit restart. You could do this by 'reload(...)'ing the module, but reload isn't recommended.

[crittermike]

Have to put this on hold for awhile.