Re: Feature Request. Topic Group Parameters...

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no>]

John Griffith <griffith@sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de> writes:

> How about asking the user what should be done?
> 
> Allow topics to have group parameters specified on them, but only use
> these to update group parameters on actual groups when moving groups
> into topics or changing topic-specified parameters.
> 
> When changing a group parameter on a topic, ask the user if all groups
> should inherit this parameter, or whether s/he would like to go
> through each group individually, showing old values and the possible
> replacements (if they're different).  (Like the initial subscription
> sequence.)

I think this sounds a bit annoying.  I would prefer having clear rules
for topic parameter inheretance instead of requiring lots of user
input when editing parameters.

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  larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Ingebrigtsen