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Store settings in INI, JSON, etc - not Windows Registry
Please change all settings storage to be file based, and remove all from the Windows Registry. Visual Pinball made this change in 10.8
File based is better for many reasons...
- Backup/restore is easier
- Portability is easier
- This will also help us manually and/or automate batch setting changes (like DMD colorization)
- per display order and settings prior to loading VP since VP likes to change this on its own if the displays enumerate differently.
Best practice for using Windows registry is 'only' for when apps must securely share settings with other apps -or- the settings must be secured by the OS... I'm pretty vPinMame doesnt require either... any settings VPX, FP, etc need can easily be read from a text file and do not need to be secured.
thank you