[Chandler-dev] Reload is not import

[Andi Vajda]

On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, D John Anderson wrote:

>> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, Morgen Sagen wrote:
>> 
>>> Yeah, you're right -- fixed UUIDs for user modifiable items should be used 
>>> with care -- we do use it for the Sidebar collection, and perhaps that's 
>>> ok.
>> 
>> How about using a repository Path to the Sidebar instead ?
>
> Mogen and I considered this, but it wasn't practical because dump and load 
> stores UUIDs. We'd have to add another address mechanism besides UUIDs, e.g. 
> paths, which is a fair amount of work and complication.

Yes, but it would solve the problem of matching different items (different 
UUIDs) against a well-known item normally existing is each repository, such as 
//System/UI/Sidebar. The same would apply for something like
//System/Security/MasterPassword.

Andi..