Pinman File Formats

INI

Read and write · 52 shapes checked.

n/a: the shape gave that operation nothing to attempt — nothing readable, no values, or too few verbs to combine.

Where it does not apply

• Read a setting: Refused: the file is not valid UTF-8. Re-save it as UTF-8. (1 shape)
• Change a setting: Refused: Pinman writes a setting as one line, so it cannot change a value that is spread over several. (2 shapes)
• Read a setting: Refused: the file's section structure cannot be read. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: Pinman shows the last of the repeated settings and cannot address the earlier ones, which stay in the file unchanged. (5 shapes)
• Rewrite unchanged: Refused: writing the setting back unchanged still has to name one of the two. (5 shapes)
• Change a setting: Refused: Pinman cannot tell which of the two the application uses. (5 shapes)
• Remove a setting: Refused for the same reason — removing the wrong one is unrecoverable. (5 shapes)
• Read a setting: The settings under that section are listed as not addressable. (1 shape)

XML

Read and write · 39 shapes checked.

n/a: the shape gave that operation nothing to attempt — nothing readable, no values, or too few verbs to combine.

Where it does not apply

• Rewrite unchanged: Refused: Pinman writes UTF-8, and rewriting this file would not match the encoding its own declaration names. (1 shape)
• Change a setting: Refused for the same reason. (2 shapes)
• Add a setting: Refused for the same reason. (2 shapes)
• Remove a setting: Refused for the same reason. (2 shapes)
• Rewrite unchanged: Refused: the file is not valid UTF-8, which is what Pinman writes. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: Refused: an XML file needs one root element. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: Refused: the file holds no XML. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The value beside the attributes is listed as not addressable. (2 shapes)
• Change a setting: Refused: a carriage return written into an XML file reads back as a line feed, so Pinman will not store a value holding one. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The repeated elements are listed as not individually addressable. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The repeated parents are listed as not individually addressable. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The text around the child element is listed as not addressable. (1 shape)
• Rewrite unchanged: Refused: Pinman cannot show the loose text beside the child elements, so it will not rewrite the element holding it. (1 shape)
• Change a setting: Refused: Pinman cannot show the loose text beside the child elements, so it will not rewrite the element holding it. (1 shape)
• Add a setting: Refused: Pinman cannot show the loose text beside the child elements, so it will not rewrite the element holding it. (1 shape)
• Remove a setting: Refused: Pinman cannot show the loose text beside the child elements, so it will not rewrite the element holding it. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: Namespaced elements are listed as not addressable. (1 shape)
• Add a setting: Refused: Pinman cannot address the names this file uses, so it will not change this setting. (1 shape)

CSV

Read only · 37 shapes checked.

Where it does not apply

• Read a setting: Refused: the bytes are not UTF-8, so Pinman will not guess an encoding. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The last row with a repeated key is the one Pinman reads and writes; earlier ones cannot be addressed. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: A row with no name in its key cell cannot be addressed, so its values are not shown. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The last column of a repeated name is the one Pinman reads and writes; earlier ones cannot be addressed. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: A name carrying '/' cannot be addressed, so the read reports it as lost rather than offering a value no write could reach. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The row carrying '/' is reported as lost; the rows below it are addressed and written normally. (1 shape)

ScreenRes

Read only · 22 shapes checked.

Where it does not apply

• Read a setting: The file stops early, so the later settings are not shown. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The values past the last known field are not shown. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: Refused: this file is not UTF-8 text, so Pinman will not guess at it. (1 shape)
• Read a setting: The file holds no values, so there is nothing to show. (2 shapes)