Guidelines for view text modes

Any policy governing access to VOBs based on the text mode of a view is not enforced. However, a user who edits a file in a view that has the "wrong" text mode configuration can cause problems for other users who need to edit that file. If all developers at your site are using the same development platform (Windows® or Linux or UNIX) or use tools that are compatible with either platform line-termination convention, all views should be created in transparent text mode.

Most sites with a mix of Windows and Linux or UNIX development platforms should adopt a policy that allows users of the primary development platform to create views in transparent text mode, and limits the use of strip_cr or insert_cr text modes for the minority of platforms that require different line-termination conventions. If most users are developing software on Linux or UNIX systems:

• Linux and UNIX clients should use views created in transparent text mode.
• Windows clients should use views created in insert_cr text mode.

If most users are developing software on Windows systems:

• Windows clients should use views created in transparent text mode.
• Linux and UNIX clients should use views created in strip_cr text mode.