My game project is at a very early stage of development. I want to get the control customizing part done now, so I don''t accidentally hardcode something like that somewhere. I figure I can just use a .ini file to describe the keys that map to different controls, and I can still use the same file when I get the actual in-game menu up and running. I could get it to work without a problem using one of a couple different methods. I just don''t know which would be better. Method 1: Describe the controls as text in the file. This makes it much easier to edit the file by hand. The problem is that I''d need a huge if-else block in my loading function to handle the text. That''s not fun to code; the function doesn''t look very good; the code is harder to maintain. Method 2: Use numbers in the file. I can store the keys by their DIK_ (Direct Input) value. The loading function is much better this way, but hand-editing the file becomes a pain. Please share your opinions on this issue with me.