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Re: ldraw.ini location
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lugnet.cad
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Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:52:46 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> I think we, as developers, should decide a standard location for the ldraw.ini
> on each platform. It's simply too confusing to have many different locations.
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> I propose:
> Windows:
> %APPDATA%\ldraw\ldraw.ini
> (this is where Microsoft tells you to put such things as INI files)
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> Mac:
> $HOME/Library/Preferences/org.ldraw.plist
> (preferred since root access is not required)
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> Linux:
> No clue as I don't have a Linux box to play with.
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> -Orion
On my System (xp) ldraw.ini is in the windows folder, like all the other ini
files. Why do you want to move it from there to somewhere else?
I see that it make sense to move it to split user data from system data, but how
long to we need then ldraw.ini at both locations?
cu
mikeheide
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| (...) The biggest reason is that on Vista (and I would assume subsequent Windows versions) write access is restricted to the Windows directory (among others) is restricted. Apparently Microsoft has been telling developers to use the APPDATA path for (...) (16 years ago, 22-Feb-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| I think we, as developers, should decide a standard location for the ldraw.ini on each platform. It's simply too confusing to have many different locations. I propose: Windows: %APPDATA%\ldraw\ldraw.ini (this is where Microsoft tells you to put such (...) (16 years ago, 22-Feb-09, to lugnet.cad)
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