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Re: [ jEdit-users ] what is the best approach to move from pre7 to pre8 ?
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From: Manoj <ps...@gm...> - 2006-11-10 17:15:50
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Thank you all. I did try doing that( creating new folder for Pre8 and installing files there and let it use my settings), but it then behaves weird, sometimes blank Text area, or some java errors.:( on 10.11.2006 01:25 Slava Pestov said the following: > > > You can do this: > > > > > > jedit -settings=/whatever/directory/you/want/ > > > > > > As for reinstalling your OS every time it gets "hit", I can't help > > > you there. ;) > > > > > > Slava > > > > Hi, > > > > I share the dislike of storing custom settings on C: in Windows. > > > > The settings parameter works of course. > > What I do: I have an environment variable > > HOME=D:/HOME > > > > Most unix-friendly apps respect that and put settings there. > > jEdit does not, but I force it to by starting it with the Java option > > ``-Duser.home=D:/HOME`` (e.g., via the jEdit Launcher Java Options). > > > > I dimly remember filing a bug report about jedit not respecting $HOME > > once. (so that's my motivation for chiming in here ;-) > > > > You could also tell Windows to move your whole user settings dir to D:, > > but there is a lot of cruft in there. I usually only bother to teach the > > > > applications I care about to respect my $HOME, like jEdit. :-) > > > > cheers, > > stefan > > > > > > > On 9-Nov-06, at 7:17 PM, Manoj wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Good to know that. > > >> > > >>It would be great if while installing it ask for the user > > >>directory. I normally don't like to store custom properties on C > > >>drive, as if I have to reinstall the OS, it gets hit, as well as if > > >>I have to do a backup, which I regularly do and want to back up my > > >>settings I have to do this folder in particular. If i had the > > >>flexibility of providing the user directory i would just mention it > > >>in D drive and then have a back up of D drive which has all the > > >>other files. > > >> > > >>Also in networked environment, this would be helpful, so that you > > >>can use the user specific data from any machine on a network. > > >> > > >>My 2 cents > > >> > > >>On 11/9/06, Slava Pestov <sl...@fa...> wrote: If you > > >>installed your custom modes and macros in the user settings > > >>directory and not the jEdit directory, all you have to do is delete > > >>pre7 and install pre8. > > >> > > >>Note that properties are always stored in the user settings directory. > > >> > > >>Slava > > >> > > >>On 9-Nov-06, at 6:58 PM, Manoj wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>>Every time I do install new version of jEdit, I have to go through > > >>>the whole process of copying the files in mode directory, copying > > >>>the macros, setting properties, etc. > > >>> > > >>>Is there a better approach of upgrading it without all the pain ? > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >> > > >>>--- > > >>>Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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