Re: [Tuxpaint-users] TuxPaint won't save

[Sharon F <ama...@gm...>]

Bless you all!  Not sure what did it but working with all your suggestions
got it working.  I know that the data files were wrong after I'd moved the
folder and made a mess.

Thank you!  My daughter thanks you. lol

On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 7:08 PM, amazon261 <ama...@gm...> wrote:

> Thanks!  I'll get to work on that.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Pere Pujal i Carabantes <per...@gm...>
> Date: 10/16/17 12:09 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: tux...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Tuxpaint-users] TuxPaint won't save
>
> El dl 16 de 10 de 2017 a les 07:06 -0700, en/na amazon261 va escriure:
> > Was the first thing I did.  After that I let it go back to default but
> that didn't help either.
>
> In tuxpaint-config there is the switch for all users vs current user, make
> sure both points to the same place, just in case, and do this logged as
> yours daughter's user.
> Also, if you changed the "save" dir, make sure your daughter's user is
> able to read/write into the new place.
> I see you say in your first mail you changed also the "data" dir, that's a
> different thing, you should not change it unless you place brushes, stamps,
> etc. in the new place.
>
> If you still have problems, the contents of stdout.txt in the directory
> where tuxpaint resides could help to debug.
>
> HTH
> Pere
>
> > -------- Original message --------From: Kirsten RK <rot...@gm...>
> Date: 10/16/17  12:30 AM  (GMT-08:00) To: Discussion list for parents and
> > teachers using Tux Paint <tux...@li...>
> Subject: Re: [Tuxpaint-users] TuxPaint won't save
> > Hi Sharon,
> > There is the little program Configure Tux Paint, which should be
> installed together with Tux Paint.Have you tried it?With that program, you
> can point
> > to a directory where Tux Paint should save the files to.And there's a
> lot more you can configure with it.
> >
> > Good luck,Kirsten
> >
> >
> >
> > 2017-10-14 8:49 GMT+02:00 Pere Pujal i Carabantes <per...@gm...>:
> >
> > On 14 d’octubre de 2017 2.28.59 CEST, Sharon F <ama...@gm...>
> wrote:
> > Hi!  I'm new to the list so, if this topic has been discussed I'm
> sorry.  This is where the website sent me.  I know it's a user list so hope
> I'm in
> > the right place!
> > I installed TuxPaint 0.9.22 and TuxStamps 2009-06-28 on my Windows 10
> laptop. Everything was fine until I moved the folder it was in to another
> > location.  I forgot it was there actually.  After this move I brought up
> TuxPaint and got an "No such file or directory" message when I tried to
> > save.  I got it again when I tried to quit without saving.  I went in
> and changed the data folder to the new location and it still gave me the
> > message.
> > At this point I uninstalled both TuxPaint and TuxStamps.  I reinstalled
> and still had the same error. Uninstalled both again.  Found that there was
> a
> > folder in Programs files (x86) so I deleted that folder and made sure I
> emptied the trash.  At this point I went and did a search for any other
> files
> > from TuxPaint or TuxStamp and became pretty secure that the laptop was
> clean of ALL TuxPaint files.
> > I rebooted.
> > Reinstalled.
> > Still got "No such file or directory".
> > If the error is in the registry I'm not going there without clear
> instructions.  I'm stumpted.  I can't close the program without forcing a
> close
> > using task manager or rebooting the system.
> > What I need is to get a copy of TuxPaint and TuxStamps back on my laptop
> because my granddaughter needs it for school.
> > Help!  Let me know if you need any more info.  I've attached a
> dxdiag.txt file in case that helps.
> > Thanks!Sharon Flanagan
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't know how to solve the problems you describe, but an alternative
> solution:
> >
> > Install the "portable" version of Tux Paint and stamps into a new place.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://tuxpaint.org/download/windows-zip/
> >
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > Pere
> >
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