[vimb-users] Questions about config, profiles and privacy

[Jaakko L. <jaa...@ik...>]

Hi!

I've just started using vimb and have a few questions about how to user 
it. I tried to find answers from the manual and with googling but 
couldn't spot any, could be that I just missed something.

Anyway, here are my questions:

1. Can I save to the config file from vimb or do I need to edit the file 
with a text editor? I wrote ":set home-page=www.foobar.com" but this 
setting didn't persist and I got no config file. I would have wanted to 
add permanent configs from vimb without needing to open a text editor.

2. If I then manually modify the config file, can I somehow reload vimb 
instance so that it reads the configs from the file or do I need to 
close it (and all other windows) and re-open them? Or how can I re-read 
configuration from the config file?

3. How can I switch to a different profile? Either the running instance 
(if possible) or when opening a new tab (:tabopen). I know the profile 
can be given as a command line argument, but I'd like to manage the 
profile selection from vimb itself.

4. How can I achieve similar "private browsing" experience as typically 
provided by browsers? I tried ":set private-browsing=true" but vimb 
still writes my browsing/command history etc to the corresponding 
history file. Perhaps opening with a different profile and then wiping 
the profile afterwards? Can I wipe the profile (or at least history, 
cookies.db, closed, command and search files, maybe others too) somehow 
from vimb? Or how do you achieve "incognito mode" which leaves no traces?

Thanks for any tips!

Best regards,
Jaakko