In case there is some confusion - config file changes apply when J is reloaded. All the Edit|Configure menu does is make it easy to edit the config files from the session.
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 11:25 AM, chris burke <[email protected]> wrote: > There are bugs in the beta, so you may have hit one. However, changing the > Folders config works fine for me. > > To narrow this down, load J, change the Folders config and save it, then > look at the folders.cfg file from explorer. It should have been updated. > > Again, there is no requirement to reinstall after changing a configuration > file. > > > On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 8:50 AM, greg heil <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hmm then why was it necessary for me to do a >> >> install 'qtide' >> >> After making changes to the folder paths using the >> Edit/Configure/Folders facility? Maybe there is a shortcut but >> rebooting J did not work. >> >> greg >> ~krsnadas.org >> >> -- >> >> from: chris burke <[email protected]> >> to: [email protected] >> date: 8 March 2013 16:43 >> subject: Re: [Jbeta] config changes >> >> Sorry, I don't understand the question. There is no reinstall >> requirement for config changes. >> >> -- >> >> from: greg heil <[email protected]> >> to: Beta forum <[email protected]> >> date: 8 March 2013 16:32 >> subject: Re: config changes >> >> How extensive is the reinstall requirement for config changes? Will it >> persist after j8 gets out of Beta? >> >> greg >> ~krsnadas.org >> >> -- >> >> from: greg heil <[email protected]> >> to: Beta forum <[email protected]> >> date: 6 March 2013 19:55 >> subject: config changes >> >> In w7 i ran >> >> install 'qtide' >> >> after doing a change to Edit/Configure/Folders and J seemed to accept >> the change. >> >> Is there any shortcut or must one do an install? >> Is that true for all aspects of Edit/Configure? >> >> greg >> ~krsnadas.org >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
