Well, I am sure the prefs are being saved, or something because I can go back into the prefs and see the new ones. I have no brltty related files or directories in /etc/xdg. So, maybe they are not being saved at all.
On Thu, 29 Jul 2021 17:13:53 -0400, Dave Mielke wrote: > > [quoted lines by John Covici on 2021/07/29 at 16:50 -0400] > > >Yes, I have -rw------- 1 root root 58 Mar 4 2013 > >/etc/brltty-pm.prefs > > > >But its very old, I never knew to delete it. > > It'd also be only for a Papenmeier device, and I don't think you're using > those anymore. You should remove it, though. > > Another possibility is that you have a brltty.prefs file within the > /etc/xdg/brltty/ directory. If so, it'd be overriding the one within > /var/lib/brltty/. > > I'm a little confused, though. I believe you said that your preference > changes are being saved, but you also said that the time stamp on > /var/lib/brltty/brltty.prefs is a year ago or so. Did I misunderstand this? > If not, why are you sure that your changes are being saved? > > Also, perhaps you could have a look at the log to see if brltty is reporting > any error(s). > > >I think, but am not sure this started when I started using the git > >version rather than 6.3. > > That wouldn't matter. > > -- > I believe the Bible to be the very Word of God: http://Mielke.cc/bible/ > Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | WebHome: http://Mielke.cc/ > EMail: [email protected] | Ottawa, Ontario | Twitter: @Dave_Mielke > Phone: +1 613 726 0014 | Canada K2A 1H7 | -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una [email protected] _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty
