It's clear now, thank you! I can understand how it works, and how to "beware" of "Auto Save Setup" now.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Peter Masiar > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 1:50 PM > To: Midnight Commander List > Cc: Charles Howse > Subject: Re: Saving ~/.mc/ini > > > > Quoting Dmitry Semyonov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Charles Howse wrote: > > > > > After re-install completes, I open MC, change (any) > setting, and select > > > "Save Setup" to create the ~/.mc/ini file. > > > Then I copy the saved copy over the new file. > > > This isn't working at all for me, my customized settings > are not being > > > restored, I must re-customize every time. > > > > Just close _all_ mcs on your machine, and copy ini file via > cp command > > from shell. > > MC can work in two modes: "autosave setup" ON and OFF. > (in F9PullDn >> Options >> Configuration...) > If you use mc to copy ~/.mc/ini file from backup, and you > have autosave on, > when you exit ms it will overwrite ini file you just copied > with configuration > as it was when mc was activated. It confused me at first, too. > > I prefer to autosave off, then you can use mc to copy ini file, > exit/restart mc, and your customizations is as copied. > > There is a catch: > * if autosave is off > * and you do some customizations, > * and forget F9 >> Options >> Save setup, > ==> your customizations will be lost when you exit mc. > > Is it clear now, or even more confusing? ;-) > > Peter Masiar > =========== > See intro to MC and "white theme colors" at > http://twiki.med.yale.edu/twiki/bin/view/Tools/MidnightCommander > > > _______________________________________________ > Mc mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > _______________________________________________ Mc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc
