On 8/15/2015 5:00 AM, WaltS48 wrote: > On 08/15/2015 05:56 AM, Daniel wrote: >> On 15/08/2015 1:48 AM, David E. Ross wrote: >>> On 8/13/2015 10:25 PM, Daniel wrote: >>>> On 14/08/2015 4:10 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote: >>>>> Daniel wrote: >>>>>> On 13/08/2015 6:44 PM, Barry Edwin Gilmour wrote: >>>>>>> Daniel wrote on 13/08/15 14:25: >>>>>>>> In Win7, the information that SeaMonkey needs to locate any profiles >>>>>>>> is contained in the Windows Registry (I think :-( ). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Where is the similar information stored for Linux?? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm thinking it might be in a file something like "prof.ini" or some >>>>>>>> such and, as I don't have such a file in my Linux profile, that >>>>>>>> might >>>>>>>> explain why my Linux SM cannot locate its profile. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> it's usually in /home/user/.mozilla/seamonkey/profiles.ini >>>>>> >>>>>> Ahh! Close buy no Cookie Jar for my suggesting prof.ini!! >>>>>> >>>>>> Off to check this out .... or try re-installing SM if no luck. >>>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>> Why? What are you hoping to accomplish? Your can reinstall as much as >>>>> you like it does not affect your profile. >>>> >>>> but, if the current installation of SM still did not want to "find" and >>>> use the profile, a re-installation might/maybe/perhaps/(you never know) >>>> find the profiles. >>>> >>>> However the re-installation was not necessary as SM did find the >>>> profiles after I made the adjustments to "profile.ini". Just that now >>>> it's as slow as a wet week in starting up, so I've got other problems! >>>> >>>>> With information provided you can move a SM profile from computer to >>>>> computer, even to another OS. >>>> >>>> Did I mention I use the same profile for this Win7 SM install. >>>> >>> >>> Your profile contains files that point to other files. In many cases, >>> the Windows installation of SeaMonkey uses the Windows form of file >>> paths. For example: >>> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop >>> >>> Does not Linux use the UNIX form file paths? For example: >>> C:/Documents_and_Settings/User/Desktop >>> >> I'll have to check this for you, David. Tomorrow, maybe! >> > > Forward / slashes are used in Linux file paths. It took me awhile to get > used to that after leaving Windows. >
Thus, Daniel CANNOT use the same profile for both Windows and Linux when running SeaMonkey. -- David E. Ross The Crimea is Putin's Sudetenland. The Ukraine will be Putin's Czechoslovakia. See <http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_PutinUkraine.html>. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
