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User Login and Preferences Nucoda and Phoenix 2014 Install Manual
Using Preference Files
As stated above, on first run, an initial set of user preference files is placed in the
<User> folder but these start as fragment preference files i.e. a basic minimal set of
preferences only.
As an example, the AllUsers general.prefs file (read before a <User> general.prefs file)
is complete but the <User> general.prefs file may contain only 6 or 7 settings that
override the AllUsers settings loaded.
note
If desired, you can replace the initial <User> "fragment" general.prefs file with the full
version from AllUsers and adjust it as required.
Any preference changes made by a user in the application GUI will be saved to files in
their logged in user <User> folder.
Manual Editing
You can manually edit the <User> preference files and copy any desired preference
settings, adjusting as desired.
The general.prefs file is hierarchical and has various sections inside other sections.
This format is also shared by some other preference files.
In the general.prefs, the top-level is called general, a sub-level is panel, a sub-sub-level
brightness (within sub-level precision) containing a setting touch etc. Each level is
delimited by curly-braces "{" and "}" e.g.
general
{
..
trackballStyle "Vector"
..
precision
{
brightness
{
touch 0.780000
..
}
..
}
..
}
You should keep this hierarchy in your <User> general.prefs.
note
You can use the AllUsers \ general.prefs as a guide.
alert!
If you manually edit a <User> general.prefs file and place a setting at the wrong
level (e.g. putting "touch" inside the general section), it will be silently discarded.
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