How to keep the configuration
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Re: How to keep the configuration
Fully agree with both Pierre and Tomas re. regedit, .reg files and their much nicer alternative, the ini file. However so far as I know this is currently the only way to do it. As to the colours, unfortunately it's a single key consisting of approaching 400 hex pairs. A sepearate key for each named syntax/gui item, each being three hex pairs for RGB would e nice.
The registry is arguably one of microsoft's biggest ever mistakes. But we have to work with what we have. There used to be a way to specify all these things with an ini file. Perhaps there still is but I guess they'd still have to come from somewhere in the first place.
The registry is arguably one of microsoft's biggest ever mistakes. But we have to work with what we have. There used to be a way to specify all these things with an ini file. Perhaps there still is but I guess they'd still have to come from somewhere in the first place.
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Phil Last - Posts: 628
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Re: How to keep the configuration
Looks like that starting with version 14.1 there is a new tool for transferring the configuration from a previous version (thanks Dyalog):
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]???copyreg ⍝ for defaults and examples for each switch
Command "tools.copyreg". Syntax: 1 argument (last arguments merged).
Accepts switches -exclude= -include= -to=
Copy registry entries to file and optionally between versions
Argument and -to= switch are one of the installed APL versions
Currently installed versions are:
Dyalog APL/W 14.0 Unicode
Dyalog APL/W 14.1 Unicode
N.B. A version must be run once before using ]copyreg.
If -to= switch is omitted, entries will only be copied to a file.
Version may be specified with a shorthand consisting of any combination of:
## or ### or ##.# Version number, e.g. 14 or 141 or 14.1
C or U Classic/Unicode edition of current or specified version
32 or 64 32/64 bit version of current or specified version
Examples:
13 Dyalog APL/W 13.0
32 140 Dyalog APL/W 14.0
14.1U64 Dyalog APL/W-64 14.1 Unicode
-include= takes ;-delimited list of keys and values to include
Valid items are:
'' Copy all values in the source root, e.g. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dyalog\Dyalog APL/W 14.0
Name Copy the value Name
Path\ Copy all keys, sub-keys, and values in and below Path
Path\Name Copy just the specific value Name in the key Path
If -include= switch is omitted, the default is:
''
AutoComplete\
Colours\
Editor\
Explorer\
files\file_stack_size
KeyboardShortcuts\
Printing\
SALT\
Threads\
Search\
Captions\
WindowRects\
The default list may be included by adding plus (+) at the beginning, i.e. -include=+Path\Name; etc.
-exclude= takes ;-delimited list of values to exclude
Valid items are:
Name When copying a whole tree (with -include=Path\), skip any values named Name
If -exclude= switch is omitted, the default is:
DyalogEmailAddress
DyalogWebSite
CommandFolder
The default list may be included by adding plus (+) at the beginning, i.e. -exclude=+Path\Name; etc.
N.B.: When copying a whole tree (with -include=Path\), any value whose data begins with '//' or contains the string ':\'
or ':/' will be skipped. This restriction can be circumvented by explicitly including value names with -include=.
Warning: Modifying registry entries should be undertaken with caution; generating inappropriate registry entries may lead
to unexpected and ill-defined behaviour of Dyalog APL. This utililty always copies registry entries to a time-stamped
.reg file in the root folder. Double-click the file to revert any changes made after the indicated time.
Script location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dyalog\Dyalog APL 14.1 Unicode\SALT\Spice\cpreg
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PGilbert - Posts: 436
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