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Jerome

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Registered: 2016-02-26

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dconf-editor doesn't save changes

I'm using the gnumeric spreadsheet application and would like to save the toolbar layout in a particular configuration. For some reason the settings aren't saved between program runs. After a bit of googling I discovered that the dconf-editor can be used to save the settings (apt-get install dconf-editor) but after selecting the changes I want it doesn't save them. However, if I run the dconf-editor as root (after sudoing at the command prompt) it does save the configuration, but then I have to run gnumeric as root too in order to see them.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

p.s. I'm using the latest version of scorpion.

Last edited by Jerome (2018-11-28 18:45)

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

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Re: dconf-editor doesn't save changes

Please try to run gnumeric as well as dconf-editor the following way:
$ unset XDG_CONFIG_HOME && gnumeric
$ unset XDG_CONFIG_HOME && dconf-editor
save changes and check them. Report back the result.

Jerome

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Registered: 2016-02-26

Posts: 148

Re: dconf-editor doesn't save changes

Hi Team,

When I use those commands and make the changes in the editor, gnumeric does open with the correct configuration, but only when I start it with unset XDG_CONFIG_HOME && gnumeric, not when I run it using the desktop icon.  But I can just change the command to run gnumeric in the icon properties tab (it works fine)...
Thanks!

Last edited by Jerome (2018-11-28 20:19)

q4osteam

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Re: dconf-editor doesn't save changes

Thanks, we can confirm a glitch in some GTK applications, as they don't handle the XDG home variable properly. We will try to fix that in the next Q4OS release.

q4osteam

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Re: dconf-editor doesn't save changes

The issue is now fixed, you only need to update your system, so run in terminal:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reboot.

Jerome

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Registered: 2016-02-26

Posts: 148

Re: dconf-editor doesn't save changes

Awesome! :-)