Re: [gedit-list] upgrading from 2.x to 3.x - migrating user settings, metadata for external tools

[Ma Xiaojun <damage3025 gmail com>]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro+gedit gmail com> wrote:
> I recently migrated a home directory from an Ubuntu 9.10 system, running
> gedit 2.26.1, to an Ubuntu 12.04 system, running gedit 3.4.1.

Cool.

> Is there a recommended procedure for migrating the settings, tools, and
> plugins?
>
> The settings didn't carry over. I noticed I had to re-enable the various
> stock plugins that had been in use.
>
> I noticed that the external tools used to be stored in
> .gnome2/gedit/tools/ and are now stored in .config/gedit/tools/. It
> appears that simply moving the external tool scripts to the new location
> doesn't make them available through the UI. It appears there is metadata
> about the tools stored elsewhere, and I haven't yet found where that is.
> In gconf?

Not sure.

> Are the 2.x plugins worth moving, or has the API changed?
The API is definitely changed.