Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuration disappeared

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

On 28/01/14 01:46, Tony Moody wrote:
> On 24 Jan 2014 at 14:17, Eugen Dedu wrote about :
> Subject : Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuration disa
>
> Date sent:              Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:17:25 +0100
> From:                   Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>
> To:                     aim aptech co za, Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>
> Subject:                Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuration disappeared
>
> > On 24/01/14 13:23, Tony Moody wrote:
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > Configuration details have been deleted by something. How could that
> > > happen? What could cause that?
> > >
> > > I am left with Ekiga with the original admin blank startup details. This
> > > is Second time that has happened. First time I was fussing a lot on the
> > > pc. This time there was no fiddling on my part. Running XP
> > >
> > > I had found my saved copy of ekiga.conf and saved it to C:\Documents and
> > > Settings\Admin\Application Data\ekiga.conf but no change.
> > >
> > > OK now I have bludgeoned it by Exit ekiga, Copy contents of saved
> > > ekiga.conf and pasting into the working file as above . Restart Ekiga ;
> > > IT WORKS. I'm baffled why the file copy did not work. Could only be be
> > > own finger trouble.
> >
> > Could you be more precise?  Do you mean that one day when you started
> > ekiga, it lost its settings?
> >
> > If yes, what ekiga version do you run?  Have you upgraded gtk+ on your
> > machine (possibly from another application which uses it)?
> >
> > --
> > Eugen
>
> OK, a momentary Power Failure caused pc to crash and which caused Ekiga to lose all
> settings. Ekiga restored by copy contents of saved backup file to C:\Documents and
> Settings\Admin\Application Data\ekiga.conf

Ok.  Ekiga uses now gsettings to store configuration settings.  Hope 
gsettings does not have this problem.

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Eugen