Re: [slim] Why no "Save Settings" Option?

2009-09-20 Thread Ben Sandee
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:25 PM, pablolie wrote: > > To me it makes little sense to not have a configuration backup option. > I may want to use it for a number of things - to switch SC computers for > one. Sure I can copy hidden folders around, but I think the user > friendly thing to do is to pro

Re: [slim] Why no "Save Settings" Option?

2009-09-20 Thread pablolie
JJZolx;460021 Wrote: > It makes very little sense to install "from scratch" and then copy > preferences from an old installation. What is there to gain? Unless > pieces of the executable program are for some reason becoming corrupted > or deleted on your system (and if that's happening you've g

Re: [slim] Why no "Save Settings" Option?

2009-09-20 Thread JJZolx
It makes very little sense to install "from scratch" and then copy preferences from an old installation. What is there to gain? Unless pieces of the executable program are for some reason becoming corrupted or deleted on your system (and if that's happening you've got MAJOR problems), then all a

Re: [slim] Why no "Save Settings" Option?

2009-09-20 Thread pablolie
...of course these are hidden files in Vista installations, but no problem. Is the configuration file exactly the same irrespective of OS? in any case, i think SC ought to allow us to back up configuration settings directly. But i will definitely check out the rcommended plugin. -- pablolie .

Re: [slim] Why no "Save Settings" Option?

2009-09-20 Thread peterw
Make that the entire prefs folder. And if you add a brand new player or just want to change some settings on all your players, my SettingsManager plugin can help. -Peter -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver ContextMenu FuzzyT

Re: [slim] Why no "Save Settings" Option?

2009-09-20 Thread funkstar
Search for and copy server.prefs to another location. Everything is then backed up. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rea

[slim] Why no "Save Settings" Option?

2009-09-20 Thread pablolie
wouldn't it make sense to be able to create a configuration file that can be backed up? That way I do not have to rfe-create every preference I have manually for every player every time I reinstall SC (computer referesh and cleanup, the occasional need to reinstall SC from scratch)... -- pablol