[SOLVED] HOWTO transfer color configuration to new PC?

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[SOLVED] HOWTO transfer color configuration to new PC?

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Dear CodeLite users,

I'm using v4.1.5770 on Win7u/64, the downloaded with MinGW+wxWindows+allPlugins version.

Since I still prefer to use "Borland Navy Blue" color scheme, I'd like to export this settings and import it at another PC with same OS.
As well as I want to import it at the same PC on the Debian/64 LXDE (dual booted) system.

I scanned Registry and grepped the whole disk for "liteeditor.xml", *codelite*.* and so on.
But I found only "lexers/lexers_default.xml" and an empty "config/codelite.layout".
This may not be the files, right?

Next I scanned for a string of my CodeLite-MSVC settings "d:\c\MSVS2008\VC\bin;d:\c\MSVS2008\Common7\IDE;$(PATH)"
Found nowhere!
Where the heck is this stuff stored????

It must be stored somewhere, since I have different setup when I start CodeLite via "Start as Administrator".
Then, my MSVC setup is still empty and my colors are "paper white" instead of "Borland Navy Blue".
Back with Normal User Account, I have the MSVC and Borland Color Settings working fine again.

Please give me a hint, where to find or how to export/import.

Cheers,
Modem Man
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Re: HOWTO transfer color configuration to new PC?

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user configuration should be in
%APPDATA%/Codelite (something like c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Codelite\)
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Re: HOWTO transfer color configuration to new PC?

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Jarod42 wrote:user configuration should be in
%APPDATA%/Codelite (something like c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Codelite\)
just copy the content of 'c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Codelite\lexers' to the same path on your other PC

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Re: HOWTO transfer color configuration to new PC?

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frank_frl wrote:
Jarod42 wrote:user configuration should be in
%APPDATA%/Codelite (something like c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Codelite\)
just copy the content of 'c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Codelite\lexers' to the same path on your other PC

Frank
Yes, I tried it and it works for me, thank you both!
The trick was: I wasn't aware of AppData\Roaming because it is hidden and I'm new to Win7.
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[SOLVED] HOWTO transfer color configuration to new PC?

Post by Modem Man »

Update:
in Version 9.x there is an "Export Syntax Highlighting Settings..." button bar on top of the "Settings | Colours and Fonts" menu.
This is very smart, you can select what to export 8or just press the "export all" button.

Cool!
used it multiple times last weeks...
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