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Using the Lazarus IDE => Options => Topic started by: 440bx on August 13, 2018, 03:38:07 am

Title: Importing Editor color settings
Post by: 440bx on August 13, 2018, 03:38:07 am

Hello,

I currently have 2 Lazarus/FPC installations in separate virtual machines. 

From the first installation, I exported the Editor colors.  Now I would like to import those settings in the other installation but I don't see an "import" option anywhere (I'm sure it's there and I don't see it).

The question is: how do I import the settings I saved into another Lazarus installation ?

Thank you.

Title: Re: Importing Editor color settings
Post by: taazz on August 13, 2018, 09:44:43 am

Quote from: 440bx on August 13, 2018, 03:38:07 am

Hello,

I currently have 2 Lazarus/FPC installations in separate virtual machines. 

From the first installation, I exported the Editor colors.  Now I would like to import those settings in the other installation but I don't see an "import" option anywhere (I'm sure it's there and I don't see it).

The question is: how do I import the settings I saved into another Lazarus installation ?

Thank you.

copy the exported file in ot your config directory more info http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/UserSuppliedSchemeSettings#Adding_custom_schemes

Title: Re: Importing Editor color settings
Post by: 440bx on August 13, 2018, 03:49:58 pm

Quote from: taazz on August 13, 2018, 09:44:43 am

copy the exported file in ot your config directory more info http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/UserSuppliedSchemeSettings#Adding_custom_schemes

Thank you.  Got it to work :)

Title: Re: Importing Editor color settings
Post by: Martin_fr on August 13, 2018, 05:24:23 pm

Quote from: 440bx on August 13, 2018, 03:38:07 am

Hello,

I currently have 2 Lazarus/FPC installations in separate virtual machines. 

From the first installation, I exported the Editor colors.  Now I would like to import those settings in the other installation but I don't see an "import" option anywhere (I'm sure it's there and I don't see it).

If you do that once for each new install, you can also copy your entire EditorOptions.xml file (from the primary config path / see View > Ide Internals > About IDE).

Many of the xml files can be copied. But some contain file location (eg where fpc is). EnvironmentOptions is one that has file locations. Those are better not copied, but you can copy individual parts.

Title: Re: Importing Editor color settings
Post by: 440bx on August 13, 2018, 05:47:47 pm

Quote from: Martin_fr on August 13, 2018, 05:24:23 pm

If you do that once for each new install, you can also copy your entire EditorOptions.xml file (from the primary config path / see View > Ide Internals > About IDE).

Many of the xml files can be copied. But some contain file location (eg where fpc is). EnvironmentOptions is one that has file locations. Those are better not copied, but you can copy individual parts.

Those are the "details" that are good to know upfront.  Thank you Martin.