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On Thu, 30 May 2019 06:28:41 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> This is good advice. I sometimes look to see if there is anything |
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> important to the changes. Most of the time, it is mostly the date or |
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> something at the top, sometimes it even detects that and just does it |
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> itself. Thing is, sometimes I just don't have time to wade through a |
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> somewhat large file with a lot of changes that may not be important or |
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> even worse, will change settings I made back to defaults that don't |
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> work. Some files I let sit until I can figure out if I need them |
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> updated or not. I'm fond of the zap new button. |
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A tool that shows just the differences, like cfg-update or conf-update, |
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makes this easier. |
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> A prime example, KDE config files. I have my desktop set up like I like |
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> it. If I update the config file, it usually sets it back to the |
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> default. That's one I like to spend time on if I update it. Another is |
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> my network configs. Some settings are done differently and won't work |
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> if I use the updated file or it resets to default. |
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KDE config files shouldn't be in CONFIG_PROTECTed directories, it's |
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generally configured at user level. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Octal: (n.) a base-8 counting system designed so that one hand may count |
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upon the fingers of the other. Thumbs are not used, and the index finger |
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is reserved for the 'carry.' |
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