cicus Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 This one has been around for some time. Sometimes I use BBO for viewing lin files on a machine that has no internet connection (that is, the required port is not enabled). During this I can change settings (e.g. colour of the table, speed of the cards played). However, when I exit the program, these changes are forgotten, I have to set thhem the nnext time I use the software. Can anyone help why is this and how can it be cured? Thanks in advance. Gábor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Since more than 1 BBO member sometimes shares a PC, we store each users options in a separate file on your hard disk. However, when you use BBO without logging in, the software has no way of knowing who you are. If you checked "remember password" in the login box, it loads the options file of whover logged in last, but does not save this file when options are changed (because it would be bad to overwrite the wrong person's file). If "remember password" was not checked, the default settings are used. Again when you change the settings it does not know whose file to update so it does not update any file at all. The best way to deal with the problem you mention is to log in and make the changes you want. Then log out. You should also make sure to use "remember password" during this and subsequent BBO sessions. There are better solutions that could be accomplished with various software changes, but in my view this is not a high priority. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicus Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Since more than 1 BBO member sometimes shares a PC, we store each users options in a separate file on your hard disk. However, when you use BBO without logging in, the software has no way of knowing who you are. If you checked "remember password" in the login box, it loads the options file of whover logged in last, but does not save this file when options are changed (because it would be bad to overwrite the wrong person's file). If "remember password" was not checked, the default settings are used. Again when you change the settings it does not know whose file to update so it does not update any file at all. The best way to deal with the problem you mention is to log in and make the changes you want. Then log out. You should also make sure to use "remember password" during this and subsequent BBO sessions. There are better solutions that could be accomplished with various software changes, but in my view this is not a high priority. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.comThe problem is that I can't log in from this machine because the required port is not enabled and I don't have the administratory right to change this. Gábor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Can you copy the settings file from another computer? It's in the profiles folder within the folder where you installed BBO, the file name is BBO_username.ini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicus Posted December 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Can you copy the settings file from another computer? It's in the profiles folder within the folder where you installed BBO, the file name is BBO_username.ini. Curiously, there is a settings file with my login name in the profiles folder (BBO_cicus.ini). However, as Fred told us, BBO does not knnow who I am if I don't log in, and that is exactly what I can't do. This situation is rather unpleasant because I have to change settings all the time I load a new hand (not only after loading a new file). Well, I can understand it has low priority on the to-do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicus Posted December 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Can you copy the settings file from another computer? It's in the profiles folder within the folder where you installed BBO, the file name is BBO_username.ini. Your suggestion has proved fruitful in the following way: (1) I copied my setting file (BBO_cicus.ini) from another computer to this one.(2) I renamed it to BBO_Default_Settings.ini.(3) I logged in. That is, I tried to, but I got the usual error message that the connection with BBO had been lost. Now I cancelled the login procedure.(4) I opened a lin file from my computer and it was opened using the settings I borrowed from the other computer. Thank you very much. Hereby I wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all the BBO people. Gábor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicus Posted December 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Can you copy the settings file from another computer? It's in the profiles folder within the folder where you installed BBO, the file name is BBO_username.ini. Your suggestion has proved fruitful in the following way: (1) I copied my setting file (BBO_cicus.ini) from another computer to this one.(2) I renamed it to BBO_Default_Settings.ini.(3) I logged in. That is, I tried to, but I got the usual error message that the connection with BBO had been lost. Now I cancelled the login procedure.(4) I opened a lin file from my computer and it was opened using the settings I borrowed from the other computer. Thank you very much. Hereby I wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all the BBO people. Gábor Oh no, life is not that beautiful! :-( If I don't follow the login procedure, only want to open a file, then my setting are forgotten. At least we tried... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 If you send me an e-mail (fred@bridgebase.com) I will explain what you have to do in order to get this to work. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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