Hunting Default Preferences

Jerry Jensen jerry at jhjensen.com
Sun May 7 18:20:30 EDT 2023


Oh that is TOO easy. No wonder I couldn’t find it!
Onward!
Thanks,
Jerry

> On May 7, 2023, at 3:03 PM, Randy Hengst via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> You should be able to go to the View menu and toggle off backdrop.
> 
> take care,
> randy
> 
>> On May 7, 2023, at 4:58 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Jerry,
>> 
>> did you already try to delete the LC preference file?
>> 
>> The function revEnvironmentUserPreferencesPath()
>> returns the path to the preferences file.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Am 07.05.2023 um 23:39 schrieb Jerry Jensen via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>> 
>>> Hi folks,
>>> 
>>> I am returning to LiveCode after a spell of other projects, including debugging others’ LC code.
>>> 
>>> I find myself with a predicament - on launch of LC (no stack, just the LC app) I get a backdrop of off-white when I need none.
>>> I have no idea how this got changed (never underestimate fatfingers).
>>> There is probably a preference file somewhere that will let me change it back to the way it was (none) but I can’t seem to find it. 
>>> I have looked everywhere that seems reasonable, but that is clearly not enough.
>>> 
>>> Its easy enough to put:
>>> set the backdrop to none
>>> in each mainstack opencard handler, but that is annoying at best.
>>> 
>>> Where should I look?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Jerry Jensen
>>> M1 MacBook Pro, OS 13.3.1 LC 9.6.9
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