Hunting Default Preferences

[Jerry Jensen]

That’s what I was looking for - the location of the LC preference file.
Actually Randy Hengst wisely advised me that the View menu has a toggle for the backdrop. . .    DUH!
Thanks,
Jerry

> On May 7, 2023, at 2:58 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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