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Zarxoniuz
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Posted - 2008.09.04 17:24:00 -
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/signed Better if all settings could be saved as a single file, in desired folder. No matter - if it will be done with external soft (like evelogserver).
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Komandor Luis
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Posted - 2008.09.05 09:08:00 -
[62]
Signed
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Miyamoto Uroki
Caldari KuhSchubsKlan
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Posted - 2008.09.05 10:05:00 -
[63]
Great idea, and easy to implement on ccp's side. do it please...
Originally by: Puupuu dude... your face
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Shalsi
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Posted - 2008.09.05 12:08:00 -
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Edited by: Shalsi on 05/09/2008 12:08:39 Signed
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evilPHish
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Posted - 2008.10.02 21:33:00 -
[65]
\signed
I did back all my settings up and tried to restore them today after a pc crash that stripped my main of all his settings. Didn't work, game ignores the backuped ones and starts with defaults.
It took me about 30 minutes to set everything back up again..... hella annoying! --
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Aliothum
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Posted - 2008.10.07 02:59:00 -
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Originally by: evilPHish \signed
I did back all my settings up and tried to restore them today after a pc crash that stripped my main of all his settings. Didn't work, game ignores the backuped ones and starts with defaults.
It took me about 30 minutes to set everything back up again..... hella annoying!
I had the same thing happen to me today. After the latest patch I have noticed more people complaining about graphics problems, me included. I had a few nv4_disp.dll bsods in the past two days. That patch did a number on my graphics driver. Anyhoo, it takes me half an hour to redo my overview settings. Redoing them three times in two days makes me want to fly straight into a star.
Help us out here CCP! Add a backup overview button please!
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Chop Shop
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Posted - 2008.10.16 02:40:00 -
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I play on a notebook but have also an external display which is much bigger resolution than my notebook..
You may see where this heads... :)
I've painstakingly set all the UI in EVE fit nice for the built-in 1280x800 -- BUT, the game, without 'profiles', warrants adjusting UI placements with ANY display resolution changes.
BAH!
I've culled out the common client side stuff that doesn't matter what resolution and isolated all the important files I need to keep in tandem -- one set for the native display and one for the external.
At this point I have two sets of settings and manually switch them depending on the display I'm going to use.
My next step is to automate it somewhat. Snatching out the common stuff like people/places folders, IGB bookmarks and so forth regularly for backup.. and then also to swap the settings files for the appropriate display.
This sort of situation, along with migrating to a new computer or crash restore are all covered pretty much if you just backup the various files whenever quitting EVE.
Notes and people/places are server side but the folder arrangement (along with market quickbar) and possibly various other stuff, is client side.
I've not determined ALL that is in these client side files but really it's not a big deal since I am simply backing up both the cache and settings directories at this point.
In either case, Vista or XP, you'll need to set windows folder options to show hidden files since the branch of folders you need to get at are beyond (at least) the 'local settings' which is hidden and/or system.
Once you can get that behind you, just backup (WinRAR it all up!) the 'cache' and 'settings' folders.
While it would be nice if CCP would make a simple backup/export/migrate sort of BUTTON it's a very simple matter to do yourself.
Now on the other hand, profiles for multiple sets of settings would be friggen nice. ;-)
Then again, when I am done with settling this matter it'll be pretty easy.. as easy as simply backing up these important things.
It's actually kind of funny that there isn't some sort of 3rd party app to cover all this stuff already given what a useful thing it'd be.
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Nikita Alterana
Gallente The Antikythera Mechanism
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Posted - 2008.10.16 03:23:00 -
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/signed
anyone bringing this up with the CSM? __________________________________________________ |
NaMorham Santorin
Tech 1 Holdings Limited Tech Holdings Limited
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Posted - 2008.10.27 01:26:00 -
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Discussion going on in assembly hall... http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=789551
Ideally these threads should be locked or removed or something?
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Chop Shop
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Posted - 2008.10.27 18:58:00 -
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FWIW here is a working solution to the 'profile' swap I came up with. Works fine with my XP single user (admin) install. I began spreading it out on my multi user vista install but blew it off since EVE runs like crap on my vista notebook.
Various files:
INTERNAL.CMD - swaps to internal display EXTERNAL.CMD - swaps to external display SWITCH.CMD - creates a .RAR backup of present state, restores new 'profile' XXMKLINK.EXE - used to create desktop visual to show if internal or external is active link (dl three icons for this to use to denote via a desktop shortcut - internal or external active and an error condition) WINRAR (using included command line version, RAR.EXE)
INTERNAL.CMD
@echo off
rem EDIT THE FIRST 6 OF THESE -SET- FOR YOUR SYSTEM
set eveinternalbackupdrive=D: set eveinternalbackuppath=%eveinternalbackupdrive%\My Documents\EVE\BACKUP\ set evescriptdrive=D: set evesettingsdrive=C: set evescriptpath=%evescriptdrive%\My Documents\EVE\BACKUP\ set evesettingspath=%evessettingsdrive%\Documents and Settings\ME\Local Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_steam_steamapps_common_eve_online_tranquility\ set eveclientstate= set eveinternal=
%evesettingsdrive% cd %evesettingspath%
if exist INTERNAL.TXT set eveinternal=1 if exist INTERNAL.TXT set eveclientstate=1 if exist EXTERNAL.TXT set eveclientstate=0
if defined eveinternal (goto test) ELSE (goto resume)
:resume rem echo resume.. %eveclientstate% if defined eveclientstate (goto %eveclientstate%%errorlevel%) ELSE (set eveclientstate=255) goto end
:00 rem echo 00 del EXTERNAL.TXT
call "%evescriptpath%SWITCH.CMD" EXTERNAL
echo EVE IS USING THE SETTINGS FOR YOUR INTERNAL DISPLAY.. > INTERNAL.TXT echo EVE HAS BEEN SET TO USE THE INTERNAL DISPLAY.. "%evescriptpath%XXMKLINK.EXE" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\EVE Profile" "%evesettingspath%INTERNAL.TXT" "" "" "EVE Profile (INTERNAL)" "" "%evescriptpath%Mac-Book-Pro-On.ico" /q goto end
:01 echo 01 -- undefined, should not see this goto end
:10 rem echo 10 echo EVE APPEARS TO ALREADY BE SET FOR THE INTERNAL DISPLAY echo ..NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED. goto end
:11 echo 11 -- undefinedm should not see this goto end
:stuck echo NOT SURE WHICH SETTINGS ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED -- BOTH FLAGS EXIST echo NOT SURE WHICH SETTINGS ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED -- YOU NEED TO SORT THIS OUT MANUALLY > INTERNAL.TXT echo NOT SURE WHICH SETTINGS ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED -- YOU NEED TO SORT THIS OUT MANUALLY > EXTERNAL.TXT "%evescriptpath%XXMKLINK.EXE" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\EVE Profile" "%evesettingspath%INTERNAL.TXT" "" "" "EVE Profile (ERROR)" "" "%evescriptpath%ErrorCircle.ico" /q goto end
:test rem echo test.. %eveclientstate% if %eveclientstate%==0 (goto stuck) ELSE (goto resume) goto end
:end if %eveclientstate%==255 echo Let the script know which display settings are currently in use by creating a text file named either INTERNAL.TXT or EXTERNAL.TXT in : %evesettingsdrive%%evesettingspath% rem echo eveclientstate = %eveclientstate% rem echo errorlevel = %errorlevel%
%evescriptdrive% cd %evescriptpath%
REM -- CLEAR ENVIRONMENT VARS
if defined eveinternalbackupdrive (set eveinternalbackupdrive=) if defined eveinternalbackuppath (set eveinternalbackuppath=) if defined eveinternal (set eveinternal=) if defined evescriptdrive (set evescriptdrive=) if defined evesettingsdrive (set evesettingsdrive=) if defined eveclientstate (set eveclientstate=) if defined evesettingspath (set evesettingspath=) if defined evescriptpath (set evescriptpath=)
pause
EXTERNAL.CMD
..next message |
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Chop Shop
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Posted - 2008.10.27 19:02:00 -
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EXTERNAL.CMD
@echo off
REM -- EDIT THE FIRST 6 OF THESE -SET- FOR YOUR SYSTEM
set eveexternalbackupdrive=D: set eveexternalbackuppath=%eveexternalbackupdrive%\My Documents\EVE\BACKUP\ set evescriptdrive=D: set evesettingsdrive=C: set evescriptpath=%evescriptdrive%\My Documents\EVE\BACKUP\ set evesettingspath=%evessettingsdrive%\Documents and Settings\ME\Local Settings\Application Data\CCP\EVE\c_program_files_steam_steamapps_common_eve_online_tranquility\ set eveclientstate= set eveexternal=
%evesettingsdrive% cd %evesettingspath%
if exist EXTERNAL.TXT set eveexternal=1 if exist EXTERNAL.TXT set eveclientstate=1 if exist INTERNAL.TXT set eveclientstate=0
if defined eveexternal (goto test) ELSE (goto resume)
:resume echo ===================================================================== rem echo resume.. %eveclientstate% if defined eveclientstate (goto %eveclientstate%%errorlevel%) ELSE (set eveclientstate=255) goto end
:00 rem echo 00 del INTERNAL.TXT
call "%evescriptpath%SWITCH.CMD" INTERNAL
echo EVE IS USING THE SETTINGS FOR YOUR EXTERNAL DISPLAY.. > EXTERNAL.TXT echo EVE HAS BEEN SET TO USE THE EXTERNAL DISPLAY.. "%evescriptpath%XXMKLINK.EXE" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\EVE Profile" "%evesettingspath%EXTERNAL.TXT" "" "" "EVE Profile (EXTERNAL)" "" "%evescriptpath%Mac-Book-Pro-Off.ico" /q goto end
:01 echo 01 -- undefined, should not see this goto end
:10 rem echo 10 echo EVE APPEARS TO ALREADY BE SET FOR THE EXTERNAL DISPLAY echo ..NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED. goto end
:11 echo 11 -- undefined, should not see this goto end
:stuck echo NOT SURE WHICH SETTINGS ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED -- BOTH FLAGS EXIST echo NOT SURE WHICH SETTINGS ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED -- YOU NEED TO SORT THIS OUT MANUALLY > INTERNAL.TXT echo NOT SURE WHICH SETTINGS ARE PRESENTLY BEING USED -- YOU NEED TO SORT THIS OUT MANUALLY > EXTERNAL.TXT "%evescriptpath%XXMKLINK.EXE" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\EVE Profile" "%evesettingspath%EXTERNAL.TXT" "" "" "EVE Profile (ERROR)" "" "%evescriptpath%ErrorCircle.ico" /q goto end
:test rem echo test.. %eveclientstate% if %eveclientstate%==0 (goto stuck) ELSE (goto resume) goto end
:end if %eveclientstate%==255 echo Let the script know which display settings are currently in use by creating a text file named either INTERNAL.TXT or EXTERNAL.TXT in : %evesettingsdrive%%evesettingspath% rem echo eveclientstate = %eveclientstate% rem echo errorlevel = %errorlevel%
%evescriptdrive% cd %evescriptpath%
REM -- CLEAR ENVIRONMENT VARS
if defined eveexternalbackupdrive (set eveexternalbackupdrive=) if defined eveexternalbackuppath (set eveexternalbackuppath=) if defined eveexternal (set eveexternal=) if defined evescriptdrive (set evescriptdrive=) if defined evesettingsdrive (set evesettingsdrive=) if defined eveclientstate (set eveclientstate=) if defined evesettingspath (set evesettingspath=) if defined evescriptpath (set evescriptpath=)
pause
SWITCH.CMD ..next message |
Chop Shop
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Posted - 2008.10.27 19:21:00 -
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SWITCH.CMD
@echo off
REM -- EDIT -SET- 3,4 & 5 FOR YOUR SYSTEM
set evebackupset=%1 set evebackuppath=%evescriptpath% set eveinternalbackupfile=SETTINGS-E1505-1280x800-TEST set eveexternalbackupfile=SETTINGS-E1505-1920x1200-TEST set archiver=c:\Program Files\WinRAR\rar.exe
echo Backing up %evebackupset% display settings to echo %evebackuppath% echo --------------------------------------------------------------------- goto %evebackupset%
:INTERNAL echo BACKUP FILE : %eveinternalbackupfile% rem echo CMD : %archiver% m %evebackuppath%%eveinternalbackupfile% settings "%archiver%" m -idq -rr10%% -t "%evebackuppath%%eveinternalbackupfile%" settings
echo RESTORE FILE : %eveexternalbackupfile% "%archiver%" x -idq "%evebackuppath%%eveexternalbackupfile%"
goto end
:EXTERNAL echo BACKUP FILE : %eveexternalbackupfile% rem echo CMD : %archiver% m %evebackuppath%%eveexternalbackupfile% settings "%archiver%" m -idq -rr10%% -t "%evebackuppath%%eveexternalbackupfile%" settings
echo RESTORE FILE : %eveinternalbackupfile% "%archiver%" x -idq "%evebackuppath%%eveinternalbackupfile%"
goto end
:END echo --------------------------------------------------------------------- if defined archiver (set archiver=) if defined evebackupset (set evebackupset=) if defined evebackuppath (set evebackuppath=) if defined eveinternalbackupfile (set eveinternalbackupfile=) if defined eveexternalbackupfile (set eveexternalbackupfile=)
NOTES: - If you choose to use something other than RAR.EXE you will need to modify SWITCH.CMD beyond simply the few "SET" statements.
- You need to create the initial internal and external .RAR files manually before the scripts will work properly -- named as denoted in the 2nd & 3rd "SET" statements in SWITCH.CMD
- Create an initial text file named INTERNAL.TXT or EXTERNAL.TXT to denote which settings are active before you first run the script(s) - any/no content is fine.
- Create shortcuts to the INTERNAL.CMD and EXTERNAL.CMD for your desktop.
The display status icon/shortcut should take care of itself without any initial seeding.
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Chop Shop
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Posted - 2008.10.27 19:41:00 -
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PS: sorry about funking up the wordwrap.. The forum 'code' tags I figured would only alter those messages.. If anyone wan't me to fix it I'll ad in some hard <CR> to the code. |
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