Re: [be] Greetings and question about project files

[Daniel Owens]

Daniel Owens wrote:
> Teus Benschop wrote:
> > On Tue, 2009-02-17 at 10:01 +0700, Daniel Owens wrote:
> >  
> > > I was wondering if there was a way to have a custom .bibledit folder 
> > > when using Bibledit in Windows. I have a dual boot setup (so I can 
> > > run Libronix), so my projects are on a second hard drive formatted 
> > > in NTFS. A symlink in my home folder in Linux makes it work there, 
> > > but what about Windows? I understand that Vista supports symlinks, 
> > > but what about XP? Would it be possible to create an option in the 
> > > gui to have a custom location for project files?
> > >     
> >
> > I don't know enough about Windows to comment on it, and the caution Dan
> > made likely still stands, but there was a mechanism for pointing
> > bibledit to another data directory in earlier versions. However thinking
> > that symlinks do the job well, I removed that code in later versions. In
> > the version that will be in git tomorrow, that mechanism has been
> > restored. It's workings will be described in the online help, How to...,
> > under the heading "How to modify the place where Bibledit stores its
> > data?".
> >
> > Teus.
> >
> >
> >   
> Thanks for doing that--it definitely makes it more user-friendly. 
> Perhaps I will just need to backup my files fastidiously if I start 
> using Windows much...
>
> I noticed that in more recent versions of Bibledit (I'm using the 
> Ubuntu package of 3.5) the design style for Bibledit has moved in a 
> Mac-like direction (as with Gimp) with multiple windows for each 
> instance of Bibledit. It's not my favorite way of doing things (the 
> chief reason, after cost, that I don't switch to Mac--superficial, I 
> know), but at least in Kubuntu 8.10 (KDE 4.1) clicking on the Bibledit 
> icon on the task bar doesn't actually bring up the translation window. 
> I have to minimize other programs until I get to it. Perhaps it's a 
> KDE thing, so I am installing Gnome to try it out. Just thought I 
> would mention it. Perhaps it has been fixed in the latest git version.
>
> Daniel
Sorry, I just noticed that the window behavior is now configurable. I 
will try to install 3.6.18 and test it out.

Daniel