Opera 6.12 won't remember preferences

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Opera 6.12 won't remember preferences
started by: Patrick

Posted by Patrick on Sep. 22 2004,11:15

When i startup Opera for the first time (after booting) it have to fill in certian perferences AGAIN. (open windows inside Opera Workspace, MAx new window when workspace is empty). I use the backup.tar.gz a lot

my filetool.lst:
opt/ppp
opt/bootlocal.sh
opt/powerdown.sh
home/dsl/filetool.lst
home/dsl/.fluxbox
home/dsl/.fluxbox/styles
home/dsl/.fluxbox/backgrounds
home/dsl/.fluxbox/init
home/dsl/.xtdesktop
home/dsl/.xinitrc
home/dsl/.xserverrc
home/dsl/.dillo
home/dsl/.emelfm
home/dsl/.mplayer
home/dsl/.xine
home/dsl/.xmms
etc/X11/fluxbox
home/dsl/.opera
opt/opera
home/dsl/.sylpheed
home/dsl/Mail
home/dsl/.bash_profile
home/dsl/.xtdeskrc

Am i missing something?

Posted by henk1955 on Sep. 22 2004,12:43

i downloaded opera.uci copied to c:\ (i use *.uci as it cheaper on memory)

then before i rebooted i used emelfms myDSL button to test it so opera makes its settings dir.
i added /home/dsl/.opera to to filetool.lst.
then exit from opera and started opera again.

now opera gives warnings "can not write to.."

i know what went wrong:
firsttime i test i was user root so opera create ~/.opera for user root
secondtime i test i was user dsl, then opera cant write to ~/.opera.

so i delete ~/.opera
start opera as user dsl
change prefs (proxy, homepage)

reboot dsl
start opera. no problems my settings where save ok.

maybe you have the same problem, check owner/permissions on al files in ~/.opere

Posted by Patrick on Sep. 22 2004,13:22

Your right when your right... (and i think that your right). Thnx a million Henk