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Chris Dodd

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Message 13734 - Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 16:31:47 UTC

After installing a customised skin for the simple GUI, whenever the computer is rebooted the manager reverts back to the default skin and the custom one must be re-selected from the preferences menu.

Is there a way to make the custom skin default, whether in the skin xml or in boinc itself?

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Chris
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Message 13736 - Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 17:07:52 UTC - in response to Message 13735.  

Try exiting BOINC before rebooting.


Yes, by exiting BOINC before shutting down the computer does retain my custom skin once the computer is up and running again.

However, I have found other skins to stay selected without having to exit BOINC before every shut down.

Is it possible I have missed anything else?
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Message 13737 - Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 17:18:28 UTC

Which skin is it that does stick and which one is it that doesn't?
Who made the skins? Anything different in their xml files?
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Message 13739 - Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 18:00:44 UTC - in response to Message 13737.  

Which skin is it that does stick and which one is it that doesn't?
Who made the skins? Anything different in their xml files?


The skin that remains selected is the Space skin from Crunching Family

The skin that reverts to default (or the space skin if it is installed) is my own kilobox skin.

I can't see anything in the two xml files that would make a difference.
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Message 13741 - Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 20:05:12 UTC
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OK, I can reproduce it by just logging off.
With either skin.

I'll make a Trac ticket: [trac]#465[/trac].
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Message 13743 - Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 20:58:59 UTC

Thanks, thought I was going crazy.

Hope it's an easy fix
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Message 13745 - Posted: 10 Nov 2007, 22:53:57 UTC

An easy fix is also to exit boinc before shutting the computer down. We should all really be doing this anyway.
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