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== defaults.xml and autosave.xml == | == defaults.xml and autosave.xml == | ||
On startup Flightgear reads both <code>autosave.xml</code> and <code>defaults.xml</code> to find values for all configuration settings. Flightgear then stores these settings in the [[Property_tree|property tree]] after which the parts of Flightgear that need settings will use them. These two files are [[XML|XML text files]] and you can easily read or edit them using a simple text editor. | |||
* {{Base Package Resource|filename=preferences.xml}} is a XML text file that contains the ''default configuration'' settings. It comes already installed with Flightgear. <code>defaults.xml</code> should '''not''' be changed by users. | |||
* <code>autosave.xml</code> is a XML text file that contains ''changes'' to ''some'' settings contained in <code>defaults.xml</code>. Changes to these settings are saved between sessions. <code>autosave.xml</code> can be safely edited by users. | |||
:: Note only some settings are saved between sessions. Settings which are to be saved have an XML attribute: <code>userarchive</code>. Changes to other settings will not be saved, and Flightgear will start up in the next session with the defaults from <code>defaults.xml</code>. | |||
:: If you want to restore default settings ('factory defaults') to see if a problem goes away you can delete <code>autosave.xml</code>. You can also back up the file and restore it later. See [[Troubleshooting_problems]]. | |||
{{Note|We should absolutely stop telling anyone to edit {{Base Package Resource|filename=preferences.xml}} in FG_ROOT; any documentation or advice which says to should be changed ASAP. <ref>{{cite web | |||
|url = https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=192632#p192632 | |url = https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=192632#p192632 | ||
|title = <nowiki> Re: NavCache:init failed:Sqlite error:Sqlite API abuse </nowiki> | |title = <nowiki> Re: NavCache:init failed:Sqlite error:Sqlite API abuse </nowiki> | ||
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=== defaults.xml === | === defaults.xml === |
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