Xfce 4.4 beta1 (4.3.90.1) - Lost my configs...

[Stefan Stuhr]

tir, 18 04 2006 kl. 23:21 +0200, skrev Olivier Fourdan:
> gv wrote:
> >    Ok, it's a beta so I knew what I did... ;-) But if the final
> version 
> > has the same "problem", one could think two times before
> switching... 
> > ;-) My panel was a patient work of at least two years...
> 
> Well, you have not lost the previous config, it's just not being used 
> anymore. The panel now uses different files instead of a single one.
> If 
> you switch back to xfce 4.2, you should get your previous panel
> config 
> (make sure you backup it first, in case).
> 
> As of the new panel configuration system, it's a huge improvement, so 
> it's not likely to be reverted for the final release ;) 

It would be cool if Xfce 4.4 would ship with a script that could convert
the old panel config file to the new panel config system - with support
for all the core plugins and most of the 3rd party plugins that have
been ported (I believe it would have to handle the plugins on a case by
case basic). Especially if Xfce4-panel, when runned, would check if the
new config file existed, and if not, run the conversion script.
It could eventually also convert the old Xftaskbar configuration to a
second panel.

Maybe this would prevent a lot of the cries of "I lost my panel
config!".

> HTH
> Olivier.

Stefan