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[Fixed] Stellarium resets some settings if run via the platform

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September 28, 2020 - 6:09pm
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[Fixed] Stellarium resets some settings if run via the platform

Hello friends!

Some Stellarium's settings (left panel) are reseted if we run Stellarium from the PA Platform. Nothing happens if we run the executable from its containing folder, or from the taskbar's shortcut.

The most flagrant setting is the language, I set it to French and it went to English every time I run it (via the platform). I've also noticed the plugins' tab, checked and unchecked plugins are reseted to their defaults.
The "View's settings" don't seem affected.

  • ↓↓ Tested on ↓↓

    • OS: Windows 7 32 & 64 bit.
    Platform: 16.1.1 - 17.0 - 17.0.1 - 17.1 - 17.1.1 (old and fresh installations).
    Stellarium versions: 0.13.3 - 0.18.2 - 0.19.1.1 - 0.20.2
    Firewall: (Seem irrelevant, but..) Peerblock 1.2

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    September 28, 2020 - 8:11pm
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    Running in Local Mode

    If you run stellarium.exe directly or pin it to the taskbar in Windows and run that, you're bypassing StellariumPortable.exe entirely and running it in local mode. So all your settings are local on your C drive.

    You must run StellariumPortable.exe or run it from the PA.c Platform for it to be portable. If you'd like it pinned to the taskbar, you can do this from within the PA.c Platform by right-clicking the app. It will generate a link that understands the two separate EXEs and tell you how to pin it.

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    September 29, 2020 - 4:47pm
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    That's exactly what I'm doing !

    You must run StellariumPortable.exe or run it from the PA.c Platform for it to be portable.

    That's exactly what I'm doing, running the right executable ↓↓
    C:\...\PortableApps\StellariumPortable\StellariumPortable.exe

    If you'd like it pinned to the taskbar, you can do this from within the PA.c Platform by right-clicking the app. It will generate a link that understands the two separate EXEs and tell you how to pin it.

    And pinning it to taskbar from the platform, it generated this shortcut ↓↓
    C:\Users\Kim King\PortableApps.comTaskbarShortcuts\Stellarium Portable.lnk

    I'm doing everything correctly, and getting the bugs described above ↑↑

    Be Great or Be Quiet !

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    September 29, 2020 - 5:21pm
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    Platform Language

    What's your Platform language set to? Do you have automatic app language switching on?

    If the answer is English and Yes (the defaults) you told Stellarium Portable to be in English so it's in English.

    If the answer is French and Yes, then Stellarium changed the way it stores language and auto language switching is broken. Turning it off may fix this.

    Please let me know which it is.

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    September 29, 2020 - 5:44pm
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    French

    What's your Platform language set to?

    French.

    Do you have automatic app language switching on?

    Yes.

    EDIT: It's not only about language, other settings are also reseted !

    Be Great or Be Quiet !

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    September 29, 2020 - 6:03pm
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    Changes Bug

    It seems like the INI has to have the odd spacing that Stellarium uses now and language location changed. Please try editing your StellariumPortable\App\AppInfo\Launcher\StellariumPortable.ini file and replacing it with this:

    [Launch]
ProgramExecutable=Stellarium\stellarium.exe
WorkingDirectory=%PAL:AppDir%\Stellarium
DirectoryMoveOK=yes
SupportsUNC=yes

MinOS=Vista

[DirectoriesMove]
Stellarium=%APPDATA%\Stellarium
StellariumLocal=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Stellarium

[DirectoriesCleanupIfEmpty]
1=%DOCUMENTS%\My Pictures\Stellarium
2=%USERPROFILE%\My Pictures\Stellarium

[FileWrite1]
Type=ConfigWrite
File=%PAL:DataDir%\Stellarium\config.ini
Entry='sky_locale                             = '
Value=%PAL:LanguageCustom%

[FileWrite2]
Type=ConfigWrite
File=%PAL:DataDir%\Stellarium\config.ini
Entry='app_locale                             = '
Value=%PAL:LanguageCustom%

[FileWrite3]
Type=ConfigWrite
File=%PAL:DataDir%\Stellarium\config.ini
Entry='screenshot_dir                         = '
Value=%PortableApps.comPictures%

[Language]
Base=%PortableApps.comLocaleglibc%
CheckIfExists=%PAL:AppDir%\Stellarium\translations\stellarium\*.qm
DefaultIfNotExists=en

[LanguageFile]
Type=ConfigRead
File=%PAL:DataDir%\Stellarium\config.ini
Key='sky_locale                             = '

[LanguageStrings]
no=nb

    I think that may fix it. And, if so, I'll push out a revision.

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    September 29, 2020 - 6:20pm
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    Thanks !!

    Wow, it works, at least about language and plugins !
    I'll recheck deeply, to be certain. Thanks a lot !!

    Be Great or Be Quiet !

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    September 29, 2020 - 6:25pm
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    FileWrite3

    FileWrite3 should also be a ConfigWrite rather than an INI Type

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    September 29, 2020 - 6:56pm
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    Thanks

    Thanks for the catch. Updated it.

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    September 29, 2020 - 7:04pm
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    *ok*

    Ok

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    September 29, 2020 - 7:08pm
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    Rev 2 is mirroring

    Rev 2 is mirroring

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    September 29, 2020 - 7:17pm
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    nice !

    nice !

    Be Great or Be Quiet !

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    September 29, 2020 - 10:52pm
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    Fixed in Stellarium Portable 0.20.2 Rev 2

    This is fixed in Stellarium Portable 0.20.2 Rev 2. The launcher has been updated to support Stellarium's specific config formatting and preserve automatic language switching. Existing users with the PA.c Platform will get a small quick-install patch as an update.

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    September 30, 2020 - 4:47am
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    Working !

    The patch works like a charm. Thanks again !

    Be Great or Be Quiet !

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