Accessing hidden Config folder for saving own profiles

dafrasaga · May 20, 2020, 10:08am

Hi,
when I try to save a own processing profile by RT I can’t select the hidden .config folder where are RT settings.
Can I do it someway ?? Or profiles can’t be under an hidden directory?

Thanatomanic · May 20, 2020, 11:23am

Isn’t the better question: why there?
Also: on my Windows machine I can simply see all hidden folders.

heckflosse · May 20, 2020, 11:31am

That’s because we call a special Windows function

github.com

Beep6581/RawTherapee/blob/dev/rtgui/options.cc#L363


      
              browserToolPanelOpened = true;;
              browserDirPanelOpened = true;
              editorFilmStripOpened = true;
              historyPanelWidth = 330;
              fontFamily = "default";
              fontSize = 10;
              CPFontFamily = "default";
              CPFontSize = 8;
              pseudoHiDPISupport = false;
              lastScale = 5;
              lastShowAllExif = false;
              panAccelFactor = 5;
              rememberZoomAndPan = true;
              lastCropSize = 1;
              fbOnlyRaw = false;
              fbShowDateTime = true;
              fbShowBasicExif = true;
              fbShowExpComp = false;
          #ifdef _WIN32
              // use windows setting for visibility of hidden files/folders
              SHELLFLAGSTATE sft = { 0 };

dafrasaga · May 20, 2020, 11:40am

Hi, that is the default home config folder on linux…
Yes, I could do in a normal ( not hidden ) directory in my home folder but this could be a limitation… I have every software’s user configs there…

heckflosse · May 20, 2020, 11:47am

On Linux there should by an entry in your RT options file

BrowserShowsHidden=false

Setting it to true while RT is closed should show hidden files and folders at next start of RT

dafrasaga · May 20, 2020, 11:48am

thanks. it’s there… however if it’s false by default, i think. it’s better do not change… It would be better with an option in the file browser but not worth it.

Morgan_Hardwood · May 20, 2020, 12:30pm

Standard GTK3 dialog. Right-click anywhere in the file area and tick “Show hidden files”.

dafrasaga · May 20, 2020, 12:40pm

was it so simple ??

Thanks