Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of PrefsOverride
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- Apr 25, 2007, 1:38:14 PM (18 years ago)
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v1 v2 1 1 = Preferences override file = 2 2 3 By default, [GlobalPrefs global preferences] and host venue are maintained on a project server, edited via a web interface, and downloaded from the server. Some people may want to edit preferences locally, modify preferences on a single host, or hardwire the host venue. To accommodate these requirements, BOINC lets you create a 'preferences override file'. This file is read by the core client after it reads the preferences from the server, and it overrides those preferences. 3 By default, [GlobalPrefs global preferences] and host venue are maintained on a project server, edited via a web interface, and downloaded from the server. 4 5 Some people may want to edit preferences locally, modify preferences on a single host, or hardwire the host venue. To accommodate these requirements, BOINC lets you create a 'preferences override file'. This file is read by the core client after it reads the preferences from the server, and it overrides those preferences. 4 6 5 7 The preferences override file is named `global_prefs_override.xml`. Its structure as follows: 6 7 8 8 9 {{{ … … 34 35 [ <host_venue>venue</host_venue> ] 35 36 }}} 36 If you write a program for editing preferences locally, you'll want to be able to tell a running core client to reread the preferences override file. You can do this using the [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/gui_rpc.php read_global_prefs_override()] GUI RPC. Or you can stop and start the core client.37 37 38 If you write a program for editing preferences locally, you'll want to be able to tell a running core client to reread the preferences override file. You can do this using the [GuiRpc read_global_prefs_override()] GUI RPC. Or you can stop and start the core client.