some queries regarding manual

[goyalyashpal]

• show default values of config in manual
• is the offline manual available online?

[vonshednob]

The default values are listed in an example configuration file that should have been installed on the side if memory serves 🤔

At any rate, an example configuration file can be seen in the source code at codeberg (which reminds me to update the link at todotxt.org).

You can find the online both at codeberg and on the project’s website.

[goyalyashpal]

You can find the online both at codeberg and on the project’s website.

thanks for the links

The default values are listed in an example configuration file that should have been installed on the side if memory serves 🤔

There should have been an example configuration file, example.conf distributed with your copy of pter that can give you an idea on how that works. In this documentation you will find the full explanation.
- %appdata%/../Local/Programs/Python/Python310/Lib/site-packages/pter/docs/pter.html#files
- https://vonshednob.cc/pter/documentation.html#files

yes, the manuals mentions about example configuration file too, but where is that?

trying for other such directory variables in windows

%<variable>% where <variable> is:

<user> dependent:

• userprofile - C:\Users\<user>
• appdata - C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming
• localappdata - C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local

other:

• programdata - C:\ProgramData
• programfiles - C:\Program Files

[goyalyashpal]

an example configuration file can be seen in the source code at codeberg

https://codeberg.org/vonshednob/pter/src/commit/583d07a4555f063f3063df4d44d08a5a575d12ec/extras/example.conf#L265-L271

also, that doesn't contain value for default font-size, is that not hardcoded?

[vonshednob]

Indeed, both font and font-size are not hard-coded, because that’ll cause the system default to be taken over.

[vonshednob]

yes, the manuals mentions about example configuration file too, but where is that?

I suspect it should be in %userprofile%/.local/share/doc/pter/

[goyalyashpal]

%userprofile%/.local/share/doc/pter/

/doc/pter/ is not present there, worked only upto share

share doesn't contain any subfolder named doc

[vonshednob]

Hm. Not sure where that’s installed into on Windows.

[vonshednob]

I found it. It’s in the folder of your python installation (e.g. C:\Python or C:\User\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python<version>) in share\doc\pter\.

It’s possible that the location is actually different when Python is installed directly on C:\ due to writing permissions.

[goyalyashpal]

It’s in the folder of your python installation (e.g. C:\Python or C:\User\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python<version>) in share\doc\pter\.

yep, replicated. and as per recorded at #23 (comment), the location using variables (in caps for distinction) becomes:

%LOCALAPPDATA%/Programs/Python / Python<version> / share/doc/pter/

[goyalyashpal]

P.S.:

• tbh, it's really nice that i raised that variable thing here, and experimented further, it's a nice documentation
• i'll keep that comment saved somewhere lol
• 'cz those long locations (incurred frequently for ALL SORTS of softwares) always make me go "ahh, not again"
• ... hopefully not anymore :)

• oh, and excuse my / fwd slashes in locations of files in windows 😅, i always liked these as universal as they are long before i even knew anything about linux, and hey, it works :)

[vonshednob]

* 'cz those long locations (incurred frequently for ALL SORTS of softwares) always make me go "ahh, not again"

Right. That's a bit iffy; it's works nicely on Linux, but it's not greatly supported on Windows.

* oh, and excuse my `/` fwd slashes in locations of files in windows  sweat_smile, i always liked these as universal as they are long before i even knew anything about linux, and hey, it works :)

haha, no worries, I just try to not confuse the future people that might stumble upon this and think "but on Windows it's \, not /! This bug is not resolved at all!" ;)