Changes between Version 25 and Version 26 of Help/Preferences
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v25 v26 1 1 [[TranslatedPages]] 2 2 3 Our preference data is composed of a set of name->value pairs. The setting names are often "namespaced" with dot ('.') separated words. Many JOSM plugins will store preferences grouped in a namespace. 3 = Preferences Overview = 4 5 The preference data in JOSM is composed of a set of name->value pairs. The setting names are mostly ''namespaced'' with dot `.` separated words. Many JOSM plugins store their preferences grouped in a namespace. 4 6 5 7 You can get a similar raw view by viewing this file, but this [Help/Preferences/Advanced 'Advanced' preferences panel] is intended to provide an easier alternative. 6 8 7 = Menus=9 == Menus == 8 10 9 11 Most of the settings can be reached via menus … … 11 13 * [[Help/Preferences/Advanced]] 12 14 13 = Other preferences = 15 == Other preferences == 14 16 15 17 * [[Help/JOSM interface customization]] 16 18 17 = JOSM preference/data/cache directories = 19 == JOSM preference/data/cache directories == 18 20 19 21 JOSM stores 3 kinds of files in different directories: … … 24 26 The default location of the directories depends on your operating system. 25 27 26 == Windows == 28 === Windows === 27 29 28 30 '''Preferences''' and '''user data''' is stored in … … 42 44 On Windows XP and earlier, the cache is in `%APPDATA%\JOSM\cache`. 43 45 44 == MacOS==46 === MacOS=== 45 47 46 48 On MacOS, the default locations are as follows: … … 49 51 Cache:: `Users/<YourName>/Library/Caches/JOSM` 50 52 51 == Linux==53 === Linux === 52 54 53 55 Since r11162, JOSM uses the [https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html XDG Base Directory Specification] for fresh installations, i.e. … … 67 69 Note on hidden files: File names beginning with a dot are hidden on Linux. To show the contents of the hidden folder, use the file manager and enter "~/.josm" in the address line (if no address line is visible just try to enter a letter and hopefully a popup to enter the address will open). Alternatively, it is possible to "show hidden" files and folders in the file manager, using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H. 68 70 69 == Customization (all operating systems) == 71 === Customization (all operating systems) === 70 72 71 === Setting all 3 locations === 73 ==== Setting all 3 locations ==== 72 74 73 75 The locations can be set using system properties specified from the [[Help/CommandLineOptions|commandline]]: … … 81 83 }}} 82 84 83 === Setting a common directory === 85 ==== Setting a common directory ==== 84 86 85 87 Alternatively, all 3 locations can be moved to a common location using the system property `-Djosm.home=...`. … … 93 95 Cache:: `D:\myJOSM\cache` 94 96 95 === Changing the directory base name === 97 ==== Changing the directory base name ==== 96 98 97 99 Instead of specifying the full path for the JOSM directories, you can use the system property `-Djosm.dir.name=` to modify just the name of the last directory component, which is `JOSM` by default. This is especially useful in order to keep multiple ''profiles'' on one computer, which should not interfere. For example, to have one profile for productive work with the stable tested version and one for the experimental development version, you would start the development version like this: … … 106 108 (For locations in the style prior to r11162, the lower-case version with the prepended dot will be used, e.g. `$HOME/.josm-dev`.) 107 109 108 == preferences.xml Schema == 110 === preferences.xml Schema === 109 111 110 112 http://josm.openstreetmap.de/preferences-1.0 … … 112 114 Some descriptions can be found in [[Help/Preferences/ImportExport]] (stub) 113 115 114 == Auto save subfolder == 116 === Auto save subfolder === 115 117 116 118 Utilized by [wiki:/Help/Action/AutoSave autosave function].
