Creating a Configuration File Prevents QPter from Opening

[Mach3Maelstrom]

1. Created pter.conf at the prescribed file location, with everything but sections commented out.
2. Run qpter.exe.
3. Qpter will not run.
4. Rename config file to temp.conf.
5. Qpter runs without any adjustments.

System: Windows 11 Pro, version 21H2, OS Build 22000.1098

[vonshednob]

Thanks for the report, I’ll look into it!

[vonshednob]

Sorry, I can’t quite reproduce the issue; I created an "empty" configuration file with only the following content:

[General]
[Keys]
[Editor:Keys]
[Colors]
[Highlight]
[GUI:Keys]
[GUI]
[GUI:Colors]
[GUI:Highlight]

Starting qpter works just fine. I find it possible that I misunderstood the reproduction scenario. Do you mind sharing the bad, i.e. breaking, configuration files?

[goyalyashpal]

replicated after #22:

• on windows 10 20H2
• with pter --version 3.4.1

the %USERPROFILE%/.config/pter/pter.conf states:

font-size=8

it doesn't work when i end the file with a manual newline either, which with cat -vET shows:

font-size=8^M$

[vonshednob]

Hm, interesting, thanks for providing more information! I’ll try that again

[vonshednob]

the %USERPROFILE%/.config/pter/pter.conf states:

font-size=8

Okay, this part I can reproduce, but it’s also not following the required layout of the file.

Please change it to:

[GUI]
font-size=8

This’ll fix your problem, @yashpalgoyal1304

However, I still cannot reproduce the original problem (see above).

[goyalyashpal]

%LOCALAPPDATA%/Programs/Python/ Python\ / share/doc/pter/ example.conf - https://github.com/vonshednob/pter/issues/23#issuecomment-1336116491

so, should the pter.conf go there as well?

[vonshednob]

%LOCALAPPDATA%/Programs/Python/ Python / share/doc/pter/ example.conf

• #23 (comment)

so, should the pter.conf go there as well?

No, the pter.conf should go to %USERPROFILE%/.config/pter/pter.conf.