Chat windows not remembering settings

stephent · #1 12-11-2004, 01:49 PM

Is anyone else having problems with their chat windows not remembering what their filters are?

It seems like every time I log in after being camped out for a while, I have to redo my settings entirely.

Is there any workaround for this problem?

Thanks in advance.

Deathbane27 · #2 12-11-2004, 03:45 PM

Yes, and the developers know about it.

Flag your character's ui.ini file as Read Only when you have it how you want it and it won't reset your chat filters. (Unfortunately it won't save any changes you make to window positions/size either.)

stephent · #3 12-11-2004, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Deathbane27

Yes, and the developers know about it.

Flag your character's ui.ini file as Read Only when you have it how you want it and it won't reset your chat filters. (Unfortunately it won't save any changes you make to window positions/size either.)

Doh! Didn't think of that. Thanks!

kalendor · #4 12-16-2004, 03:42 PM

I found that when the Chat windows didn't remember the settings I made it was because they shared the same name, ie Chat and Chat.

Close the 2nd offending window and recreate a new one, making sure it says Chat2, 3 etc. make your changes and logout. They should keep

forry · #5 12-16-2004, 04:50 PM

I don't know if the different name idea is true. I have 2 chat windows...one titled "Chat" and the other titled "Battle", but the game will often reset my Battle window to a default Chat window. I noticed that it happens (usually) after a crash or about the 3rd time I camp out of game normally.

Weegie · #6 12-20-2004, 12:40 PM

i've noticed, even with renaming the windows, that if i camp out using anything other than "camp to charater select" it resets chat assignments on the following log in.

zallon · #7 12-20-2004, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deathbane27

Yes, and the developers know about it.

Flag your character's ui.ini file as Read Only when you have it how you want it and it won't reset your chat filters. (Unfortunately it won't save any changes you make to window positions/size either.)

Exactly how? Like while ur still in game? camp out and do it? How do you do this for the techinically impared?

EnochDagor · #8 12-23-2004, 12:43 PM

I also had this problem. I have noticed that they do keep if I change the name of the chat box each time I log in. So I just made that my habit.

-Naissur

Dragonrunner · #9 12-28-2004, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by zallon

Exactly how? Like while ur still in game? camp out and do it? How do you do this for the techinically impared?

From your EQ2 directory (outside of the game), find and right click on the ui.ini file, select "Properties" and make sure there is a check beside "Read only" in "Attributes:" at the bottom of the dialog window.

**Drumstix42** · #10 01-01-2005, 02:44 AM

Sometimes my changes save per login, sometimes they don't. What annoys me is that my original hotbar, and 3rd one save what page and what bar they are, but my 2nd one always get screwed up some how.

maglocked · #11 01-10-2005, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dragonrunner

From your EQ2 directory (outside of the game), find and right click on the ui.ini file, select "Properties" and make sure there is a check beside "Read only" in "Attributes:" at the bottom of the dialog window.

I just scanned thru the dir and cant find a file name ui.ini . Is it just me or am i just being retarded (again)

TY

Pixi · #12 01-10-2005, 10:47 AM

actually it's named after your server and toon too...

if you had character on the, say, unrest server named bozo the file would be named like so:

unrest_bozo_eq2_uisettings.ini

edit:
these files are all in the main EQ2 directory... unless you have chosen a localized version of the game in which case they're located in the directory named LP_REGION etc etc...

**Drumstix42** · #13 01-10-2005, 03:42 PM

Firstly, the files isn't really understandable. Secondly, I'm pretty sure the latest patch fixed all that. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Killarny · #14 01-10-2005, 03:47 PM

The latest patch most definately did not fix this issue, although the changes say something cryptic about chat settings being saved more reliably, whatever that means.

I still have the issue happening to me.

Kraki · #15 01-10-2005, 03:48 PM

i haven't had them reset since the patch <shrug>

vendric · #16 01-11-2005, 10:24 AM

I didn't have any problems UNTIL the patch. Now every time I log in, relog, anything I have to re-do my chat windows... sucks pretty hardcore.

**Drumstix42** · #17 01-11-2005, 11:26 AM

Filters fixed for me. That's what this topic is on, no?

Also for you people making the Read-Only flag, don't do it right after you move your windows. I believe it is like Eq1, UI file doesn't update until you zone (since camping doesn't seem trusty anymore). Try zoning first, then doing whatever it is you want to do.

sleepywillow · #18 01-11-2005, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vendric

I didn't have any problems UNTIL the patch. Now every time I log in, relog, anything I have to re-do my chat windows... sucks pretty hardcore.

must be that folks who had trouble have switched places with the peeps who did not, prior to the patch. Apparently, Sony wants to spread the misery around equally.

what i did, pre patch, was save a back up of my settings and placed it on my desktop (next to my EQ2 icon) and prior to logging on, ALWAYS replaced the file in my eq main. Since the patch, i've only had one incident of resetting, but that is cause i had a filter checked in more than one window (you need to double check that, for some reason, some don't clear when checked elsewhere)

Cheer up! only took em 2 months to fix it for those of us who lived with it pre big patch...your time will come

**Drumstix42** · #19 01-11-2005, 12:23 PM

Stop hitting up Sony. I serously think people are just doing things in the wrong order, and messing with the read-only flags incorrectly.

vendric · #20 01-11-2005, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Drumstix42

Stop hitting up Sony. I serously think people are just doing things in the wrong order, and messing with the read-only flags incorrectly.

Incorrect. We're not all morons, contrary to popular belief. It doesn't matter what order I do or don't do anything in. Read only doesn't mean anything, as my settings change whether the file is read only or not. No solution anyone has presented prevents me from having to redo my chat windows every time I log in.

Any other window I move around, lock, resize, change anything about the settings are fine when I relog. Chat? Only the main window is every remembered.

Doesn't matter what UI I use. Default, Nedra, Tablets, mix-matched from other people. New UI file, old UI file, etc etc. I'm a programmer by day, and have been using computers since '86, so I certainly know enough of what I'm doing to set up a UI properly.

Point blank, chat windows aren't working properly. If anyone has any further ideas that haven't been posted here yet, please let us know. I'd like to find a solution to this.

Ellyana · #21 01-11-2005, 04:47 PM

I had the problem of chat channels not saving to my chat windows. After the last patch its working fine for me.
Have you tried completely deleteing you ini's and doing a file check?

AstroCat · #22 01-11-2005, 04:59 PM

My windows save all my settings except for window 1

Window 1 will always subscribe to the custom chat channels, I have to deselect the custom chat channels in window 1 every time I log in.

I use 4 chat windows and the other 3 work fine and remember ALL settings, only window 1 keeps resubscribing to the custom channels that I have also set in window 4.

Anyone else see this?

sunthas · #23 01-11-2005, 06:37 PM

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My windows save all my settings except for window 1

Window 1 will always subscribe to the custom chat channels, I have to deselect the custom chat channels in window 1 every time I log in.

I use 4 chat windows and the other 3 work fine and remember ALL settings, only window 1 keeps resubscribing to the custom channels that I have also set in window 4.

Anyone else see this?

Yes, but from what I understand this is 100 times better than what the people with real problems are having.

AstroCat · #24 01-11-2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sunthas

Yes, but from what I understand this is 100 times better than what the people with real problems are having.

Agreed 100% I'm glad it mostly works ok for sure!

Just wondering if the problem I am having is out there as well, guess it is. I hope SOE straightens this all out.
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**Drumstix42** · #25 01-11-2005, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vendric

Incorrect. We're not all morons, contrary to popular belief. It doesn't matter what order I do or don't do anything in. Read only doesn't mean anything, as my settings change whether the file is read only or not. No solution anyone has presented prevents me from having to redo my chat windows every time I log in.

Any other window I move around, lock, resize, change anything about the settings are fine when I relog. Chat? Only the main window is every remembered.

Doesn't matter what UI I use. Default, Nedra, Tablets, mix-matched from other people. New UI file, old UI file, etc etc. I'm a programmer by day, and have been using computers since '86, so I certainly know enough of what I'm doing to set up a UI properly.

Point blank, chat windows aren't working properly. If anyone has any further ideas that haven't been posted here yet, please let us know. I'd like to find a solution to this.

Ok what solutions have you tried, and which ones haven't you tried. That is all I ask. Before you say you've tried them "all", please list.