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

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.)

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...

benny123hk · #13 01-14-2005, 03:15 PM

The UI are saved with a 1 min interval
So you can modify your UI setting and wait 1 min then change it to read-only

jayla · #14 01-15-2005, 10:29 AM

can anyone please tell me how to get my second chat window that i make to stay when i camp, its good up untill i camp then its gone everytime that i come back in game , and i did send in a bug report and petition but well we know how far that went..." no reply " i did try locking it but that dont seem to work.
any help would make me so very happy

redjackal · #15 01-25-2005, 04:48 AM

I'll post what has worked for me.

1. I camped and deleted my character's ini file and the eq2_recent.ini.
2. I then logged back in and set every single chat window how I wanted it (forever).

From then on my chat windows work fine. I don't know if I still have the bug or not, but I now have forced it to save the current state that I like it at. If I were to change it in the future, I might have to repeat steps 1 and 2, I don't know yet.

ariven · #16 01-26-2005, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redjackal

I'll post what has worked for me.

1. I camped and deleted my character's ini file and the eq2_recent.ini.
2. I then logged back in and set every single chat window how I wanted it (forever).

From then on my chat windows work fine. I don't know if I still have the bug or not, but I now have forced it to save the current state that I like it at. If I were to change it in the future, I might have to repeat steps 1 and 2, I don't know yet.

This is what worked for me. Plus I made a single master UI setup on one alt, then copied that setup over the INI files for all my alts and now have identical windows on each.

sunthas · #17 01-26-2005, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redjackal

I'll post what has worked for me.

1. I camped and deleted my character's ini file and the eq2_recent.ini.
2. I then logged back in and set every single chat window how I wanted it (forever).

From then on my chat windows work fine. I don't know if I still have the bug or not, but I now have forced it to save the current state that I like it at. If I were to change it in the future, I might have to repeat steps 1 and 2, I don't know yet.

Did not work for my buddy.... seemed to make it worse infact