where does OWeb store preferences, etc.

[Milo Velimirovic]

Hi,

This ought to part of a FAQ document...

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> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 95 13:02:50 -0800
> [snip]
> X-Comment: OmniWeb, a NEXTSTEP WorldWideWeb browser
> 

> A user says that OmniWeb.app (0.9.1) is not starting up any more  

> (crashed when invoked) since she tried to change her preference for a  

> different default home page...  I tried to find a ".omniweb" kind of  

> file, to delete it, but can't find where OmniWeb keeps its defaults  

> and preferences...  Seems to be .NeXT/.NeXTDefaults.L --but that is  

> not a file I know how to edit.
> 

> I believe that deleting any user-defined preferences could get this  

> user going again...  Can anyone tell me how to safely do this.
> 

> Thanks,
> Phil Menos
> 

First download a newer version of OmniWeb, version 0.9.1 has been superceded.

Do a "dread -o OmniWeb"  in a shell. It will tell you more than you wanted to know about the  
user's OmniWeb configuration.
See Also the man pages for dread and dwrite.

-- Milo
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