Windows not staying put!!

mackgee · #1 01-10-2005, 11:01 PM

I just started having this problem today. Three of my four chat windows at the bottom of my screen will not retain the positions I set them to. I have tried camping with them set-up like I want, and every time now I log back on they are back in the position on my screen cap. Any ideas on how to get them to stay on the bottom of the screen is appreciated.

**Drumstix42** · #2 01-10-2005, 11:21 PM

What happens when you zone with them in the right spot?

NakedFable · #3 01-10-2005, 11:27 PM

I am having exactly the same problem. Zoning is not a problem, but switching characters...BOOM. The windows are moved, or hidden, and all of the chat options are set to defaults.

It seems that only the chat windows are problamatic in my case. Compass, Group, and Hotkeys stay the same, but the Hotkeys sometimes are hidden and have to be turned back on.

mackgee · #4 01-10-2005, 11:38 PM

When I zone they stay put..

**Drumstix42** · #5 01-11-2005, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mackgee

When I zone they stay put..

Have you moved them into place, zoned, then camped to desktop while in fullscreen, then loaded game back up to see if they were in correct place?

Did you do the read-only thing? If so, did you do it after they were in the right place? Don't move the windows and do the read-only thing until AFTER you zone.

tonyis3l33t · #6 01-11-2005, 11:41 AM

see if your UI files are read-only
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**Drumstix42** · #7 01-11-2005, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NakedFable

I am having exactly the same problem. Zoning is not a problem, but switching characters...BOOM. The windows are moved, or hidden, and all of the chat options are set to defaults.

It seems that only the chat windows are problamatic in my case. Compass, Group, and Hotkeys stay the same, but the Hotkeys sometimes are hidden and have to be turned back on.

Characters have 2 differen't INI's for huds.

Xolo · #8 01-17-2005, 03:44 AM

I have fixed my chat window position and settings (what chat goes where) by exiting the game, reverting to default UI (renamed eq2.ini), set all chats and filters, exiting the game, and renaming back the eq2.ini.

Now all chats are where they are expected to be found

There was something wrong in my UI wich is made with a mix of what I found in this forum.

I hope this will help you all

NobodySpecial · #9 01-17-2005, 02:09 PM

OK this is what FINALLY worked for me. I tried everything in this forum and even experimented, but here is what worked...

---<WARNING>---
This will delete all your option settings just like you hit the Set to Defaults button.

1.) Delete the file in your EQ2 directory "eq2_recent.ini"
2.) Start game as usual, but wait till the pre-options screen comes up...
3.) Choose Resolution, then log in and start rest of game
4.) Customise all you options from scratch in OPTIONS menus.

Now you should be able to play as normal changing stuff at will when ever you like and it will save for all chars. No special log in/out required or setting files to read only.

One other tip for those who don't already know this...
If you have multiple toons and hate setting up the UI for every toon, then do this...

1.) Choose 1 toon and setup everything in the UI how u like
2.) Find the file in the EQ2 directory should be something like server_toon_eq2_uisettings.ini
3.) Copy a duplicate of it and name exactly the same as the 2nd toon's UI file.
4.) Copy the newer ini file overwritting the 2nd toon's ini file.
5.) Log into game and your 2nd toon should have exact same UI setup as your 1st toon.

Hope this helps ANYONE!! Cuz it took me forever to figure all this junk out.
Trip

redjackal · #10 01-17-2005, 08:59 PM

I too fixed my UI chat windows. For me I took the no brainer way out and deleted the entire Sony folder after uninstallation. I can now customize my chat windows without problems. Well thats not true, they still have that bug that defaults all of the Freeport channels to your main chat window. I have them going to my spam window.

As a side effect of deleting the Sony folder, somehow the game still remembered most of my keyboard layout, hotbar buttons, and chat color settings. Most other settings were reset to default. I am now NOT going to be using custom UI mods because I bet you that's what gave me the bug in the first place. And I'd rather not go through that again. However, if someone comes to me with the bug and has not modded their UI files, then I might think about it.