ClearingP4Preferences - Revision history

JenniferVendetti at 23:01, January 15, 2010

2010-01-15T23:01:40Z

JenniferVendetti at 23:00, January 15, 2010

2010-01-15T23:00:08Z

JenniferVendetti at 22:53, January 15, 2010

2010-01-15T22:53:30Z

JenniferVendetti at 22:51, January 15, 2010

2010-01-15T22:51:38Z

JenniferVendetti: reworded some instructions and added information about windows java prefs

2010-01-15T22:50:54Z

reworded some instructions and added information about windows java prefs

JenniferVendetti: (checkpoint save)

2010-01-15T21:17:19Z

(checkpoint save)

Tredmond at 19:53, November 19, 2009

2009-11-19T19:53:49Z

Tredmond at 18:39, November 19, 2009

2009-11-19T18:39:39Z

Tredmond at 18:39, November 19, 2009

2009-11-19T18:39:14Z

Tredmond at 18:37, November 19, 2009

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-<strong>Delete preferences manually</strong><br />
+<strong>Delete preferences manually</strong><br /><br />
 To manually delete Protege 4.x preferences, first determine the location that preferences are stored on your operating system.  Locations are listed above in the introductory paragraph.
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-<strong>Delete preferences using the Java Preferences User Interface</strong><br />
+<strong>Delete preferences using the Java Preferences User Interface</strong><br /><br />
 A perhaps nicer option, is to download the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface] tool, which provides a user-friendly interface for updating and/or deleting preferences.  After downloading, type the following on the command line:

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 Protege 4 uses the [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/lang/preferences.html Java Preferences API] to store user preferences and activity.  This allows for persistence of preference data across installations of Protege 4.x, e.g., recently opened ontologies, rendering preferences, location of Graphviz (used by the OWLViz plug-in), etc.  The storage location of these preferences varies according to operating system:
-* Linux - stored in a file at ~/.java/.userPrefs
+* Linux - stored in ~/.java/.userPrefs
 * Mac OS X - stored in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist
 * Windows - stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/JavaSoft/Prefs
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 To manually delete Protege 4.x preferences, first determine the location that preferences are stored on your operating system.  Locations are listed above in the introductory paragraph.
-For Linux and Mac OS X, delete the Protege preferences file.
+For Linux and Mac OS X, navigate to the appropriate location and delete the Protege preferences.
 For Windows systems, delete the Protege preferences entry from the Windows Registry.  To edit the Windows Registry, click Start | Run... and in the resulting Run dialog type "regedt32" and click OK.  To follow is a screenshot of the Registry Editor with the Protege preferences entry visible:

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 * Linux - stored in a file at ~/.java/.userPrefs
-* Mac OS X - stored in a file at ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist
+* Mac OS X - stored in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist
 * Windows - stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/JavaSoft/Prefs

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 <br /><span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:20px;">Clearing Protege 4 Preferences</span><br /><br />
-Protege 4 uses the [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/lang/preferences.html Java Preferences API] to store user preferences and activity.  This allows for persistence of preference data across installations of Protege, e.g., recently opened ontologies, rendering preferences, location of Graphviz (used by the OWLViz plug-in), etc.  The storage location of these preferences varies according to operating system:
+Protege 4 uses the [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/lang/preferences.html Java Preferences API] to store user preferences and activity.  This allows for persistence of preference data across installations of Protege 4.x, e.g., recently opened ontologies, rendering preferences, location of Graphviz (used by the OWLViz plug-in), etc.  The storage location of these preferences varies according to operating system:
 * Linux - stored in a file at ~/.java/.userPrefs

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 * Windows - stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/JavaSoft/Prefs
-Occasionally, users may need to clear the Java Preferences to fix errors displayed by Protege.  Preferences can either be deleted manually, or via a tool called the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface].
+Occasionally, users may need to clear the Java Preferences to fix errors displayed by Protege.  Preferences can either be deleted manually, or via a tool called the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface].  Read more about both options below.
 <strong>Delete preferences manually</strong><br />
-To manually delete Protege 4.x preferences, first determine the location that preferences are stored on your operating system.  Locations are listed above in the introductory paragraph.  For Linux and Mac OS X, delete the Protege preferences file.  For Windows systems, delete the Protege preferences entry from the Windows Registry.
+To manually delete Protege 4.x preferences, first determine the location that preferences are stored on your operating system.  Locations are listed above in the introductory paragraph.
-<strong>Delete preference using the Java Preferences User Interface</strong><br />
+For Windows systems, delete the Protege preferences entry from the Windows Registry.  To edit the Windows Registry, click Start | Run... and in the resulting Run dialog type "regedt32" and click OK.  To follow is a screenshot of the Registry Editor with the Protege preferences entry visible:
 <pre>
      java -jar jpui-0.4.0.jar
 </pre>
-[[File:JavaPreferences-JPUI.png]]
+To follow is a screenshot of the resulting JPUI application with the Protege preferences entry selected:
-This user interface will allow one to modify the Protege java preferences.   In particular to delete the Protege Java preferences and return to a clean slate, select PROTEGE_PREFERENCES, click the Node menu and click delete.
+To delete the preferences, select PROTEGE_PREFERENCES and choose Node | Delete from the top menu bar.

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−	Protege 4 uses java preferences to store user preferences and activity. This ~~can be very nice because when a new version~~ of Protege ~~4 is installed~~, ~~it will remember such things as recent~~ ontologies ~~visited, the location of owl viz~~, rendering preferences ~~and other such stuff. But sometimes~~, ~~when Protege is misbehaving~~, ~~this becomes saved state about Protege that persists when everything else is cleared~~. ~~For some operating systems, one can find the~~ location of ~~the java~~ preferences ~~and adjust them there. For example, on linux machines the java preferences can be found~~ in ~/.java/.userPrefs ~~and on~~ OS X ~~machines the preferences can be found~~ in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist. ~~On windows machines I believe~~ that ~~the java~~ preferences are ~~found~~ in the ~~registry but I could be wrong~~.	+	<br /><span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:20px;">Clearing Protege 4 Preferences</span><br /><br />
		+
		+	Protege 4 uses the [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/lang/preferences.html Java Preferences API] to store user preferences and activity. This allows for persistence of preference data across installations of Protege, e.g., recently opened ontologies, rendering preferences, location of Graphviz (used by the OWLViz plug-in), etc. The storage location of these preferences varies according to operating system:
		+
		+	* Linux - stored in a file at ~/.java/.userPrefs
		+	* Mac OS X - stored in a file at ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist
		+	* Windows - stored in the Windows Registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/JavaSoft/Prefs
		+
		+	Occasionally, users may need to clear the Java Preferences to fix errors displayed by Protege. Preferences can either be deleted manually, or via a tool called the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface].
		+
		+
		+	<strong>Delete preferences manually</strong><br />
		+	To manually delete Protege 4.x preferences, first determine the location that preferences are stored on your operating system. Locations are listed above in the introductory paragraph. For Linux and Mac OS X, delete the Protege preferences file. For Windows systems, delete the Protege preferences entry from the Windows Registry.
		+
		+
		+	<strong>Delete preference using the Java Preferences User Interface</strong><br />

	However, there is a much nicer portable way of interacting with the java preferences directly. There is a simple but very useful utility calls [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface]. It allows one to easily clear or update preferences and it is pretty clear where the Protege preferences live. To use it type the following at the command line:		However, there is a much nicer portable way of interacting with the java preferences directly. There is a simple but very useful utility calls [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface]. It allows one to easily clear or update preferences and it is pretty clear where the Protege preferences live. To use it type the following at the command line:

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	[[File:JavaPreferences-JPUI.png]]		[[File:JavaPreferences-JPUI.png]]

−	This user interface will allow one to delete ~~all~~ the Protege ~~java~~ preferences and ~~start from~~ a clean slate.	+	This user interface will allow one to modify the Protege java preferences. In particular to delete the Protege Java preferences and return to a clean slate, select PROTEGE_PREFERENCES, click the Node menu and click delete.

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	java -jar jpui-0.4.0.jar		java -jar jpui-0.4.0.jar
	</pre>		</pre>
		+	Here is a screenshot.
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		+	[File:JavaPreferences-JPUI.png]
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		+	This user interface will allow one to delete all the Protege java preferences and start from a clean slate.

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	Protege 4 uses java preferences to store user preferences and activity. This can be very nice because when a new version of Protege 4 is installed, it will remember such things as recent ontologies visited, the location of owl viz, rendering preferences and other such stuff. But sometimes, when Protege is misbehaving, this becomes saved state about Protege that persists when everything else is cleared. For some operating systems, one can find the location of the java preferences and adjust them there. For example, on linux machines the java preferences can be found in ~/.java/.userPrefs and on OS X machines the preferences can be found in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist. On windows machines I believe that the java preferences are found in the registry but I could be wrong.		Protege 4 uses java preferences to store user preferences and activity. This can be very nice because when a new version of Protege 4 is installed, it will remember such things as recent ontologies visited, the location of owl viz, rendering preferences and other such stuff. But sometimes, when Protege is misbehaving, this becomes saved state about Protege that persists when everything else is cleared. For some operating systems, one can find the location of the java preferences and adjust them there. For example, on linux machines the java preferences can be found in ~/.java/.userPrefs and on OS X machines the preferences can be found in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist. On windows machines I believe that the java preferences are found in the registry but I could be wrong.

−	However, there is a much nicer portable way of interacting with the java preferences directly. There is a simple but very useful utility calls [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface]. It allows one to easily clear or update ~~preferencs~~ and it is pretty clear where the Protege preferences live.	+	However, there is a much nicer portable way of interacting with the java preferences directly. There is a simple but very useful utility calls [http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpui/ Java Preferences User Interface]. It allows one to easily clear or update preferences and it is pretty clear where the Protege preferences live. To use it type the following at the command line:
		+	<pre>
		+	java -jar jpui-0.4.0.jar
		+	</pre>