Global and local options

By default, preferences are applied globally, meaning all workbenches share the same settings. However, this behavior can be overridden by creating an option file specific to a workbench, allowing that project to use its own set of preferences instead of the global ones.

Global Options

By default, when a user changes settings in GroIMP, they are modifying the global options. These are stored using the Java Preferences system at (on linux): ~/.java/.userPrefs/de/grogra/options/ + [option path]. Or in the Windows registry (on windows).

This storage method ensures that global preferences are persistent across sessions and even carry over when updating to a new version of GroIMP.

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Workbench Options

Since GroIMP version 2.1.4, it is possible to configure options specific to a given workbench through an option file named workbench.options. This file is located at the root of the project.gs file or within the .gsz archive. It allows users to share a project with a specific set of options, overriding the global preferences.

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