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Settings doesn't open reliably when there's no association for .json files #1460
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easy solution, u need a text editor. as simple as that. |
Settings doesn't open for me either, but I don't get any kind of prompt. It just does nothing. For what it's worth, I have Notepad++ installed. Never mind, ignore me - I configured Notepad++ as the default file handler for JSON files (I didn't have one set) and now Settings opens that file correctly. So it's a simple filetype association issue. |
For settings, customise the terminal by editing the file "profiles.json" in |
I was having the same issue - thanks for providing the solution. Might be worth adding a prompt the first time someone attempts to use the |
Yeah - something needs to be done, as new users will have no idea the terminal is trying to open a .json file. I certainly didn't. So I had no reason to check the file handler for JSON files until I read others descriptions of what happens when they click Settings. Some kind of clue as to what the program is trying to do to enable basic troubleshooting would be nice. |
Agreed, I kinda suggest to automatically open notepad to edit |
You can Find the settings manually in the folder:
You can download these Icons and paste them in the same folder as profile.json for a better look:Snapshot: |
@mubeenpatel99 are you able to share the settings.json that you configured in order to get ubuntu to run as a shell please? I've tried manually pointing at Edit: Please ignore - I've reinstalled and found it's |
Yeah great it's working now |
Re-titled to make this a little more robust. |
If you change To a front-end developer this might be obvious, but not for regular users. |
I think these links are useful before complete this config file (profiles.json). Thanks for your help guys! (: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/wsl/install-win10 |
I believe #1841 fixes this issue (no .json file editor registered prevents profiles.json from opening). |
Hey, good catch! Thanks. |
When I press the settings on the Windows Terminal, it asks me how I want to open the .json file. So the settings won't open. Please help me
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