use leocad.conf to import ALL preferences on install

[nathaneltitane]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Current import/export features are useful for keyboard and mouse preferences but the overall user preferences still remain to be changed manually, thus making the configuration for new installs tedious and incomplete (throughout various OSes).

Describe the solution you'd like
Have a 'Preferences > IMPORT' menu or option where leocad can read a copied or saved config file.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Use the windows registry or other to import export program features and preferences

[malcos]

I'm scratching my head with this one. I fail to see the "current import/export features" for LeoCAD configuration. Could you please describe the location in the menu or configuration panel you are talking about?

On the other hand, and as you already mentioned, there is already a configuration file under

~/.config/LeoCAD Software/LeoCAD.conf

That I successfully can move between installations without missing any configuration I care about. What aspects of the configuration are you missing right now?

You can simply backup/copy that plain text file, and then restore/replace it in the target or new fresh installation.

As a foot note: Using the windows registry is in my opinion the most unpractical solution LeoCAD (or any software) could aim for.

EDIT: I realize that you mentioned the windows registry and I mentioned a typical MacOS/Linux path for the configuration file.

You may try finding the aforementioned configuration file under %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/ a.k.a. %LOCALAPPDATA% or under %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Roaming/ a.k.a. %APPDATA%. I hope this helps.