Certain text editors cause settings auto-reload to crash #1710

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opened 2026-01-30 22:34:19 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @DHowett on GitHub (Jun 17, 2019).

Certain text editors use an atomic write to update files on disk to avoid torn state. The Windows.Storage API we are using throws an exception if the file briefly doesn't exist.

To reproduce: edit profiles.json in vim, save it twice.

Originally created by @DHowett on GitHub (Jun 17, 2019). Certain text editors use an atomic write to update files on disk to avoid torn state. The `Windows.Storage` API we are using _throws an exception_ if the file briefly doesn't exist. To reproduce: edit profiles.json in vim, save it twice.
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Reference: starred/terminal#1710