2025.xx.xx WebUI configuration - "Inline system settting" cannot be changed

[spanzetta]

See screenshots below..

When trying to change "Inline system settting" from Yes to No it gives error when saving

[EricClaeys]

@Alex-developer,
I don't see that setting in the version I upgraded to yesterday, so I assume you removed it?

If there is no checking needed after the user changes a setting, its "checkchanges" field in options.json should be removed or set to false.

[EricClaeys]

@spanzetta,
going forward, please don't create Issues in GitHub; instead, create Discussions. Alex and I will convert to Issues as appropriate.

The bug with Inline System Messages is fixed.

[spanzetta]

yes.. I am sorry ..

[Alex-developer]

To get this to work you will have to do the following

cd ~/allsky
git pull

Then edit ~/allsky/config/options.json

Find the section like below

{
"name" : "uselogin",
"default" : true,
"description" : "Determines if you need to login to the WebUI or not.<br><b>If your Pi is accessible on the Internet, do NOT turn this off!!</b>.",
"label" : "Require WebUI Login",
"type" : "boolean",
"carryforward" : true,
"checkchanges" : true
},
{
"name" : "webuidatafiles",
"default" : "",
"description" : "See the documentation for a <a allsky='true' external='true' href='/documentation/settings/allsky.html'>description of this setting</a>.",
"label" : "System Page Additions",
"type" : "widetext",
"carryforward" : true,
"optional" : true
},

Change it to

{
"name" : "uselogin",
"default" : true,
"description" : "Determines if you need to login to the WebUI or not.<br><b>If your Pi is accessible on the Internet, do NOT turn this off!!</b>.",
"label" : "Require WebUI Login",
"type" : "boolean",
"carryforward" : true,
"checkchanges" : true
},
{
"name" : "inlinemessages",
"default" : true,
"description" : "If enabled system messages are shown at the top of the page rather than via the menu.",
"label" : "Inline System Messages",
"type" : "boolean",
"carryforward" : true
},
{
"name" : "webuidatafiles",
"default" : "",
"description" : "See the documentation for a <a allsky='true' external='true' href='/documentation/settings/allsky.html'>description of this setting</a>.",
"label" : "System Page Additions",
"type" : "widetext",
"carryforward" : true,
"optional" : true
},

[EricClaeys]

@spanzetta,
Have you had a chance to do what @Alex-developer mentioned?

[spanzetta]

Not yet.. sorry
I hope to do it by today and tomorrow and then will let you know (need to test it again also -threads option for timelapse)

[spanzetta]

I checked the file options.json but it already contains that section..

see below (from my options.json)

But the problem still happens..

Pls clarify what to do

1809 "name" : "uselogin",
1810 "default" : true,
1811 "description" : "Determines if you need to login to the WebUI or not.
<>
1812 "label" : "Require WebUI Login",
1813 "type" : "boolean",
1814 "carryforward" : true,
1815 "checkchanges" : true
1816 },
1817 {
1818 "name" : "inlinemessages",
1819 "default" : true,
1820 "description" : "If enabled system messages are shown at the top of the pa>
1821 "label" : "Inline System Messages",
1822 "type" : "boolean",
1823 "carryforward" : true,
1824 "checkchanges" : true
1825 },
1826 {
1827 "name" : "webuidatafiles",
1828 "default" : "",
1829 "description" : "See the documentation for a <a allsky='true' external='tr>
1830 "label" : "System Page Additions",
1831 "type" : "widetext",
1832 "carryforward" : true,
1833 "optional" : true
1834 },

[EricClaeys]

Delete line 1824 (checkchanges) and then remove the comma on 1823.

That should get rid of the error in your original post.

[spanzetta]

nope..
by doing that I get this error when accessing to settings

ERROR: Unable to process options file '/home/admin/allsky/config/options.json'. Syntax error , or } expected while parsing object/hash, at character offset 51228 (before "#"checkchanges" : tr...") at /usr/bin/json_pp line 59.