C# how do I save this to settings correctly?

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So for my program I'm allowing the Users to customize the color of everything in the program so I made this function that does it.
and saves the Users settings.
But whenever the program Restarts for it to work like that, it doesn't work any help?

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SeaInject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color = this.colorDialog1.Color;
SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
this.metroButton1.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroButton2.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroButton3.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroButton4.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroButton5.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroButton6.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroButton7.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroButton8.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
this.metroComboBox1.BackColor = SeaProject.Properties.Settings.Default.Color;
Application.Restart();

What I have tried:

Setting the Setting as a Application setting but it made it read only.
tryed "base.Refresh();"

Posted 5-Nov-16 8:31am

The Chaotic Void

Updated 5-Nov-16 19:42pm

PIEBALDconsult

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[no name] 5-Nov-16 15:35pm

Are we supposed to guess what "not working" means? Show the code where you are reading the settings back in and tell us what the actual problem is.

Michael_Davies 5-Nov-16 16:42pm

You seem to store the colour setting in SeaInject then tell SeaProject to save, ought it to be SeaInject that saves?

RickZeeland 5-Nov-16 16:57pm

What happens if you comment out the Application.Restart() and start the program manually ? Does that work ?

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Mehdi Gholam · Answer 1 · 2016-11-05T19:42:00

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Application.Restart() will restart the application from defaults in the DLL files and all your in-memory changes will be invalidated.

Try saving your default color to a config file and setting the colors on startup.

Posted 5-Nov-16 19:42pm

Mehdi Gholam