for some reason shell forgets settings, this works around temporarily fixes the problem, thanks Vladyslav Kozlovskyy

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-06-29 20:55:40) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-06-30 11:54:31) dev

gluon/settings.py

@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ settings = global_settings  # legacy compatibility
 
 
 
+

gluon/shell.py

@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ def run(
         exec ('print %s()' % f, _env)
         return
 
+    # "woodoo magic" workaround: reinitialize main.py
+    g={}; exec "import main" in g; del g
+
     _env.update(exec_pythonrc())
     if startfile:
         try:

gluon/widget.py

@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import signal
 import math
 import logging
 import newcron
-import main
 import getpass
+import main
 
 from fileutils import w2p_pack, read_file, write_file
-from shell import run, test
 from settings import global_settings
+from shell import run, test
 
 try:
     import Tkinter, tkMessageBox