Working Environment : Preferences : General Preferences

General Preferences

This section provides an overview of the General Preferences dialog box.

 

Parameter

Value

Description

Editor Command Line

<command line>

Editor for properties editing

Pager Command Line

<command line>

Editor for properties viewing

Open Window Command Line

<command line>

Command to open window

Open Window & Execute Com­mand Line

<command line>

Command line to open window and execute command

Use Case Description Command Line

<command line>

Command line to open use-case description edi­tor

Linked External File Type

<file extension>

Extension of linked External Files and use-case description files

Confirm On Exit

Always / Only on loss of information

Confirm exit when closing tool without save

Postscript Viewer Command Line

<command line>

Command line to open postscript editor

Dominant Variety of C Code

K&R C / ANSI C

Define selection order of subroutine implementa­tion

Open Code Editor on Entering a Subroutine

Yes / No

Open code editor when opening subroutine properties

Initial Library List

<Component library list>

Initial Component libraries included (comma separated list)

Additional Library List

<Component library list>

Additional Component libraries included (comma separated list)

Truth Table Execution Mode

Upon Change / Every Step

Execute truth-tables every step or only when upon input change

Show long description of compo­nents

Yes / No

Display component long-description in Info view

Icon Editor

<command line>

Command line to open component icon editor

Produce WORD format for

Word7.0 / Word97

Word version to support in generated reports

Default Documentor Template

<documentor template>

Default documentor template

Default ASCII Device

<Device name>

Default device for ASCII printout

Default Postscript Device

<Device name>

Default device for Postscript printout

Plot Title and Header Font Name

<Font name>

Plot title and header font

Plot Title and Header Font Size

<Font size>

Plot title and header font Size

Plot Orientation

Landscape / Portrait

Plot Orientation

Plot Labels Presentation

Yes / No

Present labels in chart plots

Plot Names Presentation

Yes / No

Present names in chart plots

Plot Notes Presentation

Yes / No

Present notes in chart plots

Plot Headers Presentation

Top / Bottom / None

Header presentation in chart plots

Plot Chart Name and Date Pre­sentation

Top / Bottom / None

Chart name and date presentation in plots

Configuration Management Tool

<CM tool name>

Default Configuration Management tool

External Tool Script

<command line>

Command line to invoke external tool script

Generate Template for External Tool Implementation

Yes / No

Generate template for External Tool implemen­tation of Subroutine

Data Bank Default Directory

<directory path>

Default directory for new Databank

Workarea Default Directory

<directory path>

Default directory for new workarea

Export/Backup Default Directory

<directory path>

Default directory for Export/Backup operations

User Plugins Directory

<directory path>

Plugin files directory

Script to pack

<command line>

Script to pack exported files

Script to unpack

<command line>

Script to unpack file during import

Exact Case Mode

off / on

Support exact case for textual element names

Strict External-Activity Resolu­tion

Yes / No

Resolve External Activities only to parent chart

Track Changes While Editing

Yes / No

Add track comment while modifying model

Add Change Description when Check-In Chart

Yes / No

Add track comment when checking-in charts

Open Last Wa Used

Yes / No

Open last used workarea on startup

Last Wa Used

<directory path>

Path of last used workarea (automatically saved)

Confirm before Open Last WA Used

Yes / No

Confirm before opening last used workarea on startup

Exiting Reactions Upon Activity Stop

Executed in Code only / Not Executed

exiting' triggered static-reactions execution upon 'stop' of parent Activity

View Info Using External Pager

Yes / No

View Info using external pager

Beautify Indent Size

<integer value>

Indentation size of 'Beautify' operation

Quick Edit Startup Mode

disable / off / on

State of Quick Edit mode upon startup

Allow Flow-line Loopbacks through Routers

Yes / No

Allows flowlines from a basic activity back to itself through a Router

DiffMerge tool Command Line

<command line>

Command to invoke DiffMerge tool

Display Data-flows in 'Where Referenced' results

Yes / No

Include data-flows in elements 'Where Refer­enced' results