Miscellaneous Settings

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The Miscellaneous tab of the Environment dialog allows the setting of miscellaneous parameters of the ChipProgUSB windows and messages.

 

Element of dialog

Description

Main Window Status Line

Controls presence and location of the <%CM%> window status line.

Quick Watch Enabled

Turns the Quick Watch function on or off.

Highlight Active Tabs

Turns highlighting on/off for the currently active tab (the MS Windows-style) in windows that have tabs.

Double Click on Check Box or Radio Button in Dialogs

Sets the mouse’s double click function equal to a single click, plus pressing the OK button in that dialog.

Show Hotkeys in Pop-up Descriptions

Turns the Hotkeys display on/off in the short prompts for toolbar buttons.

Do not Display Box if Console Window Opened

If the Console window is open, messages will be displayed there. Otherwise, the message box will display messages.

Always Display Message Box

All issued messages will be displayed in the message box.

The Console window also displays these messages.

Automatically Place Cursor at OK Button

The cursor will always be on the OK button when the message box opens and this box is checked.

If you prefer you may press the Enter key instead of using the mouse to click OK.

Audible Notification for Error Messages

If you select this option, there will be a beep along with the error message. Information (as opposed to error) messages are always displayed without the beep.

Log Messages to File

Specifies the log file name. All messages will be written to this file. The method of writing is controlled by the radio button with two options:

Overwrite Log File After Each Start

Specifies erasing the previous log file, if it exists, and creates it afresh for every session.

Append Messages to Log File

Specifies appending messages to the end of an existing log file. In this case, the log file size will grow endlessly.