The Display Watches Options Dialog

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Use this dialog to set the display options for the selected variable or expression in the Watches window.

 

Element of dialog

Description

 

Watch Expression

Contains a selected expression. The drop–down list contains the previously used expressions.

Display Format

Specifies the format for displaying a selected expression (binary, hexadecimal, decimal or ASCII).

Pop-up Description

Contains check boxes that let you choose formats for displaying pop-up SFR descriptions.

Display Bit Layout

If this box is checked the SFR bits will be displayed in the pop-up layout descriptions.

Display Bit Descriptions

Checking this box enables displaying the pop-up descriptions for the SFR bits, if any.

Auto-size Name Field

When this box is checked and when the vertical grid is visible (see note below), the window automatically adjusts the Name column width to fit the longest record in the column.

Tabs

Lists all the tabs present in the window.

Add Tab

Opens the Add New Tab to Watches Window dialog for entering a new tab’s name. The window adds this new tab upon pressing OK.

Remove Tab

Removes the tab selected in the Tabs list.

Edit Tab Name

Opens the Edit Watch Window Tab Name dialog for editing the tab name.

Global Debug/ Display Options

Opens the Debug Options dialog.

 

Note. To make grids visible in the Watches window open the Configure menu, the Environment dialog, the Fonts tab and check corresponding boxes in the Grid field.