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Options
The Options menu contains commands that let you view and change various default settings.
Options / General options
General options dialog allows user to control and set variety of PG4UW program options. The
options can be saved to PG4UW configuration file when closing PG4UW application, or
anytime by command
Options / Save options .
File options
File options page allows you to set options for erase buffer before loading, auto-reload of
current file and recognition method of file formats for loaded files.
Erase buffer before loading option sets erasing buffer (with desired value) automatically
before loading of data file.
In group When current file is modified by another process can be set mode of reloading of
actually loaded (current) file. There are three choices:
Prompt before reloading file
Reload automatically
Ignore change scanning of current file
There are three situations when file modification is tested:
switching to the control program from another application
selecting the device operation Verify or Program
when repeat of last device operation is selected in dialog "Repeat?"
Load file format allows setting mode of file format recognition for loading files. When
automatic file format is selected, program analyses format of loading file and test file for each
of supported formats that are available in program. If file format matches one of supported
formats, the file is read to buffer in detected format.
Manual file format allows user to select explicitly wished file format from list of supported file
formats. File may be loaded no completely or incorrectly, if file format does not match to user
selected format.
Check box Show "Load recent project" dialog on program start sets the dialog to appear
on application PG4UW start. Dialog Load recent project contains list of recent projects
(project history). User can quickly select and load any of the projects from list, or close the
dialog without loading of project file.
File extensions
File extensions page allows you to set file masks.
File format masks is used for setting file-name masks to use as a filter for file listing in File /
Save and File / Load file window for all file formats. Mask must contain one of wildcards (*, ?)
at least and must be applied correctly by syntax.
Note: More masks can be specified for each file format. Semicolon is used as delimiter for
extensions.
Example:
Motorola: *.MOT;*.S19
Defines two file masks *.MOT and *.S19 - for Motorola file format.