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PhaseStation 53100A User’s Manual V1.04 25-Apr-2022 82
loaded plots) to a file called TIMELAB.INI . These properties will be restored when the
program is next launched. The “Shift-exit” feature can be handy if you have opened or
closed various plots or changed any options or colors, but don’t wish to retain the
changes or otherwise lose your previous startup defaults.
Note that acquisition and file-import dialog field contents are not backed up in
TIMELAB.INI
. The most recently used dialog entries associated with these operations
are stored in instrument-specific .INI files. The instrument driver updates its .INI file as
soon as you select
Start Measurement or otherwise initiate an acquisition or import
operation, not when the program exits.
If desired, the .INI files used by TimeLab and its instrument drivers may be copied,
backed up, or edited manually. The location of the directory where TimeLab stores its
.INI files varies depending on the operating system version. In Windows 7, these files
are normally located at
c:\Users\ <user name>\ AppData\Local\Miles Design\TimeLab ,
also accessible at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Miles Design\TimeLab . In Windows XP, the .INI
files are normally located in the hidden directory c:\Documents and Settings\ <user
name> \Local Settings\Application Data\Miles Design\TimeLab . TimeLab does not
generally store configuration data in the Windows registry or anywhere else besides its
.INI files; only installation-related data is stored in the registry.
After updating TIMELAB.INI at program termination, any temporary files that may have
been created by instrument drivers or the File → Export phase data to Stable32 ( Ctrl-x )
command are deleted. For debugging purposes, temporary-file cleanup is also inhibited
if you hold down the Shift key while the program terminates.