2.5 Setting Preferences

Figure 2-5 Properties Window

TestConsole has several options that can be set. To get to the tab with these settable options select Preferences from the Console menu on the main console screen. This will bring up the TestConsole General Options tab. The settable preferences on this screen are:

Startup Options

Default Font (Serif): Currently available styles are Serif, Sans Serif, Dialog, Dialog Input, and Mono Spaced. Select one and the next time TestConsole is started that font will be used.

Default Font Size (12): The following sizes are available for selecting: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. Select one and the next time TestConsole is started that font will be used.

Maximum number of log records before wrapping (20,000): This preference allows you to select the number of records that will be entered into the log before the records are overwritten. The choices are 5,000, 10,000, 15,000, 20,000, and 50,000. Select one and the next time TestConsole is started this number will be used.

Restore previous open projects on startup (unchecked): This is a simple check box. When checked it will restore any previously opened projects when TestConsole is started up.

Other Options

Auto-save test status file after each test (checked): This check box will allow you to turn on the feature that will automatically save the test status file after each test is completed. When this is unchecked automatic saving of this file is turned off.

Debug Mode (TC System) (unchecked): This mode, when checked, will dump debug messages to the terminal relative to TestConsole program execution. These messages are printed out using the System.err.println method.

Products.txt Update Interval (days – range 1-30) (3): This text box allows you to specify the number of days between automatic updates of the products.txt file. The range of days that can be entered are 1 through 30. See the Updating Products.txt section below for more details on this feature.

The Use Defaults button found at the bottom of the tab will reset all of the items on the TestConsole General Options tab page to their default settings. Those defaults are shown above.