Setup options
The setup page allows you to modify the behavior of the program.
| Display settings | |
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| Horizontal grid lines | Shows light gray horizontal lines on the main grid display between each row. |
| Vertical grid lines | Shows light gray horizontal lines on the main grid display between each column. |
| Alternate background colors |
Alternates a light blue and white background color for each row. This makes large sections of similar data easier to read. If highlights are enabled, they will override the alternating background colors.
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| Row padding | Increases the amount of white space between each row. Setting this option to 5 will add an extra 5 pixels of white space per row, making the text easier to read. |
| Column padding | Increases the amount of white space shown after the text in each column. In most cases, the columns are auto-sized correctly, showing all text. If your text is being truncated, increase this value. |
| Font name | Allows you to choose which font is used to display the text in the main grid display. The current default is Consolas. |
| Font size |
Allows you to choose the size of the font on the main grid display. A font size between Choosing a size of
0 will use the default font size for your operating system. |
| Bold and italic |
Sets the default text emphasis. If highlights are enabled, they will override bold and italic settings for default text.
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| Mouse wheel | Allows you to choose whether scrolling the mouse wheel will scroll through lines, pages, or percentages. |
| Log file settings | |
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Read files less than XX MB into memory |
Causes the entire file contents to be read into memory when the file is opened. This speeds up the searching, filtering, and exporting functions at the expense of a slower initial loading time. The size you choose will depend on your system memory, disk speed, and processor speed. A selection between 50 MB and 200 MB will work well on most systems. |
| Size of tailing history | Applies only when tailing a log file with a filter applied. The last XX rows can be kept in the display, allowing you to scroll back and see historic matches. |
Scan last XX MB of file for matches |
Applies only when tailing a log file with a filter applied. The last |
| Automatically tail files when opened | When enabled, the file will automatically be tailed as soon as it is opened. File tailing can be stopped by pressing the tail button in the toolbar. |