Configuring System Settings
System settings allow you to set a wide range of general
properties in the IDE. For example, through the System Settings
properties in the Options window,
you can set:
- If a Confirm Deletion dialog
box is displayed when you attempt to delete an item
- Which web page is displayed in the web browser
at startup
- Which web browser to use when you are
browsing the Internet
- If file extensions are displayed in
the Explorer
- If tool tips are displayed in the IDE
- Whether to use a single document
interface (SDI) or a multiple document
interface (MDI) to manage your
IDE windows
To configure system settings through the
Options window:
- From the main window, choose Tools
Options.
- In the Options window, expand IDE Configuration
System.
- Select System Settings.
- On the Properties tab, modify the properties to your preferred settings.
- Confirm Delete.
If True, opens a Confirm Deletion dialog box when
you attempt to delete an item.
-
Home Page.
Sets the web page that the web browser displays on startup.
-
Proxy Host.
Sets the host name or numeric IP address of the proxy server
to use to connect to HTTP and FTP sites. The Use Proxy property must be set to true to use this proxy.
-
Proxy Port.
Sets the port number of the proxy server.
-
Show File Extensions.
If True, displays file extensions
in the Explorer.
-
Show Tool Tips in IDE.
If True, shows a short text string that describes the interface
element beneath the pointer.
-
Use Proxy.
If True, uses a proxy for HTTP and FTP connections
in the web browser and Update Center.
-
User Interface.
Sets the interface to use to manage your windows. You
have two choices:
- Traditional SDI. This interfaces uses a single primary
window with a set of supplemental secondary windows.
- One Window MDI.
This interface confines all of an application's internal frames inside a
primary window.
-
Web Browser.
Sets the web browser to use when you are browsing the Internet.
Your choices are as follows:
- External Browser (Command Line).
A simple browser that executes a specified command when asked
to display a URL. Users will typically customize this browser
to run Netscape Navigator.
- External Browser (Windows). The HTML browser, such as Internet
Explorer or Netscape Navigator, set as the default web browser
on your Microsoft Windows platforms.
- External Browser (UNIX).
The HTML browser set as the default web browser in the UNIX environments.
- Swing HTML Browser. An internal browser that provides a
higher level of integration with the IDE than an external browser, but does not provide as much functionality.
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