In Common section of the Settings window you can specify the defaults for the graph editor, visualisation of the nodes and the appearance of the text notes.
Editor settings
Background color – the color of the editor canvas. Default background is white.
Show grid – show or hide the adaptive grid in the editor panel. The grid is shown by default
Show rulers – show or hide the rulers on left and top edges of the editor panel. The rulers are shown by default.
Icon width (pixels, 8-256) – size of the pictograms for tool buttons. Icons are 24 pixels by default.
Number of recent files (0-99) – number of recently opened files to show under File→Open recent menu. By default is 10 recent files are shown.
Model title style – display style for the work name in the editor panel title. Three options are possible: minimal: Title, short: Title [MN], and long: Title - Model Name. Short display style is used by default.
Names shown with absolute path – show the full hierarchical name of nodes. By default this option is switched off.
Open non-visual models (imported or transformed) – automatically open and layout non-visual models (e.g. imported from .g file or the results of transformations with external tools) in the editor. By default this feature is switched on.
Visual settings
Base size (cm) – size of the nodes. It is 1.00 by default.
Stroke width (cm) – width of the node outlines. It is 0.10 by default
Pivot size (cm) – size of the pivot marker of composed objects (e.g. pages and groups). It is 0.10 by default.
Pivot stroke width (cm) – line width of the pivot marker. It is 0.02 by default
Border color – color of the nodes outline. Default is black.
Fill color – background color of the nodes. Default is white.
Line spacing in multi-line text (ratio) – proportion of the vertical separation between the lines to the height of the largest characters. It is 0.30 by default.
Show component labels – show or hide the textual labels associated with the nodes. The labels are visible by default. You can control the visibility of labels by clicking the corresponding small button in the top-left corner of the editor panel.
Label position – predefined label position for newly created nodes. The labels are positioned above the nodes by default.
Label color – font color for the labels of newly created nodes. The labels are black by default.
Show component names – show or hide the unique IDs of the nodes. The IDs are visible by default. You can control the visibility of node IDs by clicking the corresponding small button in the top-left corner of the editor panel.
Name position – predefined position for IDs of newly created nodes. The IDs are positioned below the nodes by default.
Name color – font color for the IDs of newly created nodes. The IDs are blue by default.
Minimal redraw interval (ms) – time interval between subsequent redraws of the editor panel. By default the editor is redrawn not more often than every 20ms.
Simulation settings
Use enabled component foreground – highlight or not the outlines of enabled components, e.g. in simulation. The borders of enabled components are highlighted by default.
Enabled component foreground – border color of the enabled component. It is orange by default.
Use enabled component background – highlight or not the background of enabled components, e.g. in simulation. The background of enabled components is highlighted by default.
Enabled component background – fill color of the enabled component. It is orange by default.
Comment settings
Base size (cm) – size of the empty comment field when first inserted in the graph editor. It is 1.00cm by default.
Stroke width (cm) – width of the dashed line around the textual note. It is 0.02cm by default.
Text color – color of the textual note font. It is black by default.
Border color – color of the dashed line around the textual note. It is grey by default.
Fill color – background color of the textual note. It is a tinge of light yellow by default.
Debug settings
On modification copy model to clipboard – switch on or off the propagation of copied part of the graph from the local clipboard into the system clipboard as an XML text. The XML represents the mathematical and visual aspects of the copied sub-graph. By default this feature is switched off.
Keep temporary files till application close – if this option is switched on, then all the temporary files for external tools are kept for analysis until Workcraft is closed (they are still removed on exit).
Verbose log on file import – enable or disable the print out of detailed information about import from external file formats (e.g. Verilog and GenLib files) into the Output tab.