To begin setting preferences for your study, select Preferences in the main menu, the following dialog box will appear:
If you've just started your study and haven't yet loaded other modules, you'll be able to change only those settings, which refer to the whole GUI SALOME session. These settings will be valid for the whole study session.
General Preferences
Study Properties
MultiFile Save - if checked in, your study will be saved in several HDF files (one file for the data created by each component used during the study session).
ASCII Save - if checked in, your study will be saved in ASCII format file (or files).
Store positions of windows - if checked in, positions of windows will be saved in a special file at the end of the current session and then restored for a new session.
Store/restore last GUI state - if checked in, all GUI settings are saved with the rest of the data whenever you save the study. When the study is reopened, the GUI state is restored.
External browser
Application this option allows you to set an external
browser (IE, Netscape) which will be used for viewing SALOME reference
manuals. By default, Mozilla is used. Press the 
button to browse for the application you
need in the data tree of your computer.
Parameters
Python console properties
- here you can quickly set the parameters
(style, size, face) of the font used in your Python console. For detailed
settings in Select Font dialog box press the 
button.
Viewers Preferences
OCC and VTK 3D Viewers
Trihedron size - this submenu allows to set the size of coordinate axes displayed in the viewer.
Background Color - this submenu allows to select background color. Click on the colored line to access to the Select Color dialog box.
Number of isolines along U (or V) - this submenu allows to specify the number of isolines along the axes of coordinates.
Relative size - if checked in, trihedron axes scale to fit the size of the area displayed in 3D Viewer.
Plot2d Viewer
Legend Position - this submenu allows to set the default position of the legend, it can be located to the left, to the right, on top or on bottom of the graph.
Curve Type - this allows to set the representation of graphs in your presentations. You can see only Points, points connected with Lines or points connected with smooth Splines.
Marker Size - this submenu allows you to set the size of markers in your graphs
Horizontal & Vertical Axis Scale - this submenu allows you to set the scale for vertical and horizontal axes. It can be either Linear or Logarithmic
Background Color - this submenu allows to select the background color. Click on the colored line to access to the Select Color dialog box.
Graph Supervisor
Background Color - this submenu allows to select background color. Click on the colored line to access to the Select Color dialog box.
Title Color - this submenu allows to select title color. Click on the colored line to access to the Select Color dialog box.
Directories Preferences
Quick Directory List
- this section allows to create and
manage a custom quick directory list. To add a directory in the list,
press the 
button,
then the 
button and browse the data tree for the
directory you need.
The 
and 
buttons help you to sort the
directories in the list.
To remove the selected directory from the list, press the 
button.
Object Browser Preferences
Object browser settings
Auto size for the first column - this checkbox enables automatic resizing for the first column.
Auto size for other columns - this checkbox enables automatic resizing for the other columns.
Default columns - these checkboxes allow to display or hide Value, Entry, IOR and Reference entry columns in the Object Browser.
