General Preferences

The General Preferences option in the Edit menu is used to set a few preferences that cannot be automatically set from within the various procedures. Most preferences are saved automatically as each procedure is used and customized. The preferences in this option are general ones that fall outside this paradigm.

Automatic Recomputation

AutoSignal uses timers for edit fields. When a given timer interval has passed without additional input, an update automatically occurs. By default this is set for 1.5 seconds for single input fields, and 2.5 seconds for multiple input fields, such as fields for initial, final, and increment values. If you find this recomputation occurring too quickly or too slowly, you can set the interval you prefer.

The delay is set in tenths of seconds. The default for Single Entries is thus 15 tenths of a second and 25 tenths of a second for Range Entries.

Text Window Defaults

The Right Fill Numeric Values option appends zeros to numeric values if necessary to achieve a specified target length. Otherwise numeric values are truncated at this zero threshold. When checked, the value 19.1 would appear in a table as 19.1000000.

The Update When Scrolling option will update text windows as the scroll bar is moved. This is generally a better way to locate information. If the screen refresh contains a flicker, you can disable this update. The window will be updated after the scroll bar is released.

Rendering Graphs

The 2D and 3D graphs can be rendered Direct to Screen or via Bitmaps. The bitmaps produce a cleaner update since the new graph is moved to the screen in a single and very fast step. The direct to screen rendering may be slightly faster, and there is a continuous indicator of the graphical update.