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Preferences
Preferences let you customize the visual appearance of Ecolego and to give settings for databases and simulation engines.
The preference window is opened from the menu File | Preferences.
Charts and tables
Log axes - Set log scale axes for new charts.
Paint gradient bars - Draw gradients on histograms and other bar charts.
Display tooltips - Display tooltips when hovering the mouse over plot elements. This requires a little more computer power and might make updating the charts a bit slower.
Database
These settings are available with the Parameter database toolbox. For information on how to set up an external database, see Setting up an external database
User name - The user name identifies a user of the database. Different users may have different rights, such as read/write permissions.
Password - The password of the user.
Setup… - Click to configure the connection properties.
Directories
Temporary files (caution)
Database
Library
Backup
Errors and warnings
Units
Ignore - Do not validate units
Warning - Display warnings for invalid units.
Error - Report invalid units as errors. A model that contains errors cannot be run.
General
Language
Appearance
Look and feel - Allow to select the “Look n’ Feel” for Ecolego, that is, the style and behaviour of windows, buttons, text, etc. Default is “System”.
Tables
Tool tips
Library
Matrix
Matrix
Show images - On computers with limited graphics capabilities, or for users who care less about visual appearance, the images drawn on the matrix blocks can be hidden. Disable to speed up the matrix. Default is “enabled”.
Graph
Memory
Memory
Max memory - The maximum memory allocation allowed for Ecolego given in
MB (megabytes).
Simulation
Simulation
Debug
Solver
Optimization
Startup
Launch
Connect to database - When enabled, Ecolego will automatically connect to the internal database at launch. This will increase the startup time and the memory consumption, so users that do not use the database might want to disable this feature. Default is “disabled”.
Search for updates - When selected, Ecolego will automatically contact the on-line update center to see if there are any available updates. If you work at a company with a http proxy, you must also fill in the proxy hostname and port below. Default is “enabled”.
Subversion
Workbench
Reset at startup - When selected, Ecolego will automatically reset all Window layouts to their default state when started. If you prefer to use your own layouts, uncheck this option to make Ecolego remember the state of the desktop next time it starts. Default is “enabled”.
See also