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int display_width
-
Width of the shell display in characters.
int sep_tabs
-
Number of tabs to separate items by in listings.
int max_menu
-
The maximum number of elements in a menu -- if there are more than this
number of instances (tokens) of a given type of object, then the menu
for that type of object will say "<Over max, Select>", meaning that each
item could not be listed separately in the menu, so you select this
option to pull up a object chooser (see section 6.20 Object Chooser), which
allows you to choose the object from a longer list.
int search_depth
-
The recursive depth at which css stops searching for an object's path.
int color_scale_size
-
This determines how many colors are in a color scale for a color monitor
(see section 6.18 Color Scale Specifications).
int mono_scale_size
-
This determines how many colors are in a color scale for a monochrome monitor
(see section 6.18 Color Scale Specifications).
ShowMembs show
-
Type of members to show in css.
ShowMembs show_iv
-
Type of members to show in edit dialogs
The previous two variables can have one of four "ShowMembs" values:
ALL_MEMBS
-
Shows all members.
NO_READ_ONLY
-
Shows all but read_only members -- stuff that can't be changed.
NO_HIDDEN
-
Shows all but hidden members -- stuff that is hidden because it is not
typically relevant.
NO_HID_RO
-
Shows all but hidden and r/o members.
NO_DETAIL
-
Shows all but "detail" members -- stuff that might be relevant, but is
not often accessed.
NO_HID_DET, etc.
-
Further combinations of RO, HID, and DET options.
The default is NO_HID_RO_DET
.
TypeInfo type_info
-
The amount of information about a class type that is reported when
the "type" command is used in CSS.
Type_info has one of the following values:
MEMB_OFFSETS
-
Shows the byte offset of members.
All_INFO
-
Shows all type info except memb_offsets
NO_OPTIONS
-
Shows all info except type options
NO_LISTS
-
Shows all info but lists
NO_OPTIONS_LISTS
-
Shows all info but options and lists
The default is NO_OPTIONS_LISTS
KeepTokens keep_tok
-
This sets the Default for keeping tokens (lists of members) for object types.
This can have one of three "KeepTokens" values:
Tokens
-
Keep tokens as specified in the type.
NoTokens
-
Do not keep any tokens lists.
ForceTokens
-
Force the keeping of all tokens lists.
The default is Tokens
.
verbose_load
-
Indicates the amount of information reported in the shell window
when objects are loaded
iv_verbose_load
-
Indicate the amount of information reported in the Loading window
when objects are loaded
The previous two members may have one of the following values:
QUIET
-
No information is given
MESSAGES
-
General messages are reported for each object
TRACE
-
Each line of the file is printed as it is loaded
SOURCE
-
Intricate debugging details are reported
bool auto_edit
-
If this value is on, an edit dialog will appear each time an object is created
with the New dialog. (see section 6.5 The SubGroup Menu(s)).
AutoRevert auto_revert
-
In some cases a dialog may be reverted to its old values by a PDP++ process.
This variable controls the behavior of the edit dialog when this situation
occurs. The behavior is determined by one of three values:
Auto_Apply
-
Automatically apply changes before auto-reverting
Auto_Revert
-
Automatically revert the edit dialog loosing changes
Confirm_Revert
-
Popup a confirmation dialog to okay reverting
String include_paths
-
Directory Paths used for finding files. This is an array of string
values that represent paths to find CSS, defaults files, and Help files
in (see section 7.4.8 Parameters affecting CSS Behavior, see section 9.5.1 Settings and the .pdpinitrc and .cssinitrc Files, see section 9.5.2 Project Object Defaults (TypeDefaults)).
String tmp_dir
-
The directory to use for temporary files
String compress_cmd
-
Command to use for compressing files
String uncompress_cmd
-
Command to use for uncompressing files
String compress_sfx
-
Suffix to append to filenames when compressed
String help_file_tmplt
-
Template for converting the type name of an object into a help file --
%t is replaced with the type name. Include any leading paths to help
files relative to the basic root paths listed on include_paths.
String help_cmd
-
Comand for bringing up a help browser to read help file (typically html,
netscape by default). %s is subsituted with the help file produced from
help_file_tmplt
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