6.17.1 Settings in taMisc

The following parameters can be set:

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.