Set Startup Preferences

You can set the general preferences for CA File Master Plus using the Preferences dialog.

Note: Expanding the General folder displays the Appearance, Capabilities, and Editors options. CA File Master Plus does not provide support for the features that are related to the Capabilities option.

Follow these steps:

1. Select Window, Preferences.

   The Preferences dialog opens.

2. Select General.

   The Preferences dialog opens the General page.

3. Change the default settings for the following fields to suit your needs:
   • Keep next/previous editor, view and perspectives dialog open

     Lets you access the pages on a dialog that you have previously seen for an active project. Click the Previous or Next arrow button to see the previous or next page respectively.

     Note: When you close the dialog and then reopen it, the previously stored page order will not be available.

     Specifies that the Program Listing area and the view cycle dialogs remain open after you release their activation keys. Usually, the dialogs or menus close as soon as you release the activation keys (such as Ctrl+F7).

     Default: Off

     When this preference is checked, you can use the key combination Ctrl +F7 on the CA File Master Plus main window to keep the pop-up menu listing those views that can be opened, when you release the control keys. When this check box is cleared, the pop-up menu remains visible only as long as you hold down the control key. If you release the control key, the pop-up menu closes.

   • Open mode

     Specifies the default behavior for opening views and programs in the Program Listing area. You can select one of the following methods for opening these resources:

     • Double click

       Specifies a single-click to select a resource and a double-click to open that resource in the Program Listing area.

     • Single click (Select on hover)

       Specifies hovering the mouse over a resource to select it and single-clicking on the resource to open it in the Program Listing area.

     • Single click (Open when using arrow keys)

       Specifies using the arrow keys to select a resource and automatically opening it in the Program Listing area.

     Default: Double click

     Note: The effect of these selections may vary depending on the view that has the focus.

4. Click OK.

   CA File Master Plus saves the changes and closes the Preferences dialog. The changes are used in all succeeding sessions unless you change the preferences again.

   Note: You can restore the default configuration settings anytime on the Preferences dialog. To restore the default settings, navigate to the page you want to restore, click Restore Defaults, and then click OK.

Note: CA File Master Plus does not support Always run in background and Show Heap Status fields in this dialog.