Set General Preferences for CA SymDump

You can set the general preferences for CA SymDump using the Preferences dialog.

Note: Expanding the General folder displays the Appearance, Editors, and Keys options.

To set general startup preferences for CA SymDump

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 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 SymDump 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 Apply to save the settings.
5. Click OK.

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