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[[category:System Variables]]
[[category:Typescript Commands]]

This page documents what actually gets changed when you change a setting on the [[Preferences dialog]], for example, which system variable is set, etc.  Please see [[Preferences dialog]] for a description of what of each preference setting does.

== Change identifier ==

::[[image:Preferences_dialog_change_identifier.png]]

;SysVar [[Naming]]
: 0=Don't rename  (When title changes unchecked)
: 1=Ask                    (Both checked )
: 2=Don't ask          (When title changes checked, Ask before renaming unchecked)
: 5=Ask then backquote 
: 6=Don't ask then backquote 

; SysVar [[NameSize]]
: Max number of characters in auto-generated (from title) identifier

== X+Y Opens ==
:[[image:Preferences_dialog_x+y+opens.png]]

; SysVar [[Editor]]:
: 0 = Object window
: 1 = Attribute panel

== Default result view ==
:[[image:Preferences_dialog_default_result_view.png]]

; Table:
: <code>SysVar [[UseTable]] := 0</code>
; Graph: 
: <code>SysVar [[UseTable]] := 1</code>

Yes, this polarity is backwards.

== Personal preferences ==
::[[image:Preferences_dialog_personal_preferences.png]]

These preferences are not saved with your model, but are retained in the registry as your personal preferences. The registry settings shown here are in the hive:
:<code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Lumina Decision Systems/Analytica</code>

{| border="1"
! Preference !! System variable !! Registry setting 
|-
| Use Return to enter data || [[SwapEnterReturn]] || SwapEnterReturn
|-
| Maintain recovery info || [[AutosaveMode]] || AutosaveMode
|-
|Expression assist || [[Sys_IntelliSense]] 
* 0 = off
* 3 = on
| ExpressionAssist
|- 
| Syntax error underlining || [[Sys_EnableErrorUnder]] || EnableErrorUnderlining
|-
| Fixed font in expression fields || [[Sys_EnableFixedFont]] || EnableFixedFont
|-
| Syntax coloring in definitions || [[Sys_EnableSyntaxColo]] || EnableSyntaxColoring
|- 
| Help balloons || [[Sys_BalloonHelp]] (bit 1) || BalloonHelp
|-
| ...only in browse mode || [[Sys_BalloonHelp]] (bit 2) || BalloonHelp
|-
| Large text in attributes &amp; tables 
| [[AttributeFontSize]] (13=on, 10=off)<br/>
[[TableFontSize]] (13=on, 10-off)
| AttributeFontSize<br/>
TableFontSize
|-
| Max open windows || [[MaximumOpenWindows]] || MaxOpenWindows
|}

== Model preferences ==
::[[image:Preferences_dialog_model_preferences.png]]

{| border="1"
! Preference !! System variable 
|- 
| Check variable class || [[TypeChecking]] (0=off, 1=on)
|-
|  Check value bounds || [[Checking]] (bit 1)
|-
|  ...against Check attribute || [[Checking]] (bit 2)
|-
|  ...against Domain bounds || [[Checking]] (bit 4)
|-
|  Show undefined 
| [[ShowUndef]]
* 0=off
* 1=on (hatch when either defn or check is unparseable)
* 2=hatch when def is unparsed, but check attribute doesn't impact
|-
| Show result mode icons  || [[NodeInfo]]::showformicon of [[FormNode]]
|-
|  Flag nodes without descriptions || [[ShowDescriptionMarks]]
|-
|  Show module hierarchy || [[ShowHier]]
|-
|  Show result warnings || [[AllWarnings]]
|-
|  Auto recompute outgoing OLE links || [[OleAutoRecompute]]
|-
|  Use Excel date origin || [[Sv__DateOriginOffset]]
* 0 = off (1-Jan-1904)
* -1462 = on (30-Dec-1899)
|}

== Legacy model settings ==
::[[image:Preferences_dialog_legacy_model_settings.png]]

{| border="1"
!! Preference !! System variable or attribute
|-
| Domain acts as self index || [[Sys_DomainSelfIndex]]
|-
| Proactively evaluate indexes || [[ProactivelyEvaluate]] of Index (1 bit)
|-
| Deprecated x+y behavior for text || [[PlusOnTextReturnsNaN]]
* 0 = on (legacy)
* 1 = off
|-
| m..n decrements when m>n || [[Sys_DotDotSequenceIsStrict]]
* 0 = on (legacy)
* 1 = off
|}

== See also ==
* [[Preferences dialog]]