4.7. Preferences

In addition to the settings on the Import, Export, VIS Export and Database tabs, more preferences affecting the separate operations of the Importer/Exporter as well as general application settings are available on the Preferences tab shown below.

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Fig. 4.84 The preferences dialog.

The preferences are organized into separate topics using a tree view [1] on the left side of the dialog. Simply navigate through this tree view by selecting, expanding and collapsing the separate tree nodes. When selecting a node, the associated settings dialog is displayed on the right side [2]. Changes made to the settings of the selected node are applied through the Apply button [3]. The buttons Restore and Default allow for resetting the preferences to their previous state or to their default values.

The preference settings offered by the Import, Export, and VIS Export nodes are not discussed in this chapter but in the context of the corresponding operations. Use the links below to directly jump to these chapters.

This chapter focuses on the Database and General preferences. The following table provides a summary overview of the available settings.

Table 4.25 Summery overview of the database and general preferences
Preference name
Description
Management of user-defined coordinate reference systems.
Defines cache settings for storing temporary information during import and export operations.
Default paths for import and export operations.
Allows for defining network proxies for different network protocols.
Lets you manage your API keys for different web services.
Controls the logging of messages to the console and to files.
Defines the language of the Importer/Exporter user interface.

All preferences (including the settings on the separate operation tabs) are automatically stored in the configuration file of the Importer/Exporter and are restored from this file upon program start. Using the File menu [4] available from the menu bar of the Importer/Exporter, the preferences can optionally be stored in or loaded from user-defined configuration files (cf. Section 4.2).

Note

In case plugins have been registered with the Importer/Exporter, each plugin might add another node to the preferences tree. Please refer to the manual of the plugin for a documentation of the preference settings.