Agent Editor Preferences
The Agent Editor Preferences dialog allows you to customize
these editor features:
- Look and Feel
- The user can select the desired look and feel. Default
values for UNIX and AIX platforms is metal, while for
other platforms it is Windows.
- Text Editor
- Text edit capability can be useful in some instances.
Because of platform differences and individual
preferences, you specify the command for the editor you
wish to use in this field. This command is run when you
select Tools and Text Editor from the menu bar.
- Bean Jars
- When the editor starts, any jars in this list are
examined for Able beans and added to the bean palette.
The Browse button finds a jar file and appends it to the
existing list. Note that a semicolon (;) is used between
jars regardless of platform. When you press OK, any new
jars will be added to the bean palette. To remove a jar,
edit the text field. Its beans will be included on the
bean palette until the editor is started again.
- Plugin Jar Directory
- If the checkbox is enabled, when the editor starts any
jars in this directory are examined for custom Able
beans and added to the bean palette. The Browse
button is used to find a jar file and extract any classes
marked as beans in the jar manifest. This change does not
take effect until you leave the Agent Editor and restart
it.
- Message file log severity
- Select one of the possible severity values for logging
messages. If the daily checkbox is not
selected, messages will be written to the user's home
directory in the file shown. If the daily
checkbox is selected, a timestamp will be included in the
filename like AbleMsgyyyymmdd.log. The default
logging level is none. Messages are translatable text
intended for users.
- Message console log severity
- Select one of the possible severity values for logging
messages on the console. The default logging level is
ERROR. Messages are translatable text intended for users.
- Trace file log level
- Select one of the possible severity values for logging
trace output. If the daily checkbox is
not selected, messages will be written to the user's home
directory in the file shown. If the daily
checkbox is selected, a timestamp will be included in the
filename like AbleTrcyyyymmdd.log. The default
tracing level is none. Trace statements are nontranslated
text intended for programmers.
- Trace console log level
- Select one of the possible severity values for logging
messages on the console. The tracing logging level is
none. Trace statements are nontranslated text intended
for programmers.
- Prompt to save on exit
- If you do not wish to be reminded that agent contents
have been changed before exitting ABLE or loading another
agent, deselect this option.
If you develop your own beans, it is suggested that either
your message logging level be set to warning or your trace level
to low. This will display bean loading errors when the Agent
Editor starts.
Runtime preferences are located in the able.preferences file
located in the directory immediately above the Able product
directory. Gui preferences are in the same directory in a file
named ablegui.preferences. Example text files are available for
both Able
Preferences and for AbleGui
Preferences. These properties files may contain additional
values which cannot be set from this panel.