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30 The Preference Manager

Preference Parameters

This section is a reference to the preference parameters in SDT 3.01, with their default values and a description of what the parameter affects.

For clarity reasons, the prefix that identifies the SDT tool that the parameter applies to is specified once only, at the beginning of each tool section.

Preference parameters are grouped toolwise, following the order of appearance of the tools in the Preference Manager window. Within each tool section, parameters are listed in alphabetic order.

Where the parameter is specified with a numeric value, the sort is specified within parentheses "()". Parameters which value is specified as a text and which do not have any default value are identified as "". Possible allowed range value is not specified; the user should run the Preference Manager in order to obtain a reference to the permitted values.

SDL Editor Preferences

Prefix: Editor*

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Preference Parameter         Default      Affects                   
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AlwaysNewWindow              off          If a new window           
                                          should be opened or       
                                          not when opening          
                                          am SDL diagram.           
                                          See "Always new           
                                          Window" on page           
                                          1205 in chapter 23,       
                                          The SDL Editor.           
AutoNumberPages              off          If added SDL pages        
                                          should be autonum         
                                          bered (1, 2,... N). See   
                                          "Autonumbered" on         
                                          page 1212 in chap         
                                          ter 23, The SDL Edi       
                                          tor.                      
BlockSubstructureSymbol      on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
BlockSymbol                  on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
BlockTypeSymbol              on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ChannelSubstructureSymbol    on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
CommentSymbol                on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ConnectorSymbol              on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ContinuousSignalSymbol       on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
CreateRequestSymbol          on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
DecisionSymbol               on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
FixEndpointsWhenMoved        off          If end points on          
                                          channels and signal       
                                          routes should be          
                                          fixed to frame or not     
                                          when moving block         
                                          (type) and process        
                                          (type) symbols. See       
                                          "Endpoints fixed at       
                                          frame" on page            
                                          1204 in chapter 23,       
                                          The SDL Editor.           
GateSymbol                   on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
GrammarHelp                  off          If the Grammar            
                                          Help window is to be      
                                          opened automati           
                                          cally at start-up.        
InputLeftSymbol              off          If the symbol should      
                                          be displayed left-ori     
                                          ented or not.             
InputSymbol                  on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
InteractionPageGridHeight    5 (mm)       The vertical grid on      
                                          interaction pages.        
InteractionPageGridWidth     5 (mm)       The horizontal grid       
                                          on interaction pages.     
InteractionPageMarginLeft    15 (mm)      The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the left       
                                          boundary of the           
                                          drawing area.             
InteractionPageMarginLower   15 (mm)      The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the            
                                          lower boundary of         
                                          the drawing area.         
InteractionPageMarginRight   15 (mm)      The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the            
                                          right boundary of the     
                                          drawing area.             
InteractionPageMarginUpper   15 (mm)      The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the            
                                          upper boundary of         
                                          the drawing area.         
InteractionPageSymbolHeight  20 (mm)      The default height        
                                          of symbols on Inter       
                                          action Diagrams.          
InteractionPageSymbolWidth   30 (mm)      The default width of      
                                          symbols on Interac        
                                          tion Diagrams.            
MacroCallSymbol              on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
MacroInletSymbol             on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
MacroOutletSymbol            on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
NameTextHeight               12 (pt)      The height of text in     
                                          kernel heading sym        
                                          bols, page name           
                                          symbols and text          
                                          objects on Interac        
                                          tion Diagrams             
                                          (exception from text      
                                          symbols and signal        
                                          list symbols). See        
                                          "Default Font             
                                          Sizes" on page 1234       
                                          in chapter 23, The        
                                          SDL Editor.               
Operator                     on           If the Operator refer     
                                          ence symbol should        
                                          be available or not is    
                                          the symbol menu.          
                                          (The symbol is an         
                                          SDT specific exten        
                                          sion to Z.100.)           
OutputLeftSymbol             off          If the symbol should      
                                          be displayed left-ori     
                                          ented or not.             
OutputSymbol                 on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
PageHeight                   230 (mm)     The height of a new       
                                          page.                     
PageWidth                    190 (mm)     The width of a new        
                                          page.                     
PrintFontFamily              "Helvetica"  The font face used        
                                          when printing text.       
PrintZ100Symbols             off          Printing SDL sym          
                                          bols with an appear       
                                          ance that complies to     
                                          Z.100.                    
PriorityInputLeftSymbol      off          If the symbol should      
                                          be displayed left-ori     
                                          ented or not.             
PriorityInputSymbol          on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ProcedureCallSymbol          on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ProcedureReturnSymbol        on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ProcedureStartSymbol         on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ProcedureSymbol              on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ProcessPageGridHeight        15 (mm)      The vertical grid on      
                                          Flow Diagrams.            
ProcessPageGridWidth         25 (mm)      The horizontal grid       
                                          on Flow Diagrams.         
ProcessPageMarginLeft        0 (mm)       The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the left       
                                          boundary of the           
                                          drawing area.             
ProcessPageMarginLower       0 (mm)       The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the            
                                          lower boundary of         
                                          the drawing area.         
ProcessPageMarginRight       0 (mm)       The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the            
                                          right boundary of the     
                                          drawing area.             
ProcessPageMarginUpper       0 (mm)       The distance              
                                          between the Frame         
                                          Symbol and the            
                                          upper boundary of         
                                          the drawing area.         
ProcessPageSymbolHeight      10 (mm)      The default height        
                                          for symbols on flow       
                                          pages. (The width /       
                                          height relationship       
                                          is fixed to 2:1.)         
ProcessSymbol                on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ProcessTypeSymbol            on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
SaveSymbol                   on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
Scale                        100 (%)      The scale when dis        
                                          playing a diagram on      
                                          screen.                   
ScreenFontFamily             "Helvetica"  The font face to use      
                                          when displaying           
                                          text on screen.           
ScreenZ100Symbols            off          Displaying SDL            
                                          symbols on screen         
                                          with an appearance        
                                          that complies to          
                                          Z.100.                    
ServiceSymbol                on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ServiceTypeSymbol            on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
ShowPageBreaks               on           If printer page           
                                          breaks should be vis      
                                          ible or not on the        
                                          screen.                   
SignalDictionary             off          If a Signal Dictio        
                                          nary window should        
                                          be opened automati        
                                          cally upon start of       
                                          the SDL Editor.           
SignalDictionaryAll          off          If the Signal Dictio      
                                          nary option All           
                                          should be enabled by      
                                          default.                  
SignalDictionaryDown         on           If the Signal Dictio      
                                          nary option Down          
                                          should be enabled by      
                                          default.                  
SignalDictionaryExternal     off          If the Signal Dictio      
                                          nary option External      
                                          should be enabled by      
                                          default.                  
SignalDictionaryMSC          off          If the Signal Dictio      
                                          nary option MSC           
                                          should be enabled by      
                                          default.                  
SignalDictionaryThis         off          If the Signal Dictio      
                                          nary option This          
                                          should be enabled by      
                                          default.                  
SignalDictionaryUp           on           If the Signal Dictio      
                                          nary option Up            
                                          should be enabled by      
                                          default.                  
StartSymbol                  on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
StateSymbol                  on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
Statusbar                    on           The presence of a         
                                          status bar in the SDL     
                                          Editor window.            
StopSymbol                   on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
SymbolMenu                   on           The presence of a         
                                          symbol menu in the        
                                          SDL Editor window.        
SyntaxCheck                  on           Enables or disables       
                                          the syntactic check       
                                          ing performed by          
                                          the SDL Editor at         
                                          editing time.             
SystemTypeSymbol             on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
TaskSymbol                   on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
TemplateFile                 "sdt.tpl"    The name of the file      
                                          containing the gram       
                                          mar templates used        
                                          by the Grammar            
                                          Help window.              
TextExtensionSymbol          on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
TextHeight                   9 (pt)       The height of text in     
                                          symbols (except ker       
                                          nel heading symbols       
                                          and page name sym         
                                          bols) on Flow Dia         
                                          grams, and text           
                                          symbols and signal        
                                          list symbols on Inter     
                                          action Diagrams.          
TextSymbol                   on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
TextWindow                   on           The presence of a         
                                          text window in the        
                                          SDL Editor window.        
Toolbar                      on           The presence of a         
                                          tool bar in the SDL       
                                          Editor window.            
TransitionOptionSymbol       on           If the symbol should      
                                          be available in the       
                                          symbol menu.              
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MSC Editor Preferences

Prefix: MSCE*

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Preference Parameter     Default        Affects                  
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ActionSymbol             on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
AlwaysNewWindow          off            If a new window          
                                        should be opened or      
                                        not when opening am      
                                        SDL diagram.             
CommentSymbol            on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
ConditionSymbol          on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
CoregionSymbol           on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
CreateInstanceSymbol     on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
DefaultName              "Diagram"      The default name for     
                                        new diagrams.            
DiagramHeight            230 (mm)       The height of a new      
                                        MSC.                     
DiagramWidth             190 (mm)       The width of a new       
                                        MSC.                     
GroupingMode             First_Closest  The grouping mode        
                                        for dynamically cre      
                                        ated instances. See      
                                        "Insert Created Pro      
                                        cess" on page 1335 in    
                                        chapter 25, The MSC      
                                        Editor.                  
HeadingTextHeight        20 (pt)        The height of the text   
                                        in the diagram Head      
                                        ing Symbol. See also     
                                        "Default Font Sizes"     
                                        on page 1360 in chap     
                                        ter 25, The MSC Edi      
                                        tor.                     
HorizontalSpacing        12 (mm)        The horizontal spac      
                                        ing unit between         
                                        instances. See "Spac     
                                        ing" on page 1329 in     
                                        chapter 25, The MSC      
                                        Editor.                  
InsertMode               After          The mode for inser       
                                        tion of symbols with a   
                                        double-click. See        
                                        "Insert Symbol or        
                                        Line" on page 1335 in    
                                        chapter 25, The MSC      
                                        Editor.                  
InstanceEndSymbol        on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
InstanceHeadHeight       4 (mm)         The height of the        
                                        instance head symbol.    
                                        The width / height       
                                        relation is always       
                                        fixed to 5:1.            
InstanceHeadSymbol       on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
InstanceRuler            on             The presence of an       
                                        Instance Ruler in the    
                                        MSC Editor window.       
MessageSymbol            on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
MessageTextOffsetX       2 (mm)         The horizontal offset    
                                        between a message        
                                        and the associated       
                                        text.                    
MessageTextOffsetY       2 (mm)         The vertical offset      
                                        between a message        
                                        and the associated       
                                        text.                    
PrintFontFamily          "Helvetica"    The font face used       
                                        when printing text.      
PrintInstanceRuler       on             If an Instance Ruler     
                                        should be included on    
                                        the printed pages.       
ProcessStopSymbol        on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
ResizeUnit               230 (mm)       How much a diagram       
                                        will be resized, when    
                                        required during simu     
                                        lation trace or double-  
                                        click of a symbol.       
Scale                    100 (%)        The scale when dis       
                                        playing a diagram on     
                                        screen.                  
ScreenFontFamily         "Helvetica"    The font face used       
                                        when displaying text     
                                        on screen.               
ShowInstanceComposition  on             If the Instance decom    
                                        position should be dis   
                                        played.                  
ShowInstanceKind         on             If the Instance kind     
                                        should be displayed.     
ShowInstanceName         on             If the Instance name     
                                        should be displayed.     
ShowMessageName          on             If the Message name      
                                        should be displayed.     
ShowMessageParameters    on             If the Message param     
                                        eters should be dis      
                                        played.                  
ShowPageBreaks           off            If printer page breaks   
                                        should be visible or     
                                        not on the screen.       
Statusbar                on             The presence of a sta    
                                        tus bar in the MSC       
                                        Editor window.           
SymbolMenu               on             The presence of a        
                                        symbol menu in the       
                                        MSC Editor window.       
TextHeight               8 (pt)         The height of the text   
                                        except from the dia      
                                        gram Heading Sym         
                                        bol. See also "Default   
                                        Font Sizes" on page      
                                        1360 in chapter 25,      
                                        The MSC Editor.          
TextSymbol               on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
TextWindow               on             The presence of a text   
                                        window in the SDL        
                                        Editor window.           
TimerSymbol              on             If the symbol should     
                                        be available in the      
                                        symbol menu.             
Toolbar                  on             The presence of a tool   
                                        bar in the MSC Editor    
                                        window.                  
VerticalMsgLineOffset    -5 (mm)        The offset between a     
                                        message-to-self's ver    
                                        tical line and the par   
                                        ent instance axis.       
VerticalSpacing          12 (mm)        The vertical spacing     
                                        unit between             
                                        instances. See "Spac     
                                        ing" on page 1329 in     
                                        chapter 25, The MSC      
                                        Editor.                  
VerticalTimerLineOffset  5 (mm)         The offset between a     
                                        timer's vertical line    
                                        and the parent           
                                        instance axis.           
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SDT Organizer Preferences

Prefix: Organizer*

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Preference Parameter  Default         Affects                 
------------------------------------------------------------
AbsolutePath          on              If file names           
                                      should be speci         
                                      fied with an abso       
                                      lute directory path     
                                      or not. See "Set        
                                      Directories" on         
                                      page 1077 in chap       
                                      ter 22, The SDT         
                                      Organizer.              
AllPreferences        off             If all preferences      
                                      or if only the "diff"   
                                      between current         
                                      Organizer options       
                                      and Organizer           
                                      start-up options        
                                      should be written       
                                      as options in the       
                                      system file. See        
                                      "Options in the         
                                      System File" on         
                                      page 1146 in chap       
                                      ter 22, The SDT         
                                      Organizer.              
AutoSaveBefore        off             If modified dia         
                                      grams should be         
                                      saved on file with      
                                      out user confirma       
                                      tion when selecting     
                                      any of the com          
                                      mands Analyze,          
                                      Make, Generate          
                                      SDL Overview and        
                                      Convert to PR.          
Capitalisation        LowerCase       The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option Capi       
                                      talization.             
CompileAndLink        on              The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option Com        
                                      pile & link.        
DefaultSimulator      "SCTDEBCOM"     The default value       
                                      for the compile and     
                                      link option Stan        
                                      dard kernel when        
                                      generating a simu       
                                      lator.                  
DefaultValidator      "SCTVALIDATOR"  The default value       
                                      for the link option     
                                      Standard kernel         
                                      when generating a       
                                      validator.              
EnablePartitioning    off             The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option            
                                      Enable partition        
                                      ing.                    
ErrorLimit            30 (mm)         The default value       
                                      of the Analyze          
                                      parameter Error         
                                      limit.                  
ExpandPR              off             The value of the        
                                      Convert to PR           
                                      option Expand           
                                      included PR files.      
ExpressionLimit       0               The value of the        
                                      Analyze parame          
                                      ter Log expressions     
                                      deeper than.            
GenerateCode          on              The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option Ana        
                                      lyze & generate     
                                      code.                   
GenerateEnvHeader     off             The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option Gen        
                                      erate environment       
                                      header file.            
Kernel                "SCTDEBCOM"     The default value       
                                      for the compile and     
                                      link option Stan        
                                      dard kernel.            
MacroExpansion        off             The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      Macro expansion.        
MakefileMode          Generate        The default value       
                                      for which option to     
                                      select from the         
                                      compile and link        
                                      options                 
                                      ·  Generate             
                                      makefile                
                                      ·  Generate             
                                      makefile and            
                                      add template            
                                      file                    
                                      ·  Generate             
                                      makefile.               
OutputControl         on              The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      Check output            
                                      semantics.              
PrefixType            Full            The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option Prefix.    
ReferenceControl      on              The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      Check references.       
SemanticControl       on              The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      Semantic check.         
Separation            UserDefined     The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option Sepa       
                                      ration.                 
ShowDashed            on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Dashed dia       
                                      grams.                  
ShowDiagrams          on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Diagram          
                                      structure.              
ShowDirectories       off             The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Diagram          
                                      directories.            
ShowDocuments         on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Diagram          
                                      structure.              
ShowFileName          off             The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Diagram          
                                      file names.             
ShowInstances         on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Instance         
                                      diagrams.               
ShowLinks             on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Associated       
                                      document links.         
ShowLogLevel          Warning         Under which cir         
                                      cumstances the          
                                      Organizer Log           
                                      Window should be        
                                      raised automati         
                                      cally.                  
ShowLongMenus         on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      options Long            
                                      menus / Short           
                                      menus.                  
ShowPages             off             The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Pages.           
ShowSeparators        on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Separators.      
ShowTypeName          off             The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Diagram          
                                      type names.             
ShowVirtuality        on              The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      option Diagram          
                                      virtuality.             
SourceDirectory       ""              The default             
                                      Source Directory        
                                      when creating a         
                                      new system.             
StandardKernel        on              The default value       
                                      for the compile and     
                                      link option Stan        
                                      dard kernel.            
Statusbar             on              The presence of a       
                                      status bar in the       
                                      Organizer window.       
SyntaxControl         on              The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      Syntactic check.        
SystemInstance        ""              The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      System instances.       
TargetDirectory       ""              The default Target      
                                      Directory when          
                                      creating a new sys      
                                      tem.                    
TargetLanguage        Cbasic          The default value       
                                      for the code gener      
                                      ation option Code       
                                      generator.              
Toolbar               on              The presence of a       
                                      tool bar in the         
                                      Organizer window.       
TreeRepresentation    List            The default value       
                                      for the view            
                                      options Indented        
                                      list / Vertical tree.   
UpperCase             off             The default value       
                                      of the Convert to       
                                      PR option Write         
                                      reserved words in.      
                                      (off means lower        
                                      case)                   
UsageControl          on              The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      Check unused defi       
                                      nitions.                
UserKernel            ""              The default value       
                                      for the compile and     
                                      link option Use         
                                      kernel in directory.    
UserMakefile          ""              The default value       
                                      for the compile and     
                                      link option Use         
                                      makefile.               
UserTemplate          ""              The default value       
                                      for the compile and     
                                      link option Gener       
                                      ate makefile and        
                                      add template file.      
WelcomeWindow         on              If an SDT Wel           
                                      come window             
                                      should be dis           
                                      played at startup of    
                                      the Organizer.          
XCodeGenerator        "X"             The name of the         
                                      code generator          
                                      that appears last in    
                                      the option menu         
                                      Code generator in       
                                      the Analyze and         
                                      generate code           
                                      options.                
XRef                  on              The default value       
                                      for Analyze option      
                                      Generate a cross        
                                      reference file.         
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Cross Reference Viewer Preferences

Prefix: XRef*

---------------------------------------------------------------
Preference Parameter  Default  Affects                           
---------------------------------------------------------------
Filter                ""       What SDL entities to be hid       
                               den by default in the Filter      
                               Entities dialog. The entities     
                               should be entered as a number     
                               of text strings, separated by     
                               spaces.                           
Statusbar             on       The presence of a status bar in   
                               the window.                       
Toolbar               on       The presence of a tool bar in     
                               the window.                       
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Type Viewer Preferences

Prefix: Type*

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Preference Parameter  Default  Affects                         
-------------------------------------------------------------
ShowInstanceSymbols   on       The default value for the       
                               Instance symbols option         
                               defined in the List Options.    
ShowNameText          on       The default value for the       
                               Name option defined in the      
                               Symbol Options.                 
ShowQualifierText     off      The default value for the       
                               Qualifier option defined in     
                               the Symbol Options.             
ShowTypeText          on       The default value for the       
                               Type option defined in the      
                               Symbol Options.                 
Statusbar             on       The presence of a status bar    
                               in the window.                  
Toolbar               on       The presence of a tool bar in   
                               the window.                     
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Coverage Viewer Preferences

Prefix: Cover*

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Preference Parameter  Default    Affects                              
--------------------------------------------------------------------
AboveThreshold        on         Which option to select by            
                                 default between Show symbols         
                                 executed >= threshold and         
                                 Show symbols executed >=          
                                 threshold. (on means >=)          
FillSymbols           on         Whether to fill symbols or not       
                                 when displaying a coverage           
                                 tree.                                
LogThickness          off        Which option to select by            
                                 default between Normal line          
                                 thickness and Logarithmic line       
                                 thickness. (off means linear)        
MaxLineThickness      60 (1/10   The default value for the            
                      mm)        parameter Max line thickness.        
ShowTransitions       on         Which option to select by            
                                 default between Transition           
                                 Coverage and Symbol Cover            
                                 age. (on means Transition            
                                 Coverage).                           
ShowVisibilityLine    on         Which option to select by            
                                 default between Show visibil         
                                 ity line and Hide Visibility line.   
                                 (on means Show visibility line).     
Statusbar             on         The presence of a status bar in      
                                 the window.                          
Toolbar               on         The presence of a tool bar in        
                                 the window.                          
VisibilityThreshold   0          The default value for the            
                                 parameter Threshold.                 
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SDL Overview Generator Preferences

Prefix: Overview*

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Preference Parameter    Default      Affects                     
---------------------------------------------------------------
DistanceBetweenLines    3 (mm)       The default value for the   
                                     option Distance             
                                     between Lines.              
DistanceBetweenSymbols  10 (mm)      The default value for the   
                                     option Distance             
                                     between Symbols.            
ExpandedDiagramsOnly    on           The default value for the   
                                     option Use Expanded         
                                     Diagrams Only.              
IncludeLines            on           The default value for the   
                                     option Include Lines.       
IncludeProcedures       off          The default value for the   
                                     option Include Proce        
                                     dures & Operators.      
IncludeStates           off          The default value for the   
                                     option Include States.      
Margin                  10 (mm)      The default value for the   
                                     parameter Margin.           
MinimumSymbolHeight     10           The default value for the   
                                     option Minimum Symbol       
                                     Height.                     
MinimumSymbolLength     20           The default value for the   
                                     option Minimum Symbol       
                                     Width.                      
NameTextHeight          10 (pt)      The size of textual ele     
                                     ments in Overview dia       
                                     grams. See "Default         
                                     Font Sizes" on page         
                                     1234 in chapter 23, The     
                                     SDL Editor.                 
PrintFontFamily         "Helvetica"  The font face used when     
                                     printing text.              
ScreenFontFamily        "Helvetica"  The font face to use        
                                     when displaying text on     
                                     screen.                     
ShowLineNames           on           The default value for the   
                                     SDL Editor option Show      
                                     line names.                 
ShowSignallists         off          The default value for the   
                                     SDL Editor option Show      
                                     signal lists.               
TextHeight              8 (pt)       The size of textual ele     
                                     ments in Overview dia       
                                     grams. See "Default         
                                     Font Sizes" on page         
                                     1234 in chapter 23, The     
                                     SDL Editor.                 
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Search List Manager Preferences

Prefix: SLManager*

-------------------------------------------------------------
Preference Parameter  Default  Affects                         
-------------------------------------------------------------
Statusbar             on       The presence of a status bar    
                               in the window.                  
Toolbar               on       The presence of a tool bar in   
                               the window.                     
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Simulator GUI Preferences

Prefix: SGUI*

---------------------------------------------------------------
Preference Parameter  Default     Affects                        
---------------------------------------------------------------
ButtonFileName        "def.btns"  What file containing Button    
                                  definitions to load by         
                                  default.                       
CommandFileName       "def.cmds"  What file containing Com       
                                  mand definitions to load by    
                                  default.                       
CommandWindow         on          If The Command Window          
                                  should be opened by default    
                                  at startup.                    
Statusbar             on          The presence of a status bar   
                                  in the window.                 
Toolbar               on          The presence of a tool bar     
                                  in the window.                 
WatchFileName         "def.vars"  What file containing Vari      
                                  able definitions to load by    
                                  default.                       
WatchWindow           off         If The Watch Window            
                                  should be opened by default    
                                  at startup.                    
---------------------------------------------------------------

Validator GUI Preferences

Prefix: VGUI*

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Preference Parameter  Default         Affects                      
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ButtonFileName        "val_def.btns"  What file containing But     
                                      ton definitions to load by   
                                      default.                     
CommandFileName       "val_def.cmds"  What file containing         
                                      Command definitions to       
                                      load by default.             
CommandWindow         on              If The Command Win           
                                      dow should be opened by      
                                      default at startup.          
Statusbar             on              The presence of a status     
                                      bar in the window.           
Toolbar               on              The presence of a tool       
                                      bar in the window.           
WatchFileName         "val_def.vars"  What file containing         
                                      Variable definitions to      
                                      load by default.             
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Help Viewer Preferences

Prefix: Help*

-------------------------------------------------------------
Preference Parameter  Default     Affects                      
-------------------------------------------------------------
FrameMakerCommand     "imaker"    What command SDT uses        
                                  when starting the Help       
                                  Viewer when the preference   
                                  parameter HelpViewer is      
                                  specified as FrameMaker.     
HelpViewer            Mosaic      The choice of Help Viewer.   
MosaicCommand         "Mosaic"    What command SDT uses        
                                  when starting the Help       
                                  Viewer when the preference   
                                  parameter HelpViewer is      
                                  specified as Mosaic.         
NetscapeCommand       "Netscape"  What command SDT uses        
                                  when starting the Help       
                                  Viewer when the preference   
                                  parameter HelpViewer is      
                                  specified as Netscape.       
-------------------------------------------------------------

Preference Manager Preferences

Prefix: Preference*

---------------------------------------------------------------
Preference Parameter  Default  Affects                           
---------------------------------------------------------------
Statusbar             on       The presence of a status bar in   
                               the window.                       
Toolbar               on       The presence of a tool bar in     
                               the window.                       
Version               3.0      The version of the preference     
                               files.                            
---------------------------------------------------------------

Print Preferences

Prefix: Print*

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Preference Parameter  Default            Affects                   
-----------------------------------------------------------------
DateType              ISO                The date format in        
                                         printouts.                
DestinationFormat     OnePostScriptFile  The default Format        
                                         option in the Print       
                                         dialog.                   
FooterFile                               The default value for     
                                         the option Footer File    
                                         in the Print dialog.      
FrameMakerCommand     "imaker"           The default Execute       
                                         command in the Print      
                                         dialog when Format        
                                         is specified as Import    
                                         into Frame Maker.         
HeaderFile            ""                 The default value for     
                                         the option Header         
                                         File in the Print dia     
                                         log.                      
HeaderTextHeight      12 (pt)            The size of the font      
                                         face used in headers      
                                         and footers.              
Landscape             off                The default value for     
                                         the option Orienta        
                                         tion in the Print dia     
                                         log. (off means           
                                         landscape).               
MarginLeft            10 (mm)            The default value for     
                                         the parameter Left        
                                         margin in the Print       
                                         Margins dialog.           
MarginLower           25 (mm)            The default value for     
                                         the parameter Lower       
                                         margin in the Print       
                                         Margins dialog.           
MarginRight           10 (mm)            The default value for     
                                         the parameter Right       
                                         margin in the Print       
                                         Margins dialog.           
MarginUpper           42 (mm)            The default value for     
                                         the parameter Upper       
                                         margin in the Print       
                                         Margins dialog.           
MinimumLineWidth      3 (1/10 pt)        The minimum thick         
                                         ness applied on lines     
                                         in the printout.          
PageMarkers           off                The default value for     
                                         the option Page           
                                         Markers in the Print      
                                         dialog.                   
PaperFormat           A4                 The default value for     
                                         the option Paper For      
                                         mat in the Print dia      
                                         log.                      
PrinterCommand        "lpr -h -r"        The default Execute       
                                         command in the Print      
                                         dialog when Format        
                                         is specified as One       
                                         PostScript File.          
RemoveTempFiles       off                If SDT should             
                                         remove temporary          
                                         files after printing is   
                                         done.                     
Scale                 100 (%)            The default value for     
                                         the parameter Scale in    
                                         the Print dialog. (off    
                                         means landscape)          
TextHeight            10 (mm)            The font size used        
                                         when printing             
                                         expanded text sym         
                                         bols.                     
ToCShowPages          off                The presence of page      
                                         numbers in generated      
                                         table of contents.        
UserDefinedHeight     297 (mm)           The default value for     
                                         the parameter User        
                                         paper height in the       
                                         Print Margins dialog.     
UserDefinedWidth      210 (mm)           The default value for     
                                         the parameter User        
                                         paper width in the        
                                         Print Margins dialog.     
-----------------------------------------------------------------

SDT Generic Preferences

Prefix: SDT*

Generic preferences may be used by SDT tools that have not defined any specialization for these preferences.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Preference Parameter    Default      Affects                       
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Drives                  ""           The default contents of       
                                     the Drives Section in the     
                                     system file for a newly       
                                     created system. Only used     
                                     when MixedPlatform is         
                                     on.                           
MixedPlatform           off          The syntax and interpreta     
                                     tion of file specifications   
                                     in the system file, and the   
                                     presence of a Set Drives      
                                     menu choice in the Orga       
                                     nizer's File menu.            
PrintFontFamily         "Helvetica"  The font face to use when     
                                     printing text.                
Scale                   100 (%)      The scale to use when dis     
                                     playing on screen.            
ScreenFontFamily        "Helvetica"  The font face to use when     
                                     displaying text on screen.    
Sound                   on           The emission of an alert      
                                     sound (beep) when per         
                                     forming an illegal opera      
                                     tion.                         
StartInformationServer  on           If an Information Server      
                                     should be allowed to start    
                                     or not.                       
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