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Look & Feel

Look & Feel
1

Use colored tabs

1. Use colored tabs
This option enables or disables colored tabs for main window. This option is switched off by default.
 
2

Application look

2. Application look
Change the application look using this option. The default value is "Blue style".
 
3

Window Caption

Should Display

3. Window Caption Should Display
Use this option to configure main window caption. There are 4 options are available:
  • Catalog title - WinCatalog will display the catalog title next to the program name.
  • Catalog filename - WinCatalog will display the catalog filename next to the program name.
  • Full path to a catalog - WinCatalog will display full file path to the catalog file next to the program name.
  • Nothing - WinCatalog will display program name only.
 
 
4

Autofit column width

4. Autofit column width
If this option is on, WinCatalog will automatically adjust the width of the columns in the main grid view in order not to show the horizontal scroll bar. This option may be good if you have three or four columns to display, but it is better to turn this option off for more columns.
5

Display properties of the parent folder

when no selection in the right view

5. Display properties of the parent folder when no selection in the right view
If this option is on, WinCatalog will show the properties of the currently selected folder if nothing is selected in the main grid view.
6

Font size / Zoom

6. Font size / Zoom
The size of the text in the panels, tree view and in the main grid.
7

User Interface Language

7. User Interface Language
All available traslations are listed here. Please note that you should restart WinCatalog after changing language.
8

Double-click action

8. Double-click action
Configure here what should WinCatalog do if you perform a double click on the item. There are 3 options are available:
  • Show properties - WinCatalog will open Item Properties Dialog if you double click on an item.
  • Open in associated application - WinCatalog will try to open file in the associated application. This option is available for files only. Double click on folder will navigate inside the folder. Double click on non-file item will open it's properties.
  • Open in Explorer - WinCatalog will try to run Windows Explorer and navigate the physical folder which contain the file. This option is available for files and folders. Double click on non-file item will open it's properties.
 
9

Auto-open last catalog

file on startup check

9. Auto-open last catalog file on startup check
Mark the checkbox if you want to re-open last catalog file every time WinCatalog starts.
 
10

Start with Search panel

10. Start with Search panel
This option automatically open Search panel every time when you start WinCatalog
11

Expand tags

11. Expand tags
If this option is on, WinCatalog will expand (open) all the branches for Tags, Contacts and locations. If you have a lot of tags, turning this option on may increase the startup time.
12

Periodically check for updates

12. Periodically check for updates
Mark this option to let WinCatalog connect to our web site and check for updates once a month.
13

Check Now

13. Check Now
Click the button to check for updates right now.