Preferences

Once the application is installed you can use the Preferences dialog accessed from OptionsPreferences to customize the application for your requirements and network environment.

There is a search field available in the dialog for selecting only the preferences panels containing required words in the panel title or in the text of a label or a button contained in the panel. If you want to go to first match press Enter, Up Arrow or Down Arrow.

Figure 5.1. The Search field from the Preferences dialog

The Search field from the Preferences dialog

You can always revert modifications to their default values by using the Restore Defaults button, available in each preference page.

Global

The Global preferences panel is opened from menu OptionsPreferences+Global

Figure 5.2. The Global preferences panel

The Global preferences panel

Automatic Version Checking

When enabled, checks the availability of new Syncro SVN Client versions at http://www.syncrosvnClient.com/.

Language

The application supports a number of languages for localization of the GUI. Select OptionsPreferencesGlobal+Language drop-list to display the language choices.

[Note]Note

After restarting the application, if some GUI labels are not rendered correctly you will need to install the corresponding language pack from your OS installation kit.

Look and Feel

Use this option to change graphic style (look and feel) of the GUI.

Styles

On Windows there are available the following styles:

  • Office 2003

  • Vsnet

  • Eclipse

  • Xerto

  • Default

[Note]Note

After changing the style one has to restart the application in order for the modification to take effect.

On Linux there are available the following styles:

  • Eclipse

  • Default

  • GTK+ (not recommended due to stability and paint issues)

[Note]Note

After changing the style one has to restart the application in order for the modification to take effect.

On Mac OS X this option is not available.

Themes

On Windows this option is enabled only if the Office 2003 or Default styles. In these cases, the following themes are available:

  • Normal Color

  • Home Stead

  • Metallic

  • Default

  • Gray

On Linux this option is not available.

On Mac OS X this option is not available.

Tab size

The number of spaces used to render one tab character in the compare panel and in the editor panel. Use this option to configure the indentation of text in these panels which display the text content of a file.

Show hidden files and directories

Show system hidden files and folders in the file and directory browsers. This setting is not available on Mac OS X.