Preferences: Display

By default, the program reverts to the original layout (i.e., before you made changes) when you upgrade.

Displays the Lens drop-down menu in the Quick Access toolbar in the top left corner.

Displays the Objective drop-down menu in the Quick Access toolbar in the top left corner.

A list of the most recent files are displayed in the File menu. You can change the number of files displayed here.

Displays a special marker at the center of the image.

• For optical lenses, this is the center of the screen.
• For video images, this is the center of the video image.
• For images from bitmapped files, this is the center of the bitmap, or the center of the currently selected bitmap if multiple images are loaded.

center mark Color: select a different color for the center mark.

To avoid confusion, set the center mark to a different color than the reference point.

Displays a rectangular grid; its size is defined by Grid Spacing.

The grid is a rectangular overlay that may be useful for:

• Checking the calibration of lenses.
• Dividing a region into fixed areas for further analysis.

The grid is anchored at the reference point and moves along with the tracing as the tracing and stage are moved.

Displays grid at maximum brightness. Use when the slide illumination levels are high. The default is medium brightness.

 Displays grid when an aerial viewing mode is selected. Disable this option if the grid display is too dense when using Go To or Where Is.

Displays the coordinates of the grid.

• A0 is the coordinate of the reference point.
• Letters go in alphabetical order to the right of the reference point, and numbers increase below the reference point.
• Grid intersections to the left of the reference point are listed with negative letters.
• Intersections above the reference point are listed with negative numbers.

Sets the dimensions of the grid.

• When you change the objective from one magnification to another, the grid changes size accordingly.
• At low magnifications, the grid can become so dense that the entire screen is covered with nothing but grid lines. The program prevents this by automatically turning off the grid when the spacing between grid lines drops below 4 pixels.

Only the tracing associated with the currently selected section is displayed. You may have multiple sections in the same tracing file while only viewing the tracing of one section at a time.

Enabled when Show current section only is enabled. Displays the contours and markers associated with sections other than the currently selected one in gray.

Adjusts the size of the video to fill the available space in the tracing window.

When this option is selected and the aspect ratio of the video is different from the aspect ratio of the monitor, a black region is displayed at the edge of the video. The black region indicates that there is no video data available to display in that region. You may use this region with dockable windows.

When should you select this option?

When the video resolution is higher than your monitor resolution, and only the top left of the video is visible in the tracing window.

Select this option to reduce the size of the video so that the entire video is visible within the tracing window.

When should you disable this option?

When the video resolution is lower than your monitor resolution, and the entire video is displayed in the top left of the tracing window with black regions bordering the bottom and right of the video.

When enabled, the program will attempt to fill the tracing window with the video by stretching the video. make sure to uncheck the box.

You may experiment with the Windows and IPP options to find out what the optimal solution is for your video.

Provide a visual representation of over- and under-exposure.

Depending on the camera, range values are entered automatically or manually.

Use when using device command sequences (for software allowing acquisitions).

Disables the alert about new versions.