GaussView Preferences

Default settings for many GaussView features can be customized via the preferences, which are reached with the File=>Preferences menu path. The following preferences are available

• Building: Set default settings for advanced fragment placement options for all three sets (Default, Old and Custom).

• Charges: Set the preferred Display Atomic Charges dialog settings.

• Clean Controls: Set the adjustable parameters and controls for the structure cleaning function.

• Color: Customize the coloring of various GaussView displays.

• Display Format: Set the preferred Display Format dialog settings for view windows.

• File/Directory: Set preferred directory locations for various GaussView contexts.

• Gaussian Setup: Set the preferred Gaussian Calculation Setup dialog settings.

• Icons: Set default icon sizes in the user interface.

• Image Capture: Set the preferred values for capturing images.

• Job Setup: Set the preferred job execution settings Gaussian and related jobs.

• Printing: Set the preferred values for printing images.

• Vibrations: Set the preferred Display Vibrations dialog settings.

• Window Placement: Set the initial size, and position for Gaussview windows and the hide/show status for the standalone Builder.

Most of these items have been discussed previously and are often identical to the corresponding GaussView dialogs to which they pertain. The following subsections will describe the Clean Controls, Color, File/Directory, Icons, Job Setup and Window Placement preferences.

All of the preferences dialogs contain several buttons: Ok (save current settings and exit), Cancel (exit and discard unsaved changes), Default (restore GaussView's installation settings) and Help (obtain online help). When you use the Default button, the dialog in Figure 71 will appear.

Figure 71. Restoring Default Preferences
When you select the Defaults button, you are given the choice of restoring all default preferences or only the ones pertaining to the current preferences dialog.