User Interface
In the User interface section, you can choose the language, change display characteristics, select a sound card, and customize shortcuts.
Language
The language can be selected from a drop-down list.
You can also add your own language files to Dewesoft (to the folder locale shown below) if they are written with the appropriate tool.
Displays
Font size defines the size of the font in Measure mode.
You can change the background color in Measure mode to white:
Enabling Show channel description means that the channel description will be shown next to channel names in widgets (like Recorder in the example below). When switched off, only names are shown.
You can also opt to Show displays toolbar in full screen mode. You can access full screen mode by pressing Ctrl + F.
For the Relative time format, you can choose between: * Day, HH:MM:SS * HHH:MM:SS * SSS * MSEC
You can change the Absolute time format as well. This selection will affect widgets that use absolute time displays, e.g. the Recorder. Dewesoft always stores data in UTC format (without a local time bias).
You can choose between the following: * Local time - local time based on OS settings, i.e. the same data file will have a different absolute time if viewed in the USA than if it is opened in China, for example * UTC - will show the universal coordinated time (without bias) and will be displayed the same around the globe. * Telemetry (UTC) - will not display the day, month, and year, but the day of the year instead. * TAI - Temps atomique international, International Atomic Time in English; the basis for UTC.
Line thickness refers to the Default line thickness setting in widgets. The default thickness is 1. You can change the line thickness for each individual widget in Measure and Analyze mode.
Sounds
Choose which sound card in your computer you want to use for making voice annotations when storing data.
The sound format can be chosen from the drop-down menu:
Voice events can be created by pressing V during recording, but only after the sound card has been defined. You can also enable a Beep at start and/or stop trigger.
For more information on annotating recorded data and triggered storing, please refer to the linked sections of the manual.
Shortcuts
You can see all the available keyboard shortcuts in Dewesoft. For predefined shortcuts, choose between Default and Legacy Shortcut mapping.
Select Custom Shortcut mapping if you want to personalize shortcuts.
Click the Pen icon, which is no longer grayed out, next to the shortcut you wish to change.
The following window will appear. After assigning a new shortcut, click OK.
The shortcut has been changed.
User Manual
You can choose to use only offline user manual resources, which are downloaded during installation. You can access them by pressing F1, just as you would online manuals.
NOTE:The offline manuals are downloaded at installation and are not automatically updated. In case of uncertainties, please consult the online manuals which are updated regularly.