Preferences Dialog
You can change preferences such as the time between automatically saved
backup files, your Web browser, and the size of your disk cache through
the preferences dialog.
Find It: Choose File > Preferences...
Several preference panels have drop pockets. These allow you to drag
icons from the desktop and drop them directly into the panel. Cosmo
Create determines the file type of the icon, and interpret and insert
the appropriate information into the panel.
The types of preferences you can set are:
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General: Allows you to set such general preferences as the
time between autosaves, the default Web navigator, the type of image
maps to be created, and a number of other options. For further
information, see Setting
General Preferences.
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URL Translation: Allows you to set your URL translation
preferences, including the server and project root locations. For
further information, see Setting
URL Translation Preferences.
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Browsers: Allows you to designate different browsers to use
to preview your HTML documents. You can modify existing browser options
with the Communication Method menu button, as well as add and delete
browsers.
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Proxies: Allows you to configure your proxies to get outside
your local networking firewall for such tasks as image and sound
loading. For further information, see Setting Proxy Preferences.
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Cache: Allows you to set your disk cache preferences. For
further information, see Setting
Cache Preferences.
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Importing: Allows you to set import actions on various files
that you may import into your HTML page. Use the Link/Inline radio
buttons to set whether the imported file is linked by default or
appears as an inline. For inline files, you need to define inline type
with the menu button. For further information, see Setting Import Preferences.
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Converting: Allows you to set up conversions for various
file types. For example, if you want all SGI Image (RGB) files to be
converted into GIF images when imported, you set up that mapping. You
can add and delete mappings with the buttons. You can also move a
mapping up or down the list; Cosmo Create uses the mapping listed first
when it performs a conversion. For further information, see Setting Conversion Preferences.
All these preferences are accessible by clicking the appropriate tab in
the tabbed deck. By default, the general preferences appear. The
preferences are saved in .cosmocreate/cosmocreat-preferences in
your home directory. The settings in the View
menu are also saved when the preferences are saved.
Note: When you make a change to the Proxy or Cache settings in
the the preferences dialog, you effect the operation of any application
that uses Web support (cosmoworlds, for example). You need to
restart those applications for the preferences to take effect.