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=====Display Layout and Format=====
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[[File:Ws dialog display layout settings.png]]


You can modify some basic Workspace layout and formatting options using this dialog. You can do the following:
You can modify some basic [[User Guide/Workspace|Workspace]] layout and formatting options using this dialog, which can be found in the Application & Setup Tree under Options.


*set the default [[User Guide/Workspace/Detail View|Detail View]] for sets, sound files and sequences
===Set List Content===
*set the default sorting order of elements in the Detail
{{STX}} projects can contain audio data and links. The user can choose to display all the data (All-Sets) or just the audio data (Audio-Sets) by default.
*choose which of the DataSet element attributes should be displayed in the Detail window
===Sound File and Sequence Content===
*choose the format signal start and length value are displayed with (seconds, samples, milliseconds, etc)
Set which Workspace Detail window is active by default. To activate the other window whilst using the Workspace, click on the appropriate View button ([[User Guide/Workspace/Detail/Views/Signal_View|Signal]], [[User Guide/Workspace/Detail/Views/Parameter_View|Parameter]], [[User Guide/Workspace/Detail/Views/Segment_View|Segment]]).
*choose whether to have the Application & Setup Tree expanded when S_TOOLS-STx starts up
===Sort===
*choose whether the Detail column widths are automatically calculated
The user can choose which default sort order should be used to display the sets, segments and parameters in the Detail. If the checkbox sort ... by is not checked, the the underlying [[User Guide/Project/Sorting the project|XML ordering]] is used.
*choose whether or not to export and import a sound file's metadata when starting and exiting S_TOOLS-STx (note that this is only relevant for unlinked DataSets.
==="Set" Attributes & "Segment" Attributes===
This dialog is found in the Application & Setup Tree under Options.
Press either one of these buttons to select which attributes should be displayed in the Detail window. By default, just the required attributes (ID, Begin, Length, Chn) are shown. If your project is large, this may take some time. Note that you can display all attributes in the project by pressing the [[File:Resource_attribute.png]] button in the [[User_Guide/Workspace#Buttons|Workspace]].
 
[[File:ws_dialog_display_layout_settings.png]]
 
The Display Layout and Settings dialog contains parameters controlling the way the Workspace displays data.
 
Here is a description of the parameters in detail.
 
Set-List Content
 
S_TOOLS-STx DataSet sets can contain audio data and links. The user can choose to display all the data (All-Sets) or just the audio data (Audio-Sets) by default.
 
Soundfile & Sequence Content
 
Set which Workspace Detail window is active by default. To activate the other window whilst using the Workspace, click on the appropriate View button ([[User Guide/Workspace/Signal View|Signal]], [[User Guide/Workspace/Parameter View|Parameter]], [[User Guide/Workspace/Segment View|Segment]]).
 
Sort
 
The user can choose which default sort order should be used to display the sets, segments and parameters in the Detail. If the checkbox sort ... by is not checked, the the underlying XML ordering is used. See Sorting the DataSet for further details.
 
"Set" Attributes & "Segment" Attributes
 
Press either one of these buttons to select which attributes should be displayed in the Detail window. If your DataSet is large, this may take some time.
 
Time Unit


===Global Time Unit===
Here you can set the time unit used in the Workspace windows. The h:m:s.ms-auto format omits the hours and minutes if the signal is not that long enough.
Here you can set the time unit used in the Workspace windows. The h:m:s.ms-auto format omits the hours and minutes if the signal is not that long enough.
 
===Expand data-tree===
Expand Data-Tree
Check these boxes if you want the Overview tree to be expanded when {{STX}} starts up.
 
===Show extra segment and parameter info===
Check these boxes if you want the Overview tree to be expanded when S_TOOLS-STx starts up.
;show segment parameter summary:If checked, an extra column 'Par-Summary' is displayed in the Segment List, where a summary of the existing parameters for that segment is listed.
 
;show parameter method settings:If checked, an extra column 'Settings' is displayed in the Parameter List, where a summary of the method settings is listed.
Automatic column width
===Auto load segment metadata===
 
;import metadata when loading unlinked projects:Automatically load segment metadata from disk when opening an unlinked project file.
If checked, the Detail columns are automatically sized to display the whole of their content. If left unchecked, a default width is used for all columns. Note that you can 'automatically' size the columns by pressing Ctrl+[NUM+] in the Detail window.
;export metadata when saving unlinked projects:Automatically save segment metadata from an unlinked project file to the sound file metadata files.
 
===Segment Templates===
SD0 Auto Load, SD0 Auto Save
You can automatically assign a [[User_Guide/Project/Dialog_Template|segment template]] to a sound file when it is imported by checking this box.
 
These checkboxes are only of relevance if you DataSet is unlinked. If they are checked, you are asked when loading and saving the DataSet, whether you would like to load and save the metadata to their corresponding metadata files.
 
You can explicitly save metadata to the metadata files using the menu Special > Soundfile > SD0 Update > Load and Special > Soundfile > SD0 Update > Save.
 
Cell Lines
 
Determines the number of lines which can be displayed per cell in the Detail view.
 
Segment Parameter Summary
 
If checked, an extra column 'Par-Summary' is displayed in the Segment List, where a summary of the existing parameters for that segment are listed.

Latest revision as of 12:11, 24 October 2017

Ws dialog display layout settings.png

You can modify some basic Workspace layout and formatting options using this dialog, which can be found in the Application & Setup Tree under Options.

Set List Content

STx projects can contain audio data and links. The user can choose to display all the data (All-Sets) or just the audio data (Audio-Sets) by default.

Sound File and Sequence Content

Set which Workspace Detail window is active by default. To activate the other window whilst using the Workspace, click on the appropriate View button (Signal, Parameter, Segment).

Sort

The user can choose which default sort order should be used to display the sets, segments and parameters in the Detail. If the checkbox sort ... by is not checked, the the underlying XML ordering is used.

"Set" Attributes & "Segment" Attributes

Press either one of these buttons to select which attributes should be displayed in the Detail window. By default, just the required attributes (ID, Begin, Length, Chn) are shown. If your project is large, this may take some time. Note that you can display all attributes in the project by pressing the Resource attribute.png button in the Workspace.

Global Time Unit

Here you can set the time unit used in the Workspace windows. The h:m:s.ms-auto format omits the hours and minutes if the signal is not that long enough.

Expand data-tree

Check these boxes if you want the Overview tree to be expanded when STx starts up.

Show extra segment and parameter info

show segment parameter summary
If checked, an extra column 'Par-Summary' is displayed in the Segment List, where a summary of the existing parameters for that segment is listed.
show parameter method settings
If checked, an extra column 'Settings' is displayed in the Parameter List, where a summary of the method settings is listed.

Auto load segment metadata

import metadata when loading unlinked projects
Automatically load segment metadata from disk when opening an unlinked project file.
export metadata when saving unlinked projects
Automatically save segment metadata from an unlinked project file to the sound file metadata files.

Segment Templates

You can automatically assign a segment template to a sound file when it is imported by checking this box.

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