This is the first pane you see when you open HighDesign Preferences: it consists of four sections displaying the options about general use, file safety, undoable actions and support folder.
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The sections of the General pane are:
General #
- Choose the user’s language.
- Set the option to open the most recent document when the application starts up.
- Choose to show the Home window when HighDesign is launched.
- Choose to check for new updates at application launch. Automatic checking only occurs at application launch and no more than once in 12 hours. If there is no Internet connection available or there are no new updates, the function is dismissed with no message.
File Safety #
- Set and adjust the automatic save options.
- Check the option to automatically save a backup copy of the previous version of the document (Pro). This feature provides the option to select the location of the Backups Folder and to set the maximum number of backup files stored as .zip archives in the Backups folder. In HighDesign for the Mac App Store it is not possible to select the Backups folder.
- Activate the option to send automatic feedback reports to Ilexsoft. When this option is enabled and the application encounters an error, it will send an anonymous report to Ilexsoft about the kind of error and the current environment. No personal data will be sent.
Undo #
- Change the maximum number of undoable actions, up to 300 actions;
- Activate the automatic undo reset with each save action (excluding the automatic save).
Support Folder #
- The location of the Support folder that contains custom resources like symbols, hatches, styles, etc. Not available in HighDesign for the Mac App Store.