Setting the User Interface Options

Set the User Interface options when you want to determine various display options for the desktop client.

PRIVILEGES  No special privileges required.

To access the User Interface settings:

Select Tools | Preferences and select the User Interface tab.

To set the number of recent projects/streams stored by the client:

Enter the required integer in Number of recent projects. This figure determines the number of previously used projects or streams that are stored for you to select from the drop down list in the Recent Projects option in the File menu and the Projects/Streams menu in the Project Context Bar. (The default is 4.)

To set the number of recent work areas stored by the client:

Enter the required integer in Number of recent work areas. This figure determines the number of previously used work areas that are stored for you to select from the drop down list in the Recent Projects option in the File menu and the Projects/Streams menu in the Project Context Bar. (The default is 8.)

Note that his only applies to local work areas. It does not include areas that have been defined using the Administration Console.

To determine the double-click behavior for objects:

Click on the Behavior field in the Double-click behaviors list against the required object, and choose an option from the list. This option determines what happens when you double-click on a row in a grid display. The options are as follows:

Type of Dimensions Object

Possible Behaviors

Requests (including secondary)

Browse, edit attributes, action, edit, show history, view properties, open new window

Items

Browse, edit attributes, action, edit, show history, view properties, open new window

Design Parts

Edit attributes, view properties, open new window

Baselines

Edit attributes, action, show history, view properties, open new window

Releases

View properties, open new window

Customers

View properties, open new window

Related Topics

User Interface Tab