P3I Configuration

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Overview

P3I supports a collection of persistent startup configuration parameters, which take effect the next time the program starts.

Throughout this document, it may be helpful to refer to an actual image of the configuration screen, which is provided below. Note that this is a clickable image. Simply click on any area of the user interface for which immediate help is desired.

File Types

The value specified here is used as the primary "Files of type" filter for the Common Open dialog boxes launched by P3I's Browse Files button. The filter must be specified in the following format:

<wildcard-file-spec>[;<wildcard-file-spec>...]

where:

<wildcard-file-spec> :== any valid Win32 wildcard

Here is an example specification that selects only CGM and bitmap graphics files:

*.cgm;*.bmp

Hint: Use a semicolon to separate wildcard specifications, not a comma.

Picture Folder

This parameter specifies the initial search directory (folder) for the Common Open dialog box launched by P3I's Browse Files button. The desired folder can be entered manually or selected graphically by clicking the Browse... button located directly adjacent to the text entry control.

Template Folder

This parameter specifies the initial search directory (folder) for the Common Open dialog box launched by P3I's Browse Template button. The desired folder can be entered manually or selected graphically by clicking the Browse... button located directly adjacent to the text entry control.

Caption Options

These options specify the default settings of the following P3I parameters:

• Add Caption
• Add Filename To Caption
• Caption Filename Splitting Options

File Sorting

These radio buttons specify P3I's default File Sorting setting.

Title Options

These options specify the default settings of the following P3I parameters:

• Add Title
• Add Filename To Title
• Title Filename Splitting Options

Remember Size and Location

This checkbox specifies whether or not P3I restores its initial user interface window (aka "main window") to the same size and location in effect when it last exited.

Remove Slide Comments

This checkbox specifies the default setting of the P3I Remove Slide Comments parameter. Note that this checkbox is only enabled (made clickable) when P3ICLI version 1.4 or later is installed.

Copy Source Formatting

This checkbox specifies the default setting of the P3I Copy Source Formatting parameter. This checkbox is only enabled (made clickable) when P3ICLI version 1.6 or later is installed.

UTF-8 Text

This checkbox controls whether P3ICLI accepts ANSI or UTF-8 character codes embedded in P3I caption or title strings.

• When the checkbox is ticked, P3I caption and title text strings may contain UTF-8 characters.
• When unticked, only ANSI characters are acceptable and the vast majority of UTF-8 characters are displayed as garbage (for lack of a better word).

This checkbox is only enabled (made clickable) when P3ICLI version 2.9 or later is installed.

The P3ICLI reference manual provides hints if the checkbox is ticked and UTF-8 characters are incorrectly displayed.

Slide Size

This checkbox specifies the default setting of the P3I Slide Size parameter. This checkbox is only enabled (made clickable) when P3ICLI version 2.2 or later is installed.