Settings Tab¶
The Settings Tab allows users to customize their experience in Poriscope. It provides access to general preferences, advanced configurations, and information about the application version and contributors.
To open the settings, click the gear icon located on the bottom-left corner of the side menu.
General Tab¶
Under the General section, you can configure the following:
Language: Use the dropdown to select your preferred interface language. (Currently only English is available.)
Set Data Server: Click the “Change Data Server Location” button to specify where Poriscope should look for your data files.
Set User Plugin Folder: Click the Change User Plugin Location button to specify a custom directory where Poriscope should look for plugins at runtime.
Note
By default, the User Plugin Folder is set to:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Poriscope\user_pluginsOnly plugins located in this folder at application startup will be recognized. This folder is not monitored dynamically — changes made after launch will not be reflected unless the application is restarted.
Note
A plugin’s name is unique across the whole application. If a file in this folder has the same name as a plugin that ships with Poriscope, or as another plugin already found, it is not loaded, and an error at startup names the file that was ignored. Rename it to load it.
Advanced Settings Tab¶
The Advanced Settings section provides power users and developers with the following tools:
Logging Level: Adjust the verbosity of internal logging. Use the dropdown to select a level such as None, Info, Debug, etc. This controls what is written to the console and to the log file. It does not control which problems pop up a dialog: error dialogs are shown for errors regardless of the level you choose here, and never for warnings, so turning the level up to Debug will not start interrupting you with dialogs about routine states. Messages meant for you, rather than for the log, appear in the message panel on the right-hand side of the main window. This level applies to the whole application; there is deliberately no way to turn up the logging for a single plugin from here. If you need that, run the plugin from a script, where each module’s logger can be raised on its own - see Scripting with Poriscope.
Clear Cache: Click this red button to remove temporary files and cached analysis results.
Reset Settings: Click this to revert all settings back to factory defaults. Use this if you encounter configuration issues or want to start fresh.
About Tab¶
The About section contains important information about Poriscope:
Application Version: Indicates the current installed version of the software.
Developer Information:
Kyle Briggs
Alejandra Carolina González González
Tip
You can access the Settings at any time from the sidebar. Adjusting logging or clearing cache can help resolve runtime issues during plugin development.