# Customizing the Information ManagerpreferencessettingInformation Managercustomizing

You can change aspects of several Information Manager features, including preferences for:

Browsing

- You can specify the default font size, window geometry, and pin window state for the Reading window. See INFOUG.Custom.div.2.

Map

- You can determine the default map geometry and whether the geographical map updates automatically as you move through the information library. See INFOUG.Custom.div.6.

History

- You can set the maximum number of section titles included in Section History and Search History lists. See INFOUG.Custom.div.9.

Searching

- You can indicate the maximum number of section titles to include in Search Results lists and whether to display automatically the first search hit in a Reading window. See INFOUG.Custom.div.12.

To change any of these attributes, you choose Preferences from the Options menu of any Reading window. The Information Manager opens the Preferences window as shown in the following figure.

## Preferences Window

To keep the preferences that existed when you first opened the Preferences window, click Reset before closing the Preferences window.

## Setting Browsing Preferences

You can change the following default window behaviors for the browser:

- Browser Geometry. See INFOUG.Custom.div.3.

- Font Scale. See INFOUG.Custom.div.5.

- Pin Window State. See INFOUG.Custom.div.6.

To display the Browsing Preferences window, select Browsing from the Preferences for pull-down list.

The following figure shows the Browsing Preferences window.

### Browsing Preferences

### Changing the Browser Geometry

You can increase or decrease the default size of Information Manager reading windows by changing the value in the Browser Geometry field. The default size is 500x630 pixels.

To change the default reading window size:

1. Using the window manager’s sizing feature, set a window to the size you want to use as the default.

2. Click the box to the right of the Browser Geometry field. The Information Manager displays a message about how to set the default size.

3. Click inside the window that is the size you want as the default for the Reading window. The Information Manager inserts the window coordinates in the Browser Geometry field.

4. Click OK to apply the change and close the Preferences window. New Reading windows will be the size you specified.

When you change the default size for the Reading window, existing Reading windows are not resized.

### Changing the Font Scale

You can increase or decrease the font size for text displayed in the Reading window. To specify a different font size, click the up arrow to increase the font size or the down arrow to reduce it.

Click OK to apply the change and close the Preferences window. The Information Manager changes the text in all currently displayed sections to the new font size. All new Reading windows that you open will also display this new font size.

Changing font size can affect the section’s word wrap. To see the effects of changing the font scale, without closing the Preferences window, click Apply.

### Changing the Pin Window State

You can change whether Reading windows automatically open pinned or unpinned. By default, the Information Manager does not automatically pin Reading windows. However, if a Reading window is unpinned, its contents are replaced whenever you go to another section.

If you frequently pin reading windows so that you can open multiple sections in different windows simultaneously, set preferences so that reading windows open automatically pinned. To do this, click the Pin Window check box, then click Apply.

## Setting Map Preferences

You can change the following default attributes of the graphical map:

- Map Geometry. See INFOUG.Custom.div.7.

- Automatic Updating. See INFOUG.Custom.div.8.

To display the Map Preferences window, select Map from the Preferences for pull-down list.

The following figure shows the Map Preferences window.

### Map Preferences

### Changing the Map Geometry

You can increase or decrease the size of the graphical map by changing the value in the Map Geometry field. The default size is 520x350 pixels.

To change the size:

1. Click the box to the right of the Map Geometry field. The browser displays a message about how to set the default size.

2. Click the window that is the size you want as the default for the graphical map. The Information Manager inserts the coordinates in the Map Geometry field.

3. Click OK to apply the change and close the Preferences window.

   The next time you start the Information Manager, the graphical map’s default size will reflect your change.

### Setting Automatic Updating

You can specify whether the Information Manager automatically updates the graphical map to the section you are reading in the active reading window.

To have the Information Manager automatically update the graphical map:

1. Toggle the Auto Update button to the setting you prefer.

2. Click Apply.

## Setting History Lists

You may find that you never use most entries returned in Section History and Search History lists and prefer to limit the length of these lists. You can change the maximum number of sections included in:

- Section History List. See INFOUG.Custom.div.10.

- Search History List. See INFOUG.Custom.div.11.

To display the History Preferences window, select History from the Preferences for pull-down list.

The following figure shows the History Preferences window.

### History Preferences

### Changing the Section History List

You can change the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Section History list. The default is 100 sections.

To change the maximum number of sections in the Section History list, click the up arrow to increase the number or the down arrow to reduce it.

Click OK to apply the change and close the Preferences window. The Information Manager restricts the Section History list to the number of sections you have specified.

### Changing the Search History List

You can change the maximum number of section titles that the Information Manager maintains in the Search History list. The default is 50 sections.

To change the maximum number of sections in the Search History list, click the up arrow to increase the number or the down arrow to reduce it.

Click OK to apply the change and close the Preferences window. The Information Manager restricts the Search History list to the number of sections you have specified.

## Changing Search Preferences

You can set the following search preferences:

- Maximum Search Hits. See INFOUG.Custom.div.13.

- Auto Display First Hit. See INFOUG.Custom.div.14.

To display the Search Preferences window, select Searching from the Preferences for pull-down list.

The following figure shows the Search Preferences window.

### Search Preferences

### Setting the Maximum Number of Search Hits

You may find that search hit lists return too many entries. To limit the length of these lists, you can change the maximum number of section titles displayed in the Search Results list. The default is 50 sections.

To change the maximum number of sections in the Search Results list, click the up arrow to increase the number or the down arrow to reduce it.

Click OK to apply the change and close the Preferences window. The Information Manager restricts the Search Results list to the number of sections you have specified.

### Setting Auto Display First Hit

To automatically display the first section containing significant search hits, use the Preferences window to set the Auto Display First Hit feature. When you click the Auto Display First Hit button, the Information Manager toggles the feature On and Off. Click OK to apply the change and close the Preferences window.