Appearance preferences

This Preferences dialog enables you to customize the Windows client.

To access appearance preferences, from the Service Manager menu bar click Window > Preferences > Service Manager > Appearance.

Preference Description Default setting
Use server provided tab order The default Windows tab order is from left to right, and top to bottom. When you specify a custom tab order with Forms Designer, the server follows this order. False
Show Messages View when new messages occur Enable a view to display messages. False
Skip readonly controls when tabbing Enable so that read-only fields will be skipped when tabbing through a form. False
Prompt for save Prompt to save information before you leave a form. True
Show detail pane with record list Display the record list at the top of a form. True
Sort menu items alphabetically in the System Navigator Display System Navigator menu items alphabetically. True
Show context-sensitive help debug information Display context-sensitive help test information. True
Font Specifies the primary font used by Service Manager.
Hewlett-Packard delivers Service Manager with a default font for each language. For example, in English, Tahoma Regular is the default font. In Japanese, MS UI Gothic is the default font. Although you can change the font face and size, Hewlett-Packard recommends the default font for the best results. Font sizes larger than 8 points may produce unpredictable results.
Varies depending on the language pack installation
Percentage to increase form width Specify a percentage to increase the width of the forms. Useful to display localized forms that may require more space to display translated text. 0

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