Default Parameters

Command:

Setup -> General...

The following default parameters may be set:

No. of Significant Export Digits	This parameter determines the number of significant digits used when exporting to text-based data files (ASC Format, CSV files and MATLAB Scripts). The valid range is 2 to 20.
Table Display Precision	Default value of precision used in the table editor. The valid range is -1 to 8. A value of -1 will result in exponential notation (two digits in exponent).
Indefinite Value	The Indefinite Value specifies a number which is used whenever an indefinite value is to be indicated. The valid range is +/-1.710308.
CSV Separator	The CSV Separator specifies the separating character used for CSV (comma-separated values) files - comma, semicolon, colon and tabulator are supported.
Auto Advance after Enter	The table editor can be set to automatically advance either vertically, or horizintally, or not at all after the "enter" key has been pressed. This feature is especially useful when entering data manually, either row-wise or column-wise.
Editor Font	Here you can select the font used in the numeric table editor by selecting a suitable font from the drop down box. At the right of the font selection box you can select from different font sizes. Please note that the font size has only an effect if the selected font supports different character sizes.
Default Window Width	Defines the default width of new windows, and is used for the commands window/tile and Window/Cascade. The valid range is 0 to 1200 pixels. The width and the height of the plot window which had the focus at last may be transferred by clicking the "Use dimensions of active data window" button.
Default Window Height	Defines the default height of new windows, and is used for the commands window/tile and Window/Cascade. The valid range is 0 to 1000 pixels. The width and the height of the plot window which had the focus at last may be transferred by clicking the "Use dimensions of active data window" button.
Automatic start of guided tour	If this checkbox is ticked off DataLab will display the Guided Tour whenever it is started.
Use full precision when copying to clipboard	DataLab allows to set the precision of the data when copied into the Windows clipboard. The selected data is copied using exponential notation with 14 significant digits if this checkbox is ticked off. Otherwise the data is copied using the current precision of the corresponding columns in the data editor.
Adjust matrix size when deleting rows or columns	When deleting one or more column or rows of the data matrix this switch controls whether the data matrix is resized or the size is kept. In the second case the cells on the right or bottom rim of the matrix will be set to zero values.
Display external control error messages	This switch controls whether any erroneuous control commands sent from external applications to DataLab should be displayed. See control by external programs.