Options Page

This page contains preferences that are basically unrelated. You can set the following preferences:

Enable command line editing

When set, TotalView enables some EMACS-like commands within the CLI. These commands are listed within the dset discussion with the CLI help.

Force window positions (disables window manager placement modes)

Setting this variable to true tells TotalView that it should use the version 4 window layout algorithm. This algorithm tells the window manager where to set the window. It also cascades windows from a base location for each window type. If this is not set, which is the default, newer window managers such as kwm or Enlightment can use their smart placement modes. This is usually better.

This preference interacts with the Windows > Memorize command. If selected, TotalView remembers the window's size and position. If it isn't selected, only the size is remembered.

Dialog boxes still chase the pointer as needed and are unaffected by this setting.

Ignore SIGINT signal (Ctrl+C) delivered to TotalView

When set, TotalView ignores Ctrl+C. This means you cannot use Ctrl+C to terminate TotalView. Set this checkbox if your program catches SIGINT signals and you do not want TotalView to see them.

Open process window on error

If selected, TotalView opens or raises the Process Window when your program encounters an error signal. (This is the default.) Deselecting this checkbox tells TotalView that it should not open or raise the window.

If processes in a multiprocess program encounter an error, TotalView only opens a Process Window for the first process that encounters an error. This prevents the screen from filling up with Process Windows.

Save preferences file on exit

If selected, TotalView will write changed preferences to your preferences file. This file is stored in a .totalview subdirectory within your home directory.

Stop control group on error signal

If selected, TotalView stops the execution of all processes in the control group when it processes a signal as an error. See File > Signals for more information.

View simplified STL containers (and user-defined transformations)

If selected (and the default is selected), TotalView displays STL vector, list, and maps in a logical format rather than in their actual format. In addition, if you've added your own transformations for data types, these transforms will also be used.

Warn about C++ exceptions during single step operations

When set, TotalView will ask you if you wish to stop a single-step operation if your program throws a C++ exception while TotalView is stepping. The process is left stopped at the C++ run time library's throw routine.

If this is not set, TotalView will not catch C++ exceptions thrown during single-step operations. If they are not caught, a step operation could lose control of the process, and let it run away.

Tab width

Tells TotalView what tab interval it should use when it displays tabs that are embedded within your source code.