Preferences


The preferences section enables the user to customize the key settings of VBS3Fires. The user can search, apply and save the required settings.

∆ Image9a.1: Preferences


Also user can set the quick access buttons for frequently used panels by right clicking on the quick access buttons. The preferences panel creates the quickaccess.xml file in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\VBS3\VBS3Fires directory. This file contains the data about Quick access buttons.

∆ Image9a.2: Quick Access Buttons


Note:
Values of the Quick Access buttons are saved separately for each mode (Standalone, Instructor and Trainee). The user selected Quick Access configurations will be only affected for the current mode (under current application). For an example if the user selects the Quick Access buttons under Fires Instructor mode that will save and load if and only if the user run the application in Instructor mode.



∆ Image9a.3: Quick Access List Customization


The Reset to Default button would reset the whole Preferences Panel or selected panels preferred by the user, to all its default values.

∆ Image9a.4: Restore Button


∆Image9a.5: Restore to Default menu



∆ Image9a.6: Save Changes or Cancel Changes or Restore to Default


The unsaved panels will be displayed as a list when closing the preferences panel. So user can select the desired panels and save the changes.

∆ Image9a.7: Unsaved Changes