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settings [2023/05/13 14:42] – shanesettings [2024/03/09 19:25] (current) – shane
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     * Click "Change..." button to choose MIDI and audio settings     * Click "Change..." button to choose MIDI and audio settings
     * Note you may have to quit and re-start Unify after changing MIDI settings     * Note you may have to quit and re-start Unify after changing MIDI settings
-  * **MIDI device polling** (new in Unify v1.2.x)+  * **MIDI device polling**
     * When checked (the default), Unify will automatically activate new USB MIDI devices when they are connected, and //will NOT remember// which device you may deactivate in the Audio/MIDI settings dialog.     * When checked (the default), Unify will automatically activate new USB MIDI devices when they are connected, and //will NOT remember// which device you may deactivate in the Audio/MIDI settings dialog.
     * When this box is NOT checked, you get the older behavior:     * When this box is NOT checked, you get the older behavior:
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   * **GUI Size** menu   * **GUI Size** menu
     * Allows you to select a //magnification factor// for the GUI     * Allows you to select a //magnification factor// for the GUI
-    * Higher magnifications yield larger, crisper fonts and graphics---very nice on high-density displays, and a boon for folks with less than 20/20 vision+    * Higher magnifications yield larger, crisper fonts and graphics, but may not work well on all systems.
     * Lower magnifications shrink the Unify GUI window to take up less screen space.     * Lower magnifications shrink the Unify GUI window to take up less screen space.
     * //Third-party plug-in GUI windows are not resized.// Use each plug-in's own resize functions (if any).     * //Third-party plug-in GUI windows are not resized.// Use each plug-in's own resize functions (if any).
     * **Please note this function remains somewhat experimental, and in many cases you will have to stick to 100% to get reliable results.**     * **Please note this function remains somewhat experimental, and in many cases you will have to stick to 100% to get reliable results.**
-  * **Ignore layer colors in patches/presets**: If this is checked, layer-presets and patch files which were saved with custom layer-colors will load with standard layer-colors only. See [[Layer Colors]] for details. +  * **Auto-Open Browser**
-  * **Auto-Open Browser** (added in Unify v1.5)+
     * When checked, the patch browser (sidebar) will open automatically whenever the layer stack is shown.     * When checked, the patch browser (sidebar) will open automatically whenever the layer stack is shown.
-  * **Standalone App** (added in Unify v1.7, does not appear in plug-in versions of Unify)+  * **Prefer Accordion Mode** 
 +    * When checked, the main layer-stack view will open in "accordion mode" by default. 
 +  * **Start with Footer** pop-up menu (added in Unify 1.11.1) 
 +    * **Not Shown** means no footer will be shown by default. 
 +    * **MIDI Keyboard** means the "ShowMIDI view" (on-screen keyboard) will be shown by default. 
 +    * **Macro Knobs** means the Macro-knobs footer will be shown by default. 
 +    * **Transport** means the Transport footer will be shown by default. 
 +  * **Ignore layer colors in patches/presets**: If this is checked, layer-presets and patch files which were saved with custom layer-colors will load with standard layer-colors only. See [[Layer Colors]] for details. 
 +  * **Standalone App** (does not appear in plug-in versions of Unify)
     * **As "are you sure?" before quitting?**: When checked, Unify will pop-up an "are you sure" warning when you try to close the main Unify window. This was added in response to user feedback, but is NOT checked by default. Check the box if you prefer to see these warning pop-ups.     * **As "are you sure?" before quitting?**: When checked, Unify will pop-up an "are you sure" warning when you try to close the main Unify window. This was added in response to user feedback, but is NOT checked by default. Check the box if you prefer to see these warning pop-ups.
       * This was **changed in Unify 1.9.x**. Previously, the box was checked by default, but user feedback indicated that most users found it annoying.       * This was **changed in Unify 1.9.x**. Previously, the box was checked by default, but user feedback indicated that most users found it annoying.
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       * Click the **All** button to check all four boxes.       * Click the **All** button to check all four boxes.
       * Click the **None** button to un-check all four boxes.       * Click the **None** button to un-check all four boxes.
-  * **Patch Browser (new in Unify v1.7)** +  * **Patch Browser** 
-    * Two checkboxes let you choose whether or not optional controls appear at the bottom of the patch browser (see [[playing-patches#patch_count_and_load-options_menu|Patch count and load-options menu]]).+    * Three checkboxes let you choose whether or not optional controls appear at the bottom of the patch browser (see [[playing-patches#patch_count_and_load-options_menu|Patch count and load-options menu]]).
     * If neither box is checked, the patch list ("Chooser") will extend all the way to the bottom.     * If neither box is checked, the patch list ("Chooser") will extend all the way to the bottom.
       * Check **Show patch count** to display the number of patches listed in the Chooser.       * Check **Show patch count** to display the number of patches listed in the Chooser.
       * Check **Show patch-load options menu** to show the small menu at bottom-left.       * Check **Show patch-load options menu** to show the small menu at bottom-left.
-    * **As of Unify 1.9.x**, both checkboxes will be checked by default.+      * Check **Start with favorites (heart) selected** to open Unify with only favorite patches shown. 
 +    * The first two checkboxes will be checked by default.
   * **Data folder**   * **Data folder**
     * Allows you to change the location of Unify's main data folder (where Libraries/samples and other disk-space hogging content are kept)     * Allows you to change the location of Unify's main data folder (where Libraries/samples and other disk-space hogging content are kept)
settings.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/09 19:25 by shane