Miscellaneous

ShortKeys > Options > Preferences > General > Miscellaneous

Updates

Check for Updates
Use this option to have the program check to see if any applicable updates are available to download and install.

Automatically
Each time ShortKeys is loaded the program will check to see if an update is available. If so, a notification will be displayed in the bottom panel of the ShortKeys window. Click on the notification to see a list of the changes and a link to start the upgrade process.

Manually
Open the ShortKeys About box and it will check to see if any updates are available. If so, click on the update link to see a list of the changes and a link to start the upgrade process.

Disabled
The progress of the update is stored in a log file, easily accessible from the ShortKeys window by clicking on Tools, Logs.

Log Update Progress
Save the progress details of the update to a log file. From the ShortKeys window click on Tools and then Logs to view the folder containing the log file.

Logs
Timestamp format
This option formats the time stamp saved in the log file to any pattern preferred. The default format is dd, MM dd, XYY h:mm:ss AMP. The guide in the Date/Time help topic can be used for determining the abbreviations and setting the time stamp.


Log unusual events
Any unusual events that occur when playing back a shortkey macro will be logged. The information will be stored in the same file where all macro log information is stored.


Notify when unusual event logged
This option, enabled by default, displays a notification when an unusual event is logged.


Check size of macro logs
The macro log files can become quite large over time and potentially cause performance issues. This function will warn you if one of the log files is getting too large. A message appears on startup of ShortKeys stating that one or more log files may be getting too large.


Warn if a macro log exceeds ____ KB
Enter the size in KB of the macro log file. When the file exceeds this size, the warning will appear the next time ShortKeys is started. The default size is 5120 KB.

The options are to ignore the error, delete the log to let it start over, rename the existing log to retain the log information or edit the log file and delete the older entries.

Advanced Options
Save settings as defaults for all users
The preferences for ShortKeys are stored in each user's profile. An option set for one user will not be available for other users. When a new user begins to use ShortKeys the program's default preference settings are assigned to that user.

The 'Save settings as defaults for all users' can be used to assign preference settings for other users of that computer. To do this, adjust the preference settings as desired. Then select the 'Save settings as defaults for all users' checkbox and click the OK or Apply button. From that point on, other users of the computer will use the same default preference settings.

Each user may change the preferences to suit their needs. Once changed, the default values will not apply when they are using ShortKeys.

*** The "Save settings as defaults for all users" option is not available in the portable version.