This window displays a rolling list of AceDB informational and error messages that would normally be displayed in individual "popup" dialog windows which require the user to click on an "OK" button to get rid of the window. This window provides a good alternative for situations where a large number of messages get displayed (e.g. when there are DNA mismatches) and clicking "OK" would get very annoying.
You can choose between having errors reported in the usual "popup" dialogs or instead having this single "message list" window which will display a rolling list of messages as they are generated. The messages do not need to be replied to, they are displayed in the window and when a new message arrives it is displayed in red and the window is raised above other acedb windows to alert you to the new message. Each message is preceded with a time stamp so that, if a large number of identical messages are being generated, it's possible to see that new messages are being generated.
(Note that Exit or Crash messages are still displayed in an individual "popup" dialog window.)
The "message list" is configured from the "Admin.." menu from the main window. Select "Preferences", and then from the "Preferences Editor" window you can set:
USE_MSG_LIST
MAX_MSG_LIST_LENGTH
N.B. You should note that for any preferences where you have to
type a value, you must press the return
key
before you click the "Apply" or "Save" buttons. If you don't do this, the
value you have entered will be ignored.
Once you have selected USE_MSG_LIST
and clicked
the "Apply" or "Save" buttons, a new window with the title
"AceDB Normal/Error Messages" will appear. The window has scroll bars
so that you can adjust it to the size you want and also scroll through
messages.
If there are no messages then the window will show
"< No messages currently >"
As messages arrive they are displayed with the newest at the bottom displayed in
red, older messages are scrolled off the top once the list has reached
MAX_MSG_LIST_LENGTH
in size. Each message is shown with
a time stamp so that you can see when it arrived. You will see something
like this:
2001-06-14_16:35:30: Sorry, no help subject registered for this window ! 2001-06-14_16:35:31: Sorry Roger, none of your DNA matches ! 2001-06-14_16:35:32: Your Source_Exons are off the end of your sequence ! 2001-06-14_16:35:33: Please use AceDB 4_9 from now on !
You can do the following from the message list window menu:
You can return to having individual popups at any time by
setting USE_MSG_LIST
"off" from the "Preferences Editor"
window.
last edited: Jun 2001