Advanced tab

Use the Advanced tab to configure the image cache, the stored settings, and the buttons style.

Figure 1. Genero Desktop Client Options; Advanced Tab

The following options can be configured in the Advanced panel:

Disk Image Cache
Proxy Cache
Stored settings
Buttons style

Image Cache

Figure 2. Image cache section of the Advanced tab

GDC will locally store images which have been retrieved remotely. This can happen when the images have been found using http (either because the url specifies http, or a PICTURE alias is used with Genero Application Server), or on the Runtime System side (using FGLIMAGEPATH). The size of the image cache can be configured. Images are stored in the AppCacheDir directory (see GDC configuration file directories for more information). When the cache is full, the images which haven't been recently used are removed from the cache. The Clear button will clear the cache.

Tip: As with previous versions, a memory cache is still used by GDC. Images that are frequently used are cached to be loaded as fast as possible. The Clear Cache button will clear both caches (memory and local disk).

The imageCache style has been introduced to manage the cache; the disk cache and memory cache. It can be applied to any item using images and defines whether GDC must cache the image (based on the url).

Values can be yes (cache is used) or no (cache is not used). The default behavior depends (as in previous versions) on the item type:

IMAGE fields are not cached.
All other items (button, toolbar items) are cached.

Note: When configuration settings for the image cache in GDC are modified in one monitor, the settings are applied to all monitors for a user. For example, if you delete the image cache in one monitor, it is also deleted in all other monitors.

Note that the image cache is common to all applications for a user. This can result in an error if the cache is enabled and there are image files with the same file name. Take the following example of an error that occurs when two applications try to display two different images with the same file name:

The first application will write the first image to the cache.
The second application, while trying to load the second image with the same name, will search the cache by file name and load the first image.
The second application incorrectly displays the first image.

Proxy Cache

The Clear button will clear the cache.

Stored settings

Stored Settings can be temporarily disabled by checking "Disable". If "Read Only" is checked, GDC will read the stored settings when forms are loaded, but they won't be updated when forms are closed. If you want to clear settings, click on "Clear". this button is disabled if there are no stored settings.

Attention: We strongly recommend that you clear stored settings when migrating to a new main release of GDC (for instance, when moving from 2.1x to 2.2x). Otherwise, you might encounter some side effects due to corrections or new functionality.

Buttons style

The look of the monitor and dialogs (shortcuts wizard, login, about box, debug console) buttons can be customized to match the look-and-feel of a regular Genero application.

Screen shot of Genero Desktop Client with raised buttons with icons

Figure 3. Raised buttons with icons

This figure is a screen shot of the Genero Desktop Client with raised buttons and no icons.

Figure 4. Raised buttons without icons