# Options/Window

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## Font

Font name: [1] |
Font size: [2] |

## HTML Box [3]

Adjustment type: [4] |
Adjustment rect: [5] |

## Status Box

Show short urls: [6] |

## Startup

Startup Rect Mode: [7] |
Rect: [8] |
Safe mode: [9] |

## Notes

1. ^ Enter a font name (default is `Arial`)
   - The font name must be installed on your machine, such as "Arial", "Courier New", "Liberation Sans"
   - The font name applies to the Address Bar, Tab Buttons, Search Bar, Find Box, and Progress Text messages
   - To change the fonts for the menu, you will need to do it through your Operating System. SWT does not support customizable fonts for menus: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=29899
2. ^ Enter a font size in points (default is `8`)
   - The font size must be a numeric value (typically between 6 and 30)
   - The font size applies to the Address Bar, Tab Buttons, Search Bar, Find Box, and Progress Text messages
   - To change the fonts for the menu, you will need to do it through your Operating System. SWT does not support customizable fonts for menus: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=29899
3. ^ Handles Windows displays with "Large fonts" or "Extra large fonts":
   - For large fonts, use "relative" and a rect of "0,0,-2,-12"
   - For extra large fonts, use "relative" and a rect of "0,0,-6,-28"
   - For other unanticipated GUI layouts, experiment as necessary.
4. ^ Choose one of the following (default is `none`)
   - none: no action
   - absolute: absolute coordinates of html box rectangle
   - relative: relative adjustment to html box rectangle
5. ^ Enter 'x,y,w,h' numbers separated by commas (default is )
   - none: blank; EX: ''
   - absolute: absolute rect of HTML box; EX: '0,40,1280,900' will place the html box at x=0,y=40,w=1280,h=900
   - relative: relative adjustment to xowa calc; EX: '1,2,-3,-4' will add x=1,y=2,w=-3,h=-4
6. ^ Choose one of the following (default is `unchecked`)
   - checked: Link shown at the bottom is wiki_name/name. EX: `simple.wikipedia.org/Main_Page`
   - unchecked: Link shown at the bottom is wiki_name/wiki/name. EX: `simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page`
7. ^ Choose one of the following (default is `previous`)
   - previous: window starts at same rect as previous session (default)
   - maximized: window always starts maximized
   - absolute: window bounds are set to rect below
   - relative: window starts at full screen, and then adjusted by rect below
   - default: window starts at default rect (determined by operating system)
8. ^ Enter 'x,y,w,h' numbers separated by commas (default is `0,0,1280,1024`)
   - absolute: absolute rect of window; EX: 0,0,1280,1024 means x=0 y=0 w=1280 h=1024
   - relative: relative adjustment to full screen size; EX: 20,20,-20,-20 on an 1280,1024 screen will yield a rect of x=20 y=20 w=1260 h=1004
   - previous, maximized, default: does nothing
9. ^ Choose one of the following (default is `checked`)
   - checked: prevents window that would be located off screen; EX: x=-9999 or w=9999
   - unchecked: allows off-screen rect.
   NOTE: if you create an unviewable rect you will need to edit the options file

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