Logging in the next ExamDiff Pro |
The next version of ExamDiff Pro will introduce logging of actions, errors, results, and other messages. By default, ExamDiff Pro will output the log to the Output Pane at the bottom of the ExamDiff Pro comparison window. This pane is shown below.
As discussed in the previous blog on the updated UI in ExamDiff Pro 9.0, this pane can be adjusted to show it permanently, hide automatically, hide permanently, or floating.
Each of the colors is used to identify a different type of message. Black indicates Results, blue indicates Action, green indicates Message, and red indicates Error.
Additionally, as shown below, right-clicking in the Output Pane shows a context menu that lets you Copy some text, Clear the current output log, Select All the text in the output log, or enable Word Wrap for particularly long strings in the Output Pane.
Users can also change the way ExamDiff Pro handles logging through the Options dialog, that can be reached by navigating to Tools | Options and then selecting Logging under Global.
In the Logging options, the user can choose to Log to file, which will output the actions log to a file in addition to the Output Pane.
There is also an option to either Append or Overwrite the log with each new instance of ExamDiff Pro. Selecting Append results in new records being appended to the bottom of the previous log file, while Overwrite will replace the file created in previous sessions.
The File size limit options allows you to prevent the log file from growing past a user selected limit. If a log file exceeds the limit, a new log file will be created and the old file will be renamed with a timestamp.
Lastly, the Include process ID will include ExamDiff Pro process ID with each line in the log file.
As discussed in the previous blog on the updated UI in ExamDiff Pro 9.0, this pane can be adjusted to show it permanently, hide automatically, hide permanently, or floating.
Each of the colors is used to identify a different type of message. Black indicates Results, blue indicates Action, green indicates Message, and red indicates Error.
Additionally, as shown below, right-clicking in the Output Pane shows a context menu that lets you Copy some text, Clear the current output log, Select All the text in the output log, or enable Word Wrap for particularly long strings in the Output Pane.
Users can also change the way ExamDiff Pro handles logging through the Options dialog, that can be reached by navigating to Tools | Options and then selecting Logging under Global.
In the Logging options, the user can choose to Log to file, which will output the actions log to a file in addition to the Output Pane.
There is also an option to either Append or Overwrite the log with each new instance of ExamDiff Pro. Selecting Append results in new records being appended to the bottom of the previous log file, while Overwrite will replace the file created in previous sessions.
The File size limit options allows you to prevent the log file from growing past a user selected limit. If a log file exceeds the limit, a new log file will be created and the old file will be renamed with a timestamp.
Lastly, the Include process ID will include ExamDiff Pro process ID with each line in the log file.
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