GedSite: Preferences

Overview

The Preferences window contains the properties that affect the operation of the program that are not related to a particular GedSite file. You open the Preferences window via the Customize > Edit Preferences... command.

Properties

Upgrade Query Frequency

The Upgrade Query Frequency pull-down menu determines when GedSite checks for program updates. The available choices are explained in the table below.

To determine if an update is available, GedSite communicates with a remote server to compare the program version number to the most up-to-date program version. When enabled, GedSite executes the query during the startup process. The default frequency is "Never", so this query is disabled by default and you must "opt‑in". GedSite is updated multiple times per year, so we recommend choosing one of the other values.

When a program update is available, GedSite will display a button in the menu bar to the right of the Help menu:

screenshot of button with yellow background and black text that reads "Update Available"

Click that button to get more information.

Value	Description
Never	GedSite will not check for updates.
Every Session	GedSite will check for updates every time you start the program.
Once a Day	GedSite will check for updates when you start the program if it has been at least one day since the last check.
Once a Week	GedSite will check for updates when you start the program if it has been at least seven days since the last check.
Once a Month	GedSite will check for updates when you start the program if it has been at least thirty days since the last check.

Value

Description

Never

GedSite will not check for updates.

Every Session

GedSite will check for updates every time you start the program.

Once a Day

GedSite will check for updates when you start the program if it has been at least one day since the last check.

Once a Week

GedSite will check for updates when you start the program if it has been at least seven days since the last check.

Once a Month

GedSite will check for updates when you start the program if it has been at least thirty days since the last check.

Default HTML Editor

Sets the default editor for text properties where blocks of HTML content are allowed. The initial value is "HTML Editor", but you may choose "Text Editor" if you usually prefer to edit HTML tags manually.

If you choose "HTML Editor":
- The Edit > Open Editor... command or F7 will open the HTML Editor.
- The Edit > Open Alternate Editor... command or Shift + F7 will open the Text Editor.
If you choose "Text Editor":
- The Edit > Open Editor... command or F7 will open the Text Editor.
- The Edit > Open Alternate Editor... command or Shift + F7 will open the HTML Editor.

For text properties that do not allow blocks of HTML content, GedSite will always use the Text Editor as both the default editor and the alternate editor.

Show List Item Tooltips

The Show List Item Tooltips checkbox controls whether or not GedSite shows tooltips over items in list and tree properties. When checked, tooltips are displayed. The default is checked.

screenshot of several items in the Person Entry list with a tooltip showing for the Callout item

After you become familiar with the various item types, you may want to suppress the tooltips by unchecking Show List Item Tooltips.