The following preferences can be changed using the Preferences menu option:
Polling Interval:
The polling interval specifies the time in seconds between which changes to the opened log file are monitored. The default value is set to 0.5 seconds, which means that the log file is checked every 0.5 secs for changes. If any changes are detected, the view is refreshed with the new updated content immediately.
It is recommended that low polling intervals NOT be used to minimize the file update checks.
Higher values will detect file changes more slowly and may be appropriate if the log file does not get updated very quickly
On file open:
Show line numbers
Displays the line numbers when the file is opened. You can use
menu option View > Show/Hide Line numbers or ⌘ + 1 to toggle
line number visibility
Sidebar
Displays the sidebar with the Filter rules and Bookmarks tabs
when the file is opened
Tailing:
Start tailing upon file open
When the file is opened, the file is ‘tailed’ or monitored immediately for changes continously
Auto start/stop tailing on scroll
This option controls whether the view immediately scrolls to the end of the document when an update occurs, after you have scrolled up
in the document (using the mouse/trackpad). If enabled, it prevents the view from ‘jumping’ to the end of the file when a change occurs.
When the document is scrolled to the end, tailing is automatically resumed.
Deleting:
Confirm bookmark deletion
Prompts you to confirm the bookmark deletion operation
Confirm filter/highlight rule deletion
Prompts you to confirm the Filter/Highlight rule deletion
Confirm Remote Host deletion
Prompts you to confirm deleting the Remote Server host in the Remote Hosts Manager dialog
View Colors:
Background: Set the Log view background color
Log text: Set the Log view text foreground color
Line number text: Set the Line Number column text foreground color
Font:
Set the font to use for the log view. By default the view uses the macOS System font at size 12.
This can be changed to one of the available fonts displayed in the Font Panel when the Select button
is clicked. Note: The line number column always displays the text in a fixed font.