The Global Options dialog allows various aspects of FireDaemon Pro's behaviour to be customised. This can be reached by clicking Global Options in the hamburger menu to the right of the product name.
Global Options settings are grouped into the following sub-sections:
Preferences - All Users
These preferences will serve as the default for new users, unless overridden by user settings.
The following option settings are available for All Users:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Check for Updates | If this setting is enabled, FireDaemon Pro will automatically check for more a recent version of the product on the FireDaemon website. Clicking the Check Now button will cause FireDaemon Pro to immediately perform a version check on the FireDaemon website. The result is displayed in a notification popup. |
| Show Splash Screen | If this setting is enabled, the splash screen will be displayed whenever the FireDaemon Pro Service Manager is launched. |
| Hide All Popups | If this setting is enabled, all notification popups in the FireDaemon Pro GUI will be suppressed. |
| Service List | |
| Summary Tooltip Delay | When hovering over a service name in the service list, a service summary is displayed in a popup window. The Summary Tooltip Delay setting controls the time delay before this popup is displayed. This value is entered in milliseconds (ms). The default value is 1000. If Summary Delay is set to zero, the service summary popups will be disabled. |
| Confirm Actions Controlling All Services | If this setting is enabled, the user is asked to confirm actions that control all services, e.g. Start All Services (Ctrl+Shift+1) or Stop All Services (Ctrl+Shift+2) |
| CPU Bindings Radix | FireDaemon Pro services can be bound to specific processors or cores. This is known as CPU Binding (or CPU Affinity). With this setting, the CPU Binding Mask can be set using any of the following numbering schemes:
For more details, see About CPU Binding. |
| Color Theme | FireDaemon Pro can be viewed in different color themes. This may assist users in productivity if they find particular themes easier to read. The themes available are:
For reference, this guide uses the Light theme for all screenshots. |
Preferences - My User
The My User preferences allow for users to set up their individual settings differently from other users.
All option settings for My User are identical to those for All Users, described above, with the exception of a single additional option setting:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Transfer from All Users | This function copies the All Users settings to the current user profile. |
Service Control
The Service Control options set values related to service startup.
The following Service Control options are available:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Start Automatic (Delayed Start) Services After X Seconds | This setting controls how long (in seconds) the start is delayed for services with the Startup Type Automatic (Delayed Start). A reboot is required for this setting to take affect. |
| Start Automatic Service on Install | If this setting is enabled, the services for which the Startup Mode is set to Automatic or Automatic (Delayed Start) will be immediately started upon installation. |
Service Definition
The Service Definition options allow for configuration of certain aspects of the Service Definition screen for FireDaemon Pro Services.
The following Service Definition options are available:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Service Definition Templates | |
| Edit Default | Click this button to edit the default service definition template. A new Service Definition window appears, with all fields showing their template default values. Any setting in the template can be given a new default value, except for the Service Short Name. Press the Save and Close button to save changes and return to the main FireDaemon Pro interface. |
| Clone Delimiters | |
| Prefix | Enter the prefix that is automatically applied to the name of a newly cloned service. The default prefix string is Clone- |
| Separator | If this setting is enabled, the given separator string is inserted into the name of a newly cloned service. The default separator string is -of- For example, cloning a service called Test will create a new service with a Service Short Name of Clone-1-of-Test and a Service Display Name of Clone-1-of-Test (Test). |