Right-clicking the Render Message Window displays a pop-up menu with some options for displaying and managing these messages.
- Copy to Clipboard
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Copies the messages in the current message tab to the Windows Clipboard.
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- Clear Messages
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Clears messages from the window. This is the same as clicking Clear on the main window.
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The options in this section are shortcuts to the Rendering Preferences panel of the Preference Settings dialog. Changing a setting here changes it on the Preferences dialog, and vice versa.
- Show Information Messages
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When on, displays informational messages in the Messages Window. Default=off.
- Show Progress Messages
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When on, displays progress messages in the Messages Window. Default=off.
- Log Debug Messages (To File)
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When on, writes debug messages to the log file, if one has been specified. Default=off.
Debug messages are never displayed in the Messages Window. The renderer can generate a large number of them, which would make the window hard to read.
- Open Message Window on Error
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Whenever the renderer detects an error, it generates an error message. When this option is on, the Messages Window is displayed and the error message appears in it. Default=on.
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The preferences in this section are also shortcuts to the Rendering preferences. Changing a preference here changes it in the Preferences dialog, and vice versa.
- Write Messages to File
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When on, generates a log file. Default=off.
The other log file options are unavailable unless you turn on Write Messages To File:
- Append to File When on, appends messages to the existing file. When off (or if the named file is not found), only new messages are written to the file. Default=off.
- Specify File Opens a file dialog that lets you choose the name and location of the .log file.