40.5 General (Program Options)

40.5.1 Overview

The General page bundles language, appearance, startup/notification-area behavior, password storage, and the centrally managed profile file.

Program options, General page

40.5.2 Language and color scheme

  • Language: English or German; the change takes effect after a restart.
  • Color scheme: Light, Dark, or System (follows the Windows setting).

40.5.3 Startup and notification area

Option Effect
Start program with Windows Sets up autostart (see chapter 60.1)
Move to the notification area on startup Starts minimized to the notification area (tray)
Move to the notification area when minimizing Minimizing places the window in the notification area instead of the taskbar
Move to the notification area on close Closing only hides the window - processing continues independently anyway (see chapter 60.1)

40.5.4 User interface

  • Hide “Guides” button: hides the Guides button next to the main menu (see chapter 2.3) - e.g. for tidy workstation installations. The guides remain accessible via Menu → Guides.

40.5.5 Password storage

Defines how stored passwords (e.g. SMTP, database connections) are saved:

Option Meaning
Windows Credential Manager (vault) Passwords are kept in the Windows vault of the user account (recommended)
Encrypted in the configuration Passwords are stored encrypted in the configuration files - necessary if the configuration is to be transferred between machines

40.5.6 Centrally managed profile file

For multi-workstation scenarios: all workstations use the same profile file on a network path.

  • Centrally managed profile file: path to the shared file. When set, workstations without editing permission run in client mode: profile editing is locked (see chapter 3.10), changes to the central file are picked up automatically.
  • Allow editing of the centrally managed profile file (admin mode): exactly one workstation should have this permission and maintain the profiles.
  • Export current profiles as a profile file…: creates the central file initially from the local profiles.