About Setting Preferences

You use the Main Preferences page of the Preferences dialog box to set preferences for the location of the reuse file, the customizations file, the percentage of transparency for the execution viewer, the background color for reused statements, and the color of the outline tool for selecting images. You can also enable and disable the prompt to add a statement to Reuse view and the confirmation message that children are deleted with the group.

The default for the Reuse file location is C:\Documents and Settings\username\MTA. Manual Tester uses this location to store the reuse file and the list of recently used files.

The default for the Customizations file location is C:\Documents and Settings\username\MTA. Manual Tester uses this location to store the files containing custom properties and custom results.

The default Percentage transparency of execution window is 15%. A setting of 0% removes all transparency and displays the execution viewer as a solid window.
Notes:
  • You can also change the amount of transparency in the execution viewer. Moving the % Transparent slider to the left makes the execution viewer less transparent; moving it to the right makes it more transparent. Double-click % Transparent to establish the current setting as the default.
  • You can make the execution viewer visible over NetMeeting or other remote meeting software by setting the Percent transparency of execution window field to 0.

The default Reused Statement Background Color is light gray.

The default Highlight Color is red.

When you cut or copy a statement in a manual test script, the default is to have Manual Tester prompt you whether you want to add the pasted item to your list of reusable statements.

When you delete a group, the default is to have Manual Tester remind you that all children of the group will be deleted too.

Parent topic: Customizing Manual Tester

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