Global Settings

Kst's global settings can be accessed by selecting the Settings->Configure Kst.... The following dialog will be displayed.

There are three available tabs. General, Data Sources, and E-Mail.

General

The "General tab" contains most of Kst's global settings.

Plot update timer:: The period of Kst's updates. These will check, for example, for changes in the data files associated with curves and update the plots accordingly.
Base font size:: The base font size for newly created plots.
Minimum font size:: The smallest font size which will be allowed in newly created plots (even if they are squeezed for space).
Default plot colors:: The default foreground and background colours for plots.
Curve color sequence:: The colours to cycle through as new curves are added to a plot. This should have high contrast so that the curves can be differentiated easily.
Default Plot Grid Lines: See the Colour and Line Weights section for Plots.
Default X Axis: See the X/Y Axis Scale section for Plots.
Default Line Weight: See the Colour and Line Weights section for Plots.
Offset from UTC: / Timezone:: This allows Kst to calculate the local time for data given in UTC.
Prompt before closing windows: Kst will require confirmation before closing a window (and deleting the plots which it contains!).
Show QuickStart dialog on startup: Enable if you would like the QuickStart Dialog (see Getting Started - Importing Data for a screenshot) to appear every time Kst starts up.
Apply tied zoom globally: If this setting is enabled, tied zoom is applied to all windows, rather than just the current one.

Data Sources

This pane allows you to choose the default options for Kst's data sources. An explanation of the options available for the set of data sources included with Kst can be found in the Data Sources documentation.

E-Mail

Kst can send e-mails for debugging and logging purposes. In this tab, you give Kst the settings for the SMTP server which you would like to use to send mail.