General
The General category of the Global Options dialog allows you to configure general SecureFX options.
Dialogs group
This group contain options that control the display of optional dialogs. These dialogs are displayed by default.
Show connection closed dialog
Check this option to display a connection closed message when the connection is closed.
Show confirm disconnect dialog
Check this option to display a message asking for confirmation before disconnecting .
Show connect dialog on startup
Check this option to display the Connect dialog on startup of SecureFX.
Save expanded folder state in connect dialog
Check this option to have SecureFX remember the state (expanded or collapsed) of folders in the Connect dialog.
New session uses wizard
Enabling this option causes the New Session toolbar button in the Connect dialog to start the New Session wizard. Disabling this option causes this button to open the Session Options dialog instead. This option is enabled by default.
Use dockable Session Manager
Check this option to use the Session Manager for managing sessions. Uncheck this option to use the Connect dialog for managing sessions.
View group
This group includes options that allow you to show or hide components of the SecureFX application window. To turn off any of these options, clear the associated check box. The available options are as follows:
Show toolbar
Show status bar
Show connect bar
Sessions group
This group includes options that deal with SecureFX sessions. The available options are as follows:
Connect dialog sort order
Select the method by which you want to sort the entries listed in the session tree of the Connect dialog. Sessions can be sorted alphabetically (i.e., A1, A10, A2, B), logically (i.e., A1, A2, A10, B), or manually. This option can also be controlled from the Connect dialog's Arrange Tree context menu option. See also Arranging Entries in the Connect Dialog.
Recently used session list
This option allows you to configure the number of sessions listed in the Recently Used Session section of the File menu. The Recently Used Session list displays a list of sessions that have recently been used to connect to a remote machine. The default value is 4.
Note: Entering a value of 0 (zero) in the Recently used session list entry box will disable the list in the File menu and clear the list of all entries.