Preference Recorder Dialog

The preference recorder detects all preferences that were changed while the Preferences dialog was open. It provides the ability to selectively record each changed preference. A recorded preference has global impact, i.e., it applies to all workspaces, not just the current workspace. All recorded preferences are automatically applied on startup. They can be manually applied via Help → Perform Setup Tasks… to an already-running IDE.

Preference Selection and Policies

Preference selection determines not only what's recorded, but also how future changes to that preference are handled:

In other words, not only are preferences selectively recorded, but also preference handling policies are maintained. As such, this dialog will appear less often as you train it to either record or ignore each specific preference. Use Window → Oomph → Setup → Preference Recorder to view or modify these policies.

Recorded preferences, as well as the associated policies, are maintained in in your user setup, which you can view or modify using Navigate → Open Setup → Open User.

How to Proceed

The preference recorder dialog prompts you to take the following actions: