Options & Preferences
The Options dialog stores per-user, per-module preferences for the QC desktop application. Settings are saved to the database against the current user’s profile and reload automatically on next login.
Opening Options
Click the Options button in the QC ribbon toolbar (keyboard shortcut: Alt + Enter). The Options dialog opens over the main window.
Confirmation Prompts
Each prompt can be independently enabled or disabled. When disabled, the corresponding action executes immediately without a “Are you sure?” dialog.
| Setting | Default | Prompt shown before… |
|---|---|---|
| Confirm Close Batch | On | Finalising and closing the current batch |
| Confirm Suspend Batch | On | Suspending and releasing the session lock |
| Confirm Delete Batch | On | Permanently deleting the entire batch |
| Confirm Delete Document | On | Deleting a document node from the tree |
| Confirm Delete Page | On | Deleting a page node from the tree |
Thumbnail Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thumbnail Size | 45 px | Width (in pixels) of page thumbnails in the tree view. Larger values improve visibility on high-DPI monitors. |
| Thumbnail Cache | 0 | Number of thumbnails to pre-render and hold in memory. 0 = render on demand only. |
| Display Thumbnails | On | When off, tree view page nodes display a generic page icon instead of the actual thumbnail, improving performance on slow storage. |
Language
Select the application display language from the Language drop-down. The setting is saved immediately and takes effect after confirming the dialog. The window is restarted automatically to apply the change.
| Display name | Culture code |
|---|---|
| English – GBR | en-GB |
| Spanish – ESP | es-ES |
| German – DEU | de-DE |
| Dutch – NLD | nl-NL |
| Croatian – HR | hr-HR |
Panel Visibility
Use the toggles on the View tab in the ribbon to show or hide workspace panels. These are saved automatically when the batch is suspended or closed:
- Batch Contents – shows or hides the tree view panel on the left. Hiding it gives more horizontal space to the image viewer.
- Status Bar – shows or hides the document/page/sheet count bar at the bottom of the window.
- Image Enhancement – shows or hides the Image Enhancement panel on the right (only available if enabled for the batch by an administrator).
Saving Settings
Click OK in the Options dialog to save all changes. Settings are stored in the database via BALUserModuleSettings and are scoped to the current user and the QC module. Click Cancel or press Escape to discard changes.