8.4. Setting options

knoda can be highly configured to fit your needs.To do so press the "Options"-button in the main window.


Figure 8-5. The knoda window


8.4.1. General options


Figure 8-6. The knoda general options


In the 'General'- options menu you can set:

8.4.2. Defaults options

The 'Defaults'- section allows you to define the look of your data.


Figure 8-7. The knoda defaults options


8.4.3. Regional options

knoda uses the German format for displaying the date and time. If you want or need to change it, no problem.


Figure 8-8. The knoda regional options


If you are not happy with the date "31.12.2001" and prefer "2001-12-31", enter Y-M-D in the date field. The 'Date & Time format' is needed for fields which have both, date and time data.

8.4.4. Report options

There are some options you should set before using reports. First is your character set encoding. If you are using unicode, set the encoding to that which comes closest to your requirements.


Figure 8-9. The knoda report options


The printer value will be used when calling the command line tools of hk_classes.