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[application] section
The [application] section includes settings that are
application-wide in scope. Following is a detailed explanation of some of the
items in this subkey. For a detailed explanation of the remaining items, see
the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
298739 Vso2002: Where Registry Settings Are Stored: Part 2
AddonsPath=Solutions
Identifies the location of Visio add-on libraries and add-on
executable files (programs written in Visual Basic or another programming
language that supports Automation). The location can be relative to the
location of Visio.exe or fully qualified.
AltFilterINIFile=VISIO.INI
If INIFileForFilters=2, use this setting to specify the .INI file
name.
AltFilterINIFileExportSect=Exports
If INIFileForFilters=2, use this setting to specify the name of
the Export section in the .INI file set by AltFilterINIFile.
AltFilterINIFileImportSect=Imports
If INIFileForFilters=2, use this setting to specify the name of
the Import section in the .INI file set by AltFilterINIFile.
Animation=60000
The time in milliseconds between evaluations of the NOW()
function in ShapeSheet formulas. The default is one minute. To evaluate NOW()
more frequently, set Animation to a smaller value, such as 125.
AreaSelection=0
Determines the mode of selection when using the pointer tool to
drag a selection net around shapes.
0 Only shapes completely within the selection net are selected.
1 Shapes partially within the selection net are selected.
AutoRecovery = 0
File recovery set to True (non-zero) or false (zero).
AutoRecoveryInterval = 10
Time in minutes that AutoRecovery will perform a save.
AutoStartIME=0
Determines whether to enable the Input Method Editor (IME) when
Visio is started. The IME helps you enter characters from multi-byte character
sets, typically used on Far East systems.
0 Do not automatically enable the IME.
1 Automatically enable the IME.
BiDiMode=0xFFFF
When Visio displays a line of text, it calculates the position of
characters in the line multiple times to get optimal spacing between the
characters. This ensures that text on the screen exactly matches the text when
printed. If the text mixes characters from languages that run in different
directions--for example, English (left to right) and Arabic or Hebrew (right to
left), trying to get optimal spacing may cause reversed or missing characters.
Use the BiDiMode setting to control Visio behavior when displaying
bidirectional text.
0 Make multiple calculations to get optimal
character spacing.
Recommended for single-language text.
1 Make a single run, regardless of system settings.
0xFFFF Use Windows international system settings.
Recommended for mixed-language, bidirectional text.
BlastFlag=1
Determines the default behavior with respect to local formulas
when styles are applied from the toolbar.
Zero Keep local formulas.
Non-zero Reset local formulas.
BuiltDirectoryCache=0
Non-zero indicates that the Visio directory cache has been built
and is saved in the Visio.bin file. Set this value to 0 if you want to force
Visio to rebuild this cache.
ChunkyDraw = 350
Represents the number of milliseconds between each successive bit
transfer of the off-screen drawing buffer to the screen. A value of zero turns
off ChunkyDraw, which results in a single bit transfer to the screen for each
drawing window update (WM_PAINT message).
DrawOffscreen must be
turned on (DrawOffscreen=1) for this number to have any effect.
CircularTestLimit=20
The number of times a cell is recalculated before it is tested
for inclusion in a circular reference.
CubicTolerance=5
How closely Visio follows the mouse pointer when drawing a
freeform curve, or spline: the lower the number, the more closely Visio follows
the pointer. The CubicTolerance setting corresponds to the
Smoothing option in the
FreeForm Drawing section in the
Options dialog box.
CustomCommonDialog=1
Determines which dialog boxes Visio uses.
Zero Use the Windows default dialog box templates.
Non-zero Use the Visio custom templates for the common dialog
boxes (for example, <B>Open</B>, <B>Save</B>, <B>Save As</B>).
CustomMenusFile =
The name and path of a file that contains custom menus and
accelerators to use for all instances of Visio.
CustomToolbarsFile =
The name and path of a file that contains custom toolbars and
status bars to use for all instances of Visio.
Default3LegConnectorFile =
The name of an alternate file that contains a 3-legged connector.
Default3LegConnectorName =
The name of the master shape in the file specified in
Default3LegConnectorFile.
Default5LegConnectorFile =
The name of an alternate file that contains a 5-legged connector.
Default5LegConnectorName =
The name of the master shape in the file specified in
Default5LegConnectorFile.
DefaultCurrencyFmt=0
DefaultCurrencyFmt determines how Visio formats currency when it
is displayed as a string. The default setting, zero, uses the formatting
specified in the international system settings. Non-local currency is displayed
using the local currency settings for thousands and decimal separators and
positive/negative format, but uses the ISO 4217 three-character currency
mnemonic for the currency symbol, displayed after the value separated by a
space.
With the DefaultCurrencyFmt mask, you can control several
related formatting options. You add together the options you want to set.
DefaultCurrencyFmt affects formatting of all currency in the application. The
mask is easiest to understand in its hexadecimal format, because most values
are powers of 2. Both the hex and decimal values are listed below.
To
control the displayed currency symbol, chose one of the following:
0x0000 or 0 Local currency uses the symbol defined by the
international settings.
Non-local currency uses its ISO 4217 three-character
mnemonic.
0x0200 or 512 Both local and non-local currency use their local symbol.
0x0400 or 1024 Both local and non-local currency use ISO 4217
three-character.
To control the display format of positive and negative currency
values, chose one of the following:
0x0000 or 0 Use the international settings.
0x0100 or 256 Use the explicit settings defined below.
Explicit negative formats
------------------------------
0x0000 or 0 ($1.1)
0x0001 or 1 -$1.1
0x0002 or 2 $-1.1
0x0003 or 3 $1.1-
0x0004 or 4 (1.1$)
0x0005 or 5 -1.1$
0x0006 or 6 1.1-$
0x0007 or 7 1.1$-
0x0008 or 8 -1.1 $
0x0009 or 9 -$ 1.1
0x000A or 10 1.1 $-
0x000B or 11 $ 1.1-
0x000C or 12 $ -1.1
0x000D or 13 1.1- $
0x000E or 14 ($ 1.1)
0x000F or 16 (1.1 $)
Explicit positive formats
------------------------------
0x0000 or 0 $1.1
0x0010 or 16 1.1$
0x0020 or 32 $ 1.1
0x0030 or 48 1.1 $
DefaultFontCharset=0xFFFF
The character set of the default font as defined in the Windows
logical font structure for that font. Common character set values are 0 for
ANSI, 2 for Symbol, and 255 for OEM (system-dependent).
DefaultFontFamily=0xFFFF
The font family to which the default font belongs, as defined in
the Windows logical font structure for that font.
DefaultFontName =
The name of the font to use as the default. If you format text in
the default font, Visio automatically uses whatever font is defined as the
default on the user's system. With this method, there is a more flexible
mapping of fonts. If ShowDefaultFont is non-zero, the default font is displayed
at the top of the font list in angle brackets (< >). The default font
also has the value 0 in the
Font cell of the
Characters section of the ShapeSheet.
Developer=0
Non-zero enables certain developer Visio UI functionality.
DontBuildFileListMenus = 0
Visio builds a file list (for example, stencils and templates) on
demand when you click the
File menu. Setting this to non-zero prevents Visio from dynamically
building the list. Although this improves performance of the
File menu, Microsoft does not recommend it.
DontShowWelcomeDialog=0
Non-zero disables the Welcome to Visio 2002 startup screen.
DragBitmap=3
Determines whether Visio creates a bitmap representation of a
dragged shape or master while waiting to drop the shape or master.
0 Do not create a bitmap representation. Only an outline of the
shapes(s) is displayed.
1 A bitmap representation of the shape(s) is displayed after the
duration specified by the MousePauseTime setting. (Default behavior
for releases before 5.0c.)
2 A bitmap representation of the shape(s) is always displayed.
3 A bitmap representation of the shape(s) is always displayed unless
the selection exceeds 25 shapes, one or more bitmaps, or one or more
metafiles. Behavior then defaults to the behavior described in
DragBitmap=1.
DrawingsPath=Drawings
The default path for saving Visio drawings. Can be relative to
the location of Visio.exe or fully qualified. Multiple paths are separated by a
semicolon. If the Drawings folder does not exist, Visio will use the Explorer
Shell Folder (typically, My Documents) to store personal documents.
DrawOffscreen= 1
To enable flicker-free redraw, drawing can be done to an
off-screen buffer, then a bit transfer to the screen.
0 Turns off off-screen drawing (typical drawing for releases before 5.0c).
1 Turns on off-screen drawing.
EditInPlaceOnInsertObject=1
0 Edit in the full Visio window when inserting a Visio
embedded object into another OLE 2.0 container application.
1 Use in-place editing when inserting a Visio embedded object.
EventsEnabled=1
Non-zero enables Visio events to be sent to Visio add-ons and VBA
macros. Zero disables all Visio events.
FaceDialogLabel=???
The font, such as "MS Sans Serif", used in dialog box labels.
"???" tells Visio to use the current system defaults.
FaceMasterIconAndName=???
The font, such as "Arial", used in the stencil window when both
icons and names are displayed. "???" tells Visio to use the current system
defaults.
FaceMasterNameOnly=???
The font, such as "MS Sans Serif", used in the stencil window
when only master names are displayed. "???" tells Visio to use the current
system defaults.
FacePIPCaption=???
The font, such as "Arial", used in the floating stencil window
when Visio is activated for in-place editing. "???" tells Visio to use the
current system defaults.
FaceRuler=???
The font, such as "Arial", used in the ruler. "???" tells Visio
to use the current system defaults.
FaceShapeSheet=???
The font, such as "MS Sans Serif", used in the ShapeSheet. "???"
tells Visio to use the current system defaults.
FaceStencil=???
The font, such as "MS Sans Serif", used in the stencil. "???"
tells Visio to use the current system defaults.
FaceTip=???
The font, such as "Arial", used in the tip window. "???" tells
Visio to use the current system defaults.
FilterLibrary32=ISGDI32.DLL
The name of the main library used by all of the filters.
FiltersPath32=System\Filter32
The location of import and export filters. Can be relative to the
location of Visio.exe or fully qualified. The import and export filters must
match the .dll file specified by the corresponding FilterLibrary setting.
FontSizeDialogLabel=0xFFFF
The point size of text in dialog box labels. "0xFFFF" tells Visio
to use the current system defaults.
FontSizeMasterIconAndName=0xFFFF
The point size of text used in the stencil window when both icons
and names are displayed. "0xFFFF" tells Visio to use the current system
defaults.
FontSizeMasterNameOnly=0xFFFF
The point size of text used in the stencil window when only
master names are displayed. "0xFFFF" tells Visio to use the current system
defaults.
FontSizePIPCaption=0xFFFF
The point size of text in the floating stencil window when Visio
is activated for in-place editing. "0xFFFF" tells Visio to use the current
system defaults.
FontSizeRuler=0xFFFF
The point size of text in the ruler. "0xFFFF" tells Visio to use
the current system defaults.
FontSizeShapeSheet=0xFFFF
The point size of text displayed in the ShapeSheet window.
"0xFFFF" tells Visio to use the current system defaults.
FontSizeStencil=65535
The point size of text in the stencil. "0xFFFF" tells Visio to
use the current system defaults.
FontSizeTip=0xFFFF
The point size of text used in the tip window. "0xFFFF" tells
Visio to use the current system defaults.
FPEAlertCount=0
The number of times that you receive the Floating Point Exception
error message when a floating point exception occurs.
GengoData1=yyyy/mm/dd,english_short,kanji_short,kanji_long and GengoData2=yyyy/mm/dd,english_short,kanji_short,kanji_long
The Japanese version of Visio has built-in date information for
the Emperors Meiji, Taishou, Shouwa, and Heisei. If new emperor(s) come to
power between releases of Visio, you can customize gengo date information by
setting these entries. If both GengoData1 and GengoData2 are set, GengoData2
should be later chronologically. Dates are formatted at run time, so these
entries should be updated in all Visio.ini files on all systems, or the date
may be formatted differently on different systems.
yyyy/mm/dd The first date of the new emperor's reign.
english_short The English abbreviation of the emperor's name
(used by the "g" date format).
kanji_short The Kanji short name of the emperor
(used by the "gg" and "G" formats).
kanji_long The Kanji long name of the emperor
(used by the "ggg" and "GG" formats).
GridNonPage=0
A non-zero value displays a grid on the pasteboard.
GreekTextSize=4
Minimum font size in which text will be displayed.
HeightPIPCaption=0xFFFF
The height of the caption in the floating stencil window when
Visio is activated for in-place editing. "0xFFFF" tells Visio to use the
current system defaults.
HelpPath=Help;Solutions
The location of help files for templates and stencils.
HideVerticalFonts=0
Zero to display vertically-oriented fonts in the Visio font list,
or non-zero to hide vertically-oriented fonts. Although Visio does not provide
true vertical text composition, you can get the effect of vertical text by
using a vertical font and resizing the text box to force a single-character
column. A vertical font is designated with an at sign (@) as the first
character of its name. Vertical fonts are typically used on Far East systems.
IMEDefaultFontCharset=0xFFFF
The character set of the default font to be used by the Input
Method Editor (IME), as defined in the Windows logical font structure for that
font. The Visio default for Japanese is the ShiftJIS character set. The
following are examples of typical settings:
128 ShiftJIS
129 Hangeul
134 GB2312
136 ChineseBig5
0xFFFF causes Visio to use Windows international system settings.
IMEDefaultFontFamily=0xFFFF
The font family to which the default IME font belongs, as defined
in the Windows logical font structure for that font. 0xFFFF causes Visio to use
Windows international system settings.
IMEDefaultFontName=???
The name of the font to use as the default in the IME. If you
format text in the default font, Visio automatically uses whatever font is
defined as the default on the system. This allows for a more flexible mapping
of fonts. The string "???" causes Visio to use Windows international system
settings.
INIFileForFilters=0
Indicates where to look for information about import and export
filters.
Zero Use the [VisioImports] and [VisioExports]
sections of Visio.ini
1 Use the [MS Graphic Import Filters] and
[MS Graphic Export Filters] sections of Win.ini.
2 Use the [AltFilterINIFileImportSect] and
[AltFilterINIFileExportSect] sections of the file
specified by AltFilterINIFile.
InPlaceWidth=5.5 in. and InPlaceHeight=3.0 in.
The default width and height of the Visio embedded object when it
is edited in-place.
IsMultiByteAware=0
Non-zero to handle multi-byte character sets, typically used on
Far East systems. Setting IsMultiByteAware to a non-zero value may cause Visio
to run more slowly, but it will run more reliably when using a multi-byte
character set.
LastFilen=
where n is a number from 1 through 9. The last nine
files used in Visio. These appear on the
File menu under the
Exit command. For example, if LastFile1=FLOWCHT.VSD, 1 FLOWCHT.VSD
appears on the
File menu under the
Exit command.
LastStencil=Basic Shapes.vss
The last stencil file selected with the
Open Stencil command.
LastTemplate(n)=Basic Diagram.vst
The list of the last 9 template files selected with the New
command.
LinesAndTextPrintBlack=0
When printing to a PCL printer on Windows NT 3.51, colored lines
and text print as white. Set LinesAndTextPrintBlack to a value other than zero
to ensure that lines and text print in black.
LineTolerance=5
How far the mouse pointer can deviate from a straight line before
Visio starts drawing a freeform curve, or spline: the higher the number, the
farther the mouse pointer can deviate. The LineTolerance setting corresponds to
the
Precision option in the
FreeForm Drawing section in the
Options dialog box.
LiveMouseDynamics=1
When you resize or rotate a shape, you can see the shape as it is
being transformed instead of the bounding box until the action is complete.
0 = Do not show live dynamics.
1 = Show live dynamics.
LoadVBAProjectsFromText=1
Loading VBA projects from text forces recompilation of the VBA
project every time that it is loaded by Visio.
0 = Do Not load VBA from text
1 = Load VBA from text
LoopLimit = 40
The maximum number of times Visio processes a dependency loop in
a ShapeSheet formula before recalculation is stopped. Because some complex
shapes may legitimately loop several times during recalculation. For best
results, set LoopLimit to a value greater than 10.
MainDictionaryPath
The location of the main dictionary to be used by Visio to check
spelling of text.
MaxDigitsLeftOfDecimal=14
The maximum number of digits to the left of the decimal point in
the ShapeSheet.
MaxSpellerWordLength=50
The maximum length of the words that can be checked by the Visio
spelling checker. Words longer than MaxSpellerWordLength are flagged as
misspelled, but no suggestions are offered.
MeasurementDigits_Dlgs=4
The maximum number of digits to the right of the decimal point in
dialog boxes.
MeasurementDigits_SheetForm=4
The maximum number of digits to the right of the decimal point in
ShapeSheet formulas.
MeasurementDigits_SheetVal=4
The maximum number of digits to the right of the decimal point in
values in the ShapeSheet.
MeasurementDigits_StatBar=4
The maximum number of digits to the right of the decimal point in
the status bar.
MeasurementFlags_Dlgs=49, MeasurementFlags_SheetForm=529, MeasurementFlags_SheetVal=2577, and MeasurementFlags_StatBar=529
The formats used to display numbers in dialog boxes, ShapeSheet
formulas or values, or the status bar. To select localized or universal units,
use one of the following values:
0 Use the localized full unit name (INCH vs. IN).
1 Use the localized abbreviated name (IN vs. INCH).
2 Use the localized formula unit name (" vs. INCH).
3 Use the universal unit name.
To combine other options, add values from the following list:
4 Show the unit label for default unit data.
8 Omit unit labels (12 vs. 12MI). Takes precedence
over other label-related flags.
16 Convert label to lowercase (6in vs. 6IN).
32 Include inches even if zero (5'0" vs 5').
64 Use only feet unit (5'6 vs 5'6").
128 Use both units for picas (1P3PT vs. 1P3). Also
affects display of ciceros.
256 Override with indicated measurement unit.
512 Separate value and units with a space.
1024 Omit leading zero (.99 vs. 0.99).
2048 Fill decimal with zeros (.2500 vs. 0.25).
4096 Leading space in positive numbers (' 5' vs. '5').
8192 Leading plus in positive numbers ('+5' vs. '5').
Takes precedence over 4096 if both are set.
16384 Display as fractions ('2 1/2' vs. '2.5'). Works only
for denominators 2, 4, 8, ... 64.
32768 Display small values as 0 instead of in scientific
notation.
MinIMEFontSize=8
The minimum font size used to display text in the Input Method
Editor, which converts phonetic input into glyphs on Far East systems.
MouseDetectCreate=3
The number of pixels you must move the mouse before Visio detects
a drawing action to create a new shape.
MouseDetectDrag=3
The number of pixels you must move a dragged shape before Visio
detects a motion.
MousePauseTime=1000
The number of milliseconds the mouse must pause before Visio
creates a bitmap representation of a dragged shape. See the DragBitmap section
earlier in this article.