You can specify several default values that will apply to all DITA2Go projects you subsequently create, modify, or run via the DITA2Go Project Manager. These default settings are on the Preferences tab.
You will need a text editor to manage project configuration files and display log files. The default editor is Windows Notepad. To replace Notepad, in the Text editor field enter one of the following:
If the path to the editor executable includes spaces, you must enclose it in double quotes.
If your desktop has a shortcut to your preferred text editor, an easy way to supply the path is as follows:
Choose what to display for a conversion
Check whether you want either or both of the following displayed when you click Run Project:
The log file is displayed in the text editor you named; see § Specify a text editor.
The default name of every DITA2Go log file is _d2g_log.txt, and the default location is the project output directory. With a text editor you can change the name and location in the starting configuration file; see §4.2 Logging conversion events. However, you cannot use the DITA2Go Project Manager to change this setting. All you can do is point the DITA2Go Project Manager to a log file (or any other existing file). Log entries for successive runs of the same conversion are appended to the same log file.
You can establish a default location for configuration files that contain settings that apply only to conversion projects for a particular DITA source document. See §39.3.3 Deciding where to keep document-specific configuration files.
To save the current set of options, click Set Options.
Click Reset Options to restore options to any of the following: