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(Lite) General configurations

General

The following options are available in the general settings:

Option

Description

Start minimized, if no document is opened.

Configures signoSign/2 to start minimized in the background when called without a document being transferred.

Default value: Deactivated

Minimize to system tray

Minimizes the software to the system tray instead of the taskbar.

Default value: Deactivated

Ask before closing several documents

If this option is activated and the application is closed with several documents open, a selection dialog will be displayed with the option to close all documents or only the current document or to cancel the process.

Default value: Deactivated

Language

The software supports several languages. To change the language, the desired language can be selected from the drop-down list. Changing the language requires the software to be restarted.

Option

Description

Application language

Defines the language of the user interface.

If “automaticis selected, signoSign/2 adopts the language set in the operating system. If this language is not available, English is used.

Default value: Automatic

Logging

Logging makes it possible to record errors and warnings in the software in a log file. The log files can be used by system administrators or signotec support to carry out error analyses.

If logging is activated, a new log file is created every day in the configured directory. The name is made up of the name of the software (“signoSign2”) and the date (YYYYMMDD). In addition, the computer name or login name can be added to the name of the log file.

Option

Description

Type of logging

Configures the scope of logging.

Log nothing: No log file is created.

Only errors and warnings: Only errors and warnings that occur while the software is being used are logged.

Log everything: All processes, such as the archiving of individual documents or the insertion of signatures, are logged.

Debug mode: All processes are logged very comprehensively at a technical level, enabling in-depth error analyses. This mode should only be activated if you are requested to do so by Support. System performance can be greatly affected while debug mode is active.

Default value: Only errors and warnings

Directory for log files

Defines the directory in which the general log files are created. The directory can be typed in freely or selected using the “…” icon. System variables can be used.

The log files are saved with the name “signoSign2_YYYYYMMDD.log.”

Default value: %USERPROFILE%\Documents

Add the machine name to the log file name.

Specifies whether the machine name should be added to the name of the generated log file. This applies to both general logs and administrator logs.

Default value: Deactivated

Add the login name to the name of the log file

Specifies whether the login name should be added to the name of the generated log file. This applies to both general logs and administrator logs.

Default value: Deactivated

Change version

In the “Change version” section, you can switch between the Lite and Pro versions.

The “Change version...” button opens a dialog with a fcomparison of the two versions' functions and the option to select the Lite or the Pro version. All open documents are closed when the version is changed.

The version change is only possible as long as the software has not been licensed. As soon as a valid license has been entered, the software is permanently in the Pro version.

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