Appearance Display Options - PCGen Documentation

# Appearance Display Options

The Display Options menu option will allow you to set these options:

- Chooser single choice behavior This sets PCGens behavior when a pop up chooser has but a single choice.
  - None - Default setting, user must add the choice and click the Close button.
  - Add the single choice to the selection - user must click the Close button.
  - Add the single choice and close - the pop up chooser window is bypassed entirely.
- Display “OutputName” for equipment . This will display equipment by the name set by it’s OUTPUTNAME tag (if it has one) in the gear list.
- Display “OutputName” for spells . This will display spells by the name set by it’s OUTPUTNAME tag (if it has one) in the spell lists.
- Display Feat Description . This sets the description field to display the short “flavor text” of the feat rather than the longer benefit text. If there is no benefit text it will display the short description.
- Show the Toolbar . This allows the user to have a toolbar beneath the menus to help provide quick one click solutions to common tasks within PCGen such as: save, print, open folder, etc. If this option is deselected than the toolbar will not appear beneath the menus.
- Show Tooltips Text . Shows different tips on what each screen, tab, and option does. It displays helpful hints and guides for what each part of PCGen does when the mouse cursor is on top of an option. Deselecting this option will cause the tips to not be displayed.
- Show memory use in the status bar . Displays information on memory usage on the lower right edge of PCGens main window.
- Show portrait preview on PCG open/save . If the character has a portrait set in the description tab it will be displayed on the left side of the open/save dialog window.
- Show skill modifier breakdown on Skills Tab . Displays a breakdown of bonuses to a skill in the skill info window on the Skill Tab.
- Use Automatic Busy Cursor . Displayed whenever PCGen is busy performing a task.

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