Columns in view

The following columns are visible within Error Log:

• Column Message displays an icon indicating the type and the actual text of the event.
  The following icons might be displayed in Error Log:

  Icon	Type
  	information
  	warning
  	error

• Column Plug-in provides the name of the plug-in containing the event.

• Column Date indicates the date and time when the event has occurred.

Context menu and toolbar for view

Right-clicking inside the view opens a context menu. Moreover, the view provides a toolbar with buttons. The context menu as well as the buttons allows you to perform actions. See the following section for a list of possible actions.

Sorting events

Events in Error Log can be sorted by column Message, Plug-in ID or Date in ascending or descending order:

1. Click the column header that you want the sorting to be based on.
   Result: in the column header indicates the descending order, indicates the ascending order.

2. If you need to activate the other order type: Click on the column header again.

Grouping events

Events in Error Log can be grouped by Session, Plug-in ID or not at all:

Click in toolbar of Error Log, select Group By and one of the provided commands.

Filtering events

You can filter the view to show events with a particular text only:

Enter the filter text into the box displayed above the columns and press the Enter-key.

If there is no box to enter the filter text, have it displayed: Click in toolbar of Error Log and select Show text filter.

You can filter the view to show events of a particular type or session as well:

1. Click in toolbar of Error Log and select Filters...

2. In the dialog, check the filtering options you want to show. You can also limit the number of entries in the view.

Importing log

1. Click button in toolbar of Error log or select Import Log... from the context menu.

2. In the dialog, select a file with extension .log from the file system.

Exporting current log

1. Click button in toolbar of Error Log or select Export Log... from the context menu.

2. In the dialog, enter a file name.

Clearing/deleting log

To clear the view log content without deleting the underlying file .log:

Click button in toolbar of Error Log or select Clear Log Viewer from the context menu.

To permanently delete the underlying file .log:

Click button in toolbar of Error log or select Delete Log from the context menu.

Viewing event details

1. Double-click on a particular event or select Event Details from the context menu of that event.

2. In the dialog, view the full details of the event (e.g. date, severity, message).

3. If required: Navigate from one event to the next by clicking button or .

4. If required: To copy the event to the clipboard, click button .