Setting Desktop Preferences

Desktop preferences are accessed from the Preferences menu (Tools | Preferences).

These preferences define the Zend Studio's system look and feel.

The following Preferences can be set:

Property	Description
Use OS Look and Feel	When enabled, Zend Studio will appear in a format similar to the OS in which it is installed, e.g. Windows XP, or Mac (Linux users do not have this option).
Language	Choose a system language for the display and menus: English, German, French, Dutch, or Korean
Font	Defines the font, size and style for the Desktop and menu text.
Encoding	Setting for type of Encoding. Choose an option from the list or manually define an encoding type by entering the new name into the Encoding field and pressing Enter.
PHP Version	Sets default version of PHP; this affects the internal debugger used, code analyzer and code completion.
Support Asp Tags	Enables/Disables the automatic PHP/HTML Code Completion to respond to ASP tags in the same way as it responds to PHP tags.
Use Internal Browser	Enables/Disables the internal browser. Disabling the browser will remove the Browser tab from the User Interface.
Browser Activation Command	Command for activating your preferred Browser, as if it were activating from a command line.
PHP Manual URL	Defines the path of the PHP online manual.
Zend Guard Path	Defines the path to Zend Guard.
Show Hidden Files and Folders	Enables/Disables the Show Hidden Files and Folders function.
Check for External File Modification	When enabled, Studio checks the file system to see whether open files were externally edited. Note: this does not check files externally modified over FTP.
External Modification Check Frequency (ms)	Defines the period in ms between checks for External File Modification; default=1000.
Automatically Reload Externally Modified Files	Enables/Disables the automatic reloading of externally modified files. Controls the method in which files that have been changed outside of the Zend Studio will reload.
Maximum Entries in Search Results Display	Defines the maximum number of entries that are displayed in the Search Results window.