Right-Click Menu for the Render Message Window

Right-clicking the Render Message Window displays a pop-up menu with some options for displaying and managing these messages.

Interface

Copy to Clipboard: Copies the messages in the current message tab to the Windows Clipboard.

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Clear Messages: Clears messages from the window. This is the same as clicking Clear on the main window.

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The preferences in this section are shortcuts to the . Changing a preference here changes it in the Preferences dialog, and vice versa.

Show Information Messages: When on, displays informational messages in the Messages Window. Default=off.
Show Progress Messages: When on, displays progress messages in the Messages Window. Default=off.
Log Debug Messages (To File): When on, writes debug messages to the log file, if one has been specified. Default=off.

Debug messages are never displayed in the Messages Window. The renderer can generate a large number of them, which would make the window hard to read.
Open Message Window on Error: Whenever the renderer detects an error, it generates an error message. When this option is on, the Messages Window is displayed and the error message appears in it. Default=on.

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The preferences in this section are also shortcuts to the Rendering preferences. Changing a preference here changes it in the Preferences dialog, and vice versa.

Write Messages to File

When on, generates a log file. Default=off.

The other log file options are unavailable unless you turn on Write Messages To File:

Append to FileWhen on, appends messages to the existing file. When off (or if the named file is not found), only new messages are written to the file. Default=off.
Specify FileOpens a file dialog that lets you choose the name and location of the .log file.