File Transfer / View

The File Transfer/View category of the Global Options dialog allows you to control the attributes of the local window or of session windows.

General group

This group contains general view options.

Show file attributes in details view

Select this option to include an Attributes column in windows that use the Details icon view. In the local window this column will display Windows file attributes. In remote session windows this column displays UNIX-style permissions, owner and group ownership of files. This information is usually only available on UNIX-based FTP servers.

Display the folder tree

Select this option to display the folder tree view. This default behavior can be temporarily superseded with the use of the Folder Tree command on the View menu or with the Folder Tree toolbar button.

Number style

This option sets the manner in which numbers are displayed in the tree view. The default selection is Plain. The available options are:

Plain - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be displayed without punctuation or abbreviations.

Abbreviated - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be displayed using an appropriate abbreviated size quantity (i.e., KB, MB, GB). Numbers less than 1 kilobyte are not abbreviated.

Punctuated - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be punctuated using the Regional parameters defined in the system settings (e.g., numbers would be displayed with commas after every three digits on U.S. systems).

KB - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be displayed as kilobytes.

Local window group

This group contains options that control the local window.

Display filenames using Explorer attributes

Enabling this option forces SecureFX to display filenames with the same alphabetic case as the Windows Explorer. For example, an uppercase filename stored on disk as AUTOEXEC.BAT will normally display in Windows Explorer as Autoexec.bat. By default, this option is disabled, which causes filenames to be displayed using the same alphabetic case in which the name is actually stored on disk.

Note: When a file is uploaded to a remote site, the real filename case is used regardless of this setting.

Do not show hidden or system files

This option affects the local window only and is disabled by default.

Position on bottom/right when tabbed horizontally/vertically

This option controls the location of the local tab and the remote tabs. When this option is enabled, the local tab appears at the right or bottom of the window. This option is off by default.

Remote window group

This group contains options that control the remote window.

Do not show dot files

Enabling this option prevents filenames beginning with a dot (.) in remote directories from displaying. By default, it is enabled. This option may be temporarily superseded using the Dot Files command on the View menu. However, the Do not show dot files option will take precedence over the All entries option in the Connection/FTP category of the Session Options dialog.

Display file times in local time zone

Enabling this option causes the remote directory file times to be displayed in the time zone being used by the local machine rather than the time zone defined for the session. This option may be helpful when visually comparing the file times displayed on the remote machine to the file times displayed in the local window. By default, this option is disabled.

Display the log view

Select this option to display the session window's log view. This default behavior can be temporarily superseded with the use of the Log View toolbar button.

Save session window position

Checking this option instructs SecureFX to store your session window positions when you close the windows and reopen them in the same place.

Log window buffer size (lines)

This option sets the maximum number of lines that each log window can display. The default value is 500.

Transfer window group

This group contains options that affect the transfer window.

Number style

This option sets the manner in which numbers are displayed in the transfer window. The default selection is Abbreviated. The available options are:

Plain - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be displayed without punctuation or abbreviations.

Abbreviated - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be displayed using an appropriate abbreviated size quantity (i.e., KB, MB, GB). Numbers less than 1 kilobyte are not abbreviated.

Punctuated - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be punctuated using the Regional parameters defined in the system settings (e.g., numbers would be displayed with commas after every three digits on U.S. systems).

KB - Selecting this option will cause numbers to be displayed as kilobytes.