Default Settings Editor

The Default Settings Editor dialog lets you configure default values that apply to new studies. The dialog presents two columns: Application Defaults and Workspace Defaults.

Opening the Default Settings Editor

Using the Menu

1. Click Edit on the menu bar.
2. Click Default Settings in the Edit menu.

Using the Toolbar

• Click the Default Settings toolbar button.

Understanding the Defaults Hierarchy

Cygnus uses a two-level defaults system:

• Application Defaults are persistent settings stored on your computer. When you create a new workspace, the application defaults are assigned to the workspace defaults.
• Workspace Defaults are settings stored within the current workspace. When you create a new study, the workspace defaults supply the study's initial configuration.

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Creating a new workspace copies Application Defaults into the workspace defaults. Creating a new study copies workspace defaults into the study's initial configuration.

Configurable Settings

Both the Application Defaults and Workspace Defaults columns contain the same configurable settings:

Setting	Options
Location	Any location from the Locations Editor
Zodiac	Tropical, Sidereal
Coordinate Origin	Geocentric, Topocentric, Heliocentric
Reference Plane	Ecliptic, Equatorial
House System	Alcabitus, Campanus, Equal (Ascendant), Koch, Morinus, Placidus, Porphyry, Regiomontanus, Topocentric (Polich/Page), Vehlow Equal, Whole Sign
Start Date	Date picker
End Date	Date picker

Editing Application Defaults

1. Modify a setting in the Application Defaults column.
2. Click the Save button.

Application defaults persist across sessions and apply when you create new workspaces.

Editing Workspace Defaults

1. Modify a setting in the Workspace Defaults column.
2. Click the Save button.

Workspace defaults save with the workspace and apply to new studies you create within it.

Closing the Editor

• Click the Close button.