1GTKWAVERC(5) GTKWave Configuration File GTKWAVERC(5)
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6 gtkwaverc - GTKWave Configuration File
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9 option <value>
10 The configuration file is a series of option and value pairs. Comment
12 lines marked with an initial '#' character are permissible. Blank
13 lines are ignored.
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16 Configuration file for gtkwave(1). The search path for the configura‐
17 tion file (if unspecified) is the current working directory followed by
18 the user's home directory.
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21 accel <"pathvalue" accelerator>
22 This allows replacement of menu accelerator keys. See the .gtk‐
23 waverc file in the source distribution for examples on pathvalue
24 and accelerator syntax. The special accelerator value of (null)
25 means that no accelerator is bound to the menu item.
26 alt_hier_delimeter <value>
28 This allows another character in addition to the hier_delimeter
29 to be used to delimit levels in the hierarchy for VCD. Only the
30 first character in the value is significant. Note that this is
31 normally off. The intended use is to resolve the hierarchies of
32 netlist based models that often contain slashes to delimit hier‐
33 archy inside of $var statements.
34 append_vcd_hier <value>
36 Allows the specification of a prefix hierarchy for VCD files.
37 This can be done in "pieces," so that multiple layers of hierar‐
38 chy are prepended to symbol names with the most significant
39 addition occurring first (see .gtkwaverc in the examples/vcd
40 directory). The intended use of this is to have the ability to
41 add "project" prefixes which allow easier selection of every‐
42 thing from the tree hierarchy.
43 atomic_vectors <value>
45 Speeds up vcd loading and takes up less memory. This option is
46 deprecated; it is currently the default.
47 autocoalesce <value>
49 A nonzero value enables autocoalescing of VCD vectors when
50 applicable. This may be toggled dynamically during wave viewer
51 usage.
52 autocoalesce_reversal <value>
54 causes split vectors to be reconstructed in reverse order (only
55 if autocoalesce is also active).
56 autoname_bundles <value>
58 A nonzero value indicates that GTKWave will create its own bun‐
59 dle names rather than prompting the user for them.
60 color_0 <value>
62 trace color when 0.
63 color_1 <value>
65 trace color when 1.
66 color_back <value>
68 background color.
69 color_baseline <value>
71 middle mouse button marker color.
72 color_black <value>
74 color value for "black" in signal window.
75 color_dash <value>
77 trace color when don't care ("-").
78 color_dashfill <value>
80 trace color (inside of box) when don't care ("-").
81 color_dkblue <value>
83 color value for "dark blue" in signal window.
84 color_dkgray <value>
86 color value for "dark gray" in signal window.
87 color_grid <value>
89 grid color (use Alt-G/Shift-Alt-G to show/hide grid).
90 color_high <value>
92 trace color when high ("H").
93 color_low <value>
95 trace color when low ("L").
96 color_ltgray <value>
98 color value for "light gray" in signal window.
99 color_mark <value>
101 color of the named markers.
102 color_mdgray <value>
104 color value for "medium gray" in signal window.
105 color_mid <value>
107 trace color when floating ("Z").
108 color_normal <value>
110 color value for "normal" GTK state in signal window.
111 color_time <value>
113 text color for timebar.
114 color_timeb <value>
116 text color for timebar's background.
117 color_trans <value>
119 trace color when transitioning.
120 color_u <value>
122 trace color when undefined ("U").
123 color_ufill <value>
125 trace color (inside of box) when undefined ("U").
126 color_umark <value>
128 color of the unnamed (primary) marker.
129 color_value <value>
131 text color for vector values.
132 color_vbox <value>
134 vector color (horizontal).
135 color_vtrans <value>
137 vector color (verticals/transitions).
138 color_w <value>
140 trace color when weak ("W").
141 color_wfill <value>
143 trace color (inside of box) when weak ("W").
144 color_white <value>
146 color value for "white" in signal window.
147 color_x <value>
149 trace color when undefined ("X") (collision for VHDL).
150 color_xfill <value>
152 trace color (inside of box) when undefined ("X") (collision for
153 VHDL).
154 constant_marker_update <value>
156 A nonzero value indicates that the values for traces listed in
157 the signal window are to be updated constantly when the left
158 mouse button is being held down rather than only when it is
159 first pressed then when released (which is the default).
160 convert_to_reals <value>
162 Converts all integer and parameter VCD declarations to real-val‐
163 ued ones when set to a nonzero/yes value. The positive aspect of
164 this is that integers and parameters will take up less space in
165 memory and will automatically display in decimal format. The
166 negative aspect of this is that integers and parameters will
167 only be displayable as decimals and can't be bit reversed,
168 inverted, etc.
169 cursor_snap <value>
171 A nonzero value indicates the number of pixels the marker should
172 snap to for the nearest signal transition.
173 disable_mouseover <value>
175 A nonzero value indicates that signal/value tooltip pop up bub‐
176 bles on mouse button presses should be disabled in the value
177 window. A zero value indicates that value tooltips should be
178 active (default is disabled).
179 disable_tooltips <value>
181 A nonzero value indicates that tooltip pop up bubbles should be
182 disabled. A zero value indicates that tooltips should be active
183 (default).
184 do_initial_zoom_fit <value>
186 A nonzero value indicates that the trace should initially be
187 crunched to fit the screen. A zero value indicates that the ini‐
188 tial zoom should be zero (default).
189 dynamic_resizing <value>
191 A nonzero value indicates that dynamic resizing should be ini‐
192 tially enabled (default). A zero value indicates that dynamic
193 resizing should be initially disabled.
194 enable_fast_exit <value>
196 Allows exit without bringing up a confirmation requester.
197 enable_ghost_marker <value>
199 lets the user turn on/off the ghost marker during primary marker
200 dragging. Default is enabled.
201 enable_horiz_grid <value>
203 A nonzero value indicates that when grid drawing is enabled,
204 horizontal lines are to be drawn. This is the default.
205 enable_vcd_autosave <value>
207 causes the vcd loader to automatically generate a .sav file
208 (vcd_autosave.sav ) in the cwd if a save file is not specified
209 on the command line. Note that this mirrors the VCD $var defs
210 and no attempt is made to coalesce split bitvectors back
211 together.
212 enable_vert_grid <value>
214 A nonzero value indicates that when grid drawing is enabled,
215 vertical lines are to be drawn. This is the default. Note that
216 all possible combinations of enable_horiz_grid and
217 enable_vert_grid values are acceptable.
218 fontname_logfile <value>
220 When followed by an argument, this indicates the name of the X11
221 font that you wish to use for the logfile browser. You may gen‐
222 erate appropriate fontnames using the xfontsel program.
223 fontname_signals <value>
225 When followed by an argument, this indicates the name of the X11
226 font that you wish to use for signals. You may generate appro‐
227 priate fontnames using the xfontsel program.
228 fontname_waves <value>
230 When followed by an argument, this indicates the name of the X11
231 font that you wish to use for waves. You may generate appropri‐
232 ate fontnames using the xfontsel program. Note that the signal
233 font must be taller than the wave font or the viewer will com‐
234 plain then terminate.
235 force_toolbars <value>
237 When enabled, this forces everything above the signal and wave
238 windows to be rendered as toolbars. This allows for them to be
239 detached which allows for more usable wave viewer space. By
240 default this is off.
241 hide_sst <value>
243 Hides the Signal Search Tree widget for GTK2.4 and greater such
244 that it is not embedded into the main viewer window. It is
245 still reachable as an external widget through the menus.
246 hier_delimeter <value>
248 This allows characters other than '/' to be used to delimit lev‐
249 els in the hierarchy. Only the first character in the value is
250 significant.
251 hier_grouping <value>
253 For the tree widgets, this allows the hierarchies to be grouped
254 in a single place rather than spread among the netnames.
255 hier_max_level <value>
257 Sets the maximum hierarchy depth (from the right side) to dis‐
258 play for trace names. Note that a value of zero displays the
259 full hierarchy name.
260 hpane_pack <value>
262 A nonzero value indicates that the horizontal pane should be
263 constructed using the gtk_paned_pack functions (default and rec‐
264 ommended). A zero value indicates that gtk_paned_add will be
265 used instead.
266 initial_window_x <value>
268 Sets the size of the initial width of the wave viewer window.
269 Values less than or equal to zero will set the initial width
270 equal to -1 which will let GTK determine the minimum size.
271 initial_window_xpos <value>
273 Sets the size of the initial x coordinate of the wave viewer
274 window. -1 which will let the window manager determine the posi‐
275 tion.
276 initial_window_y <value>
278 Sets the size of the initial height of the wave viewer window.
279 Values less than or equal to zero will set the initial width
280 equal to -1 which will let GTK determine the minimum size.
281 initial_window_ypos <value>
283 Sets the size of the initial y coordinate of the wave viewer
284 window. -1 which will let the window manager determine the posi‐
285 tion.
286 left_justify_sigs <value>
288 When nonzero, indicates that the signal window signal name jus‐
289 tification should default to left, else the justification is to
290 the right (default).
291 lxt_clock_compress_to_z <value>
293 For LXT (not LXT2) allows clocks to compress to a 'z' value so
294 that regular/periodic value changes may be noted.
295 page_divisor <value>
297 Sets the scroll amount for page left and right operations. (The
298 buttons, not the hscrollbar.) Values over 1.0 are taken as 1/x
299 and values equal to and less than 1.0 are taken literally.
300 (i.e., 2 gives a half-page scroll and .67 gives 2/3). The
301 default is 1.0.
302 ps_maxveclen <value>
304 sets the maximum number of characters that can be printed for a
305 value in the signal window portion of a postscript file (not
306 including the net name itself). Legal values are 4 through 66
307 (default).
308 show_base_symbols <value>
310 A nonzero value (default) indicates that the numeric base sym‐
311 bols for hexadecimal ('$'), binary ('%'), and octal ('#') should
312 be rendered. Otherwise they will be omitted.
313 show_grid <value>
315 A nonzero value (default) indicates that a grid should be drawn
316 behind the traces. A zero indicates that no grid should be
317 drawn.
318 splash_disable <value>
320 Turning this off enables the splash screen with the GTKWave mas‐
321 cot when loading a trace. Default is on.
322 sst_expanded <value>
324 When true allows the SST dialog (when not hidden) to come up
325 already expanded.
326 use_big_fonts <value>
328 A nonzero value indicates that any text rendered into the wave
329 window will use fonts that are four points larger in size than
330 normal. This can enhance readability. A zero value indicates
331 that normal font sizes should be used.
332 use_frequency_delta <value>
334 allows you to switch between the delta time and frequency dis‐
335 play in the upper right corner of the main window when measuring
336 distances between markers. Default behavior is that the delta
337 time is displayed (off).
338 use_full_precision <value>
340 does not round time values when the number of ticks per pixel
341 onscreen is greater than 10 when active. The default is that
342 this feature is disabled.
343 use_maxtime_display <value>
345 A nonzero value indicates that the maximum time will be dis‐
346 played in the upper right corner of the screen. Otherwise, the
347 current primary (unnamed) marker time will be displayed. This
348 can be toggled at any time with the Toggle Max-Marker menu
349 option.
350 use_nonprop_fonts <value>
352 Allows accelerated redraws of the signalwindow that can be done
353 because the font width is constant. Default is off.
354 use_roundcaps <value>
356 A nonzero value indicates that vector traces should be drawn
357 with rounded caps rather than perpendicular ones. The default
358 for this is zero.
359 use_scrollbar_only <value>
361 A nonzero value indicates that the page, shift, fetch, and dis‐
362 card buttons should not be drawn (i.e., time manipulations
363 should be through the scrollbar only rather than front panel
364 buttons). The default for this is zero.
365 vcd_explicit_zero_subscripts <value>
367 indicates that signal names should be stored internally as
368 name.bitnumber when enabled. When disabled, a more "normal"
369 ordering of name[bitnumber] is used. Note that when disabled,
370 the Bundle Up and Bundle Down options are disabled in the Signal
371 Search Regexp, Signal Search Hierarchy, and Signal Search Tree
372 options. This is necessary as the internal data structures for
373 signals are represented with one "less" level of hierarchy than
374 when enabled and those functions would not work properly. This
375 should not be an issue if atomic_vectors are enabled. Default
376 for vcd_explicit_zero_subscripts is disabled.
377 vcd_preserve_glitches <value>
379 indicates that any repeat equal values for a net spanning dif‐
380 ferent time values in the vcd file are not to be compressed into
381 a single value change but should remain in order to allow
382 glitches to be present for this case. Default for vcd_pre‐
383 serve_glitches is disabled.
384 vcd_warning_filesize <value>
386 produces a warning message if the VCD filesize is greater than
387 the argument's size in MB. Set to zero to disable this.
388 vector_padding <value>
390 indicates the number of pixels of extra whitespace that should
391 be added to any strings for the purpose of calculating text in
392 vectors. Permissible values are 0 to 16 with the default being
393 4.
394 vlist_compression <value>
396 indicates the value to pass to zlib during vlist processing
397 (which is used in the VCD recoder). -1 disables compression,
398 0-9 correspond to the value zlib expects. 4 is default.
399 wave_scrolling <value>
401 a nonzero value enables scrolling by dragging the marker off the
402 left or right sides of the wave window. A zero value disables
403 it.
404 zoom_base <value>
406 allows setting of the zoom base with a value between 1.5 and
407 10.0. Default is 2.0.
408 zoom_center <value>
410 a nonzero value enables center zooming, a zero value disables
411 it.
412 zoom_pow10_snap <value>
414 corresponds to the Zoom Pow10 Snap menu option. Default for this
415 is disabled (zero).
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