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3.2 The Malaga Profiles .malagarc or malaga.ini

If you prefer some options that you want to use with every Malaga project, you may create a personal startup file. On Unix systems, it is located in your home directory and is called .malagarc. In Windows NT based systems, it is located in your user profile directory and is called malaga.ini. In Windows DOS based systems, it is located in the root directory of your system drive and is also called malaga.ini. You can enter malaga and mallex options in the same manner as you do in the project file:

     malaga: set display-line "malshow"
     malaga: set use-display yes
     mallex: set display-line "malshow"
     mallex: set use-display yes

The settings in your personal startup file override the settings in the project file.

You can set some attributes of the graphical user interface, namely the position, the size, and the font size of each window that is part of the user interface. Here is an example which sets every option available:

     allomorphs_geometry: 628x480+640+0
     path_geometry: 628x480+640+0
     result_geometry: 628x480+640+0
     tree_geometry: 628x480+640+512
     variables_geometry: 628x480+640+512
     expressions_geometry: 628x480*640+0
     
     font: helvetica
     font_size: 12

The geometry defines the size and/or position of each window. The first two numbers (`628x480') define the width and the height of the window in pixels, the last two numbers (`+640+512') define the position of its upper left corner. The available font sizes are 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, and 24 pixels.