Additional options

There are a number of rarely-used configuration options that are not available from the normal user interface but can be adjusted manually.

To change these, you must first ensure that Awasu is not running. It may take a while for Awasu to finish, even after the main window has closed, so either use Task Manager to determine when it has really finished or just wait for a minute. Then open your user's CONFIG.INI file in Notepad. If you have installed Awasu in the default location, you will find this file at C:\Program Files\Awasu\Users\YOUR-NAME\config.ini

Miscellaneous

• EmailUrlSubjectLine
  The subject line to use when emailing feed item URL's.
• EmailUrlBodyTemplate
  The message to use when emailing feed item URL's. Use {%%URL%%} as a placeholder for where you want the URL to appear.
• EnableActiveFtp
  Flags if active FTP should be used when uploading/downloading files (0=no, 1=yes).
• MaxChannelSummaryFeedItems
  Controls the maximum number of feed items to show in channel summaries (0=unlimited).
• FeedItemDescriptionExcerptMinWords/MaxWords
  The minimum and maximum number of words allowed when generating feed item excerpts.
• DisableItemRevisionsIndicator
  Flags if item revisions should be disabled (0=no, 1=yes).
• EnableNewChannelExpiryByDefault
  Flags if new channels should be set to expire by default when running the Channel Wizard (0=no, 1=yes).

  If this option is turned on, then DefaultChannelExpiry controls the default expiry interval (in days).
• ShowFeedXmlFileExtn
  The file extension to use when showing a channel's feed XML.

  When Awasu shows the last feed received for a channel as XML, it puts it into a temp file and opens that file. By default, a .TXT file extension is used since the default handler for .XML files is usually Internet Explorer which won't show the XML if it is invalid. However, if you have another association for .XML files (e.g. a proper XML editor), you may want to change the extension of Awasu's temp files back to .XML so that your editor will be launched instead.
• EnableChannelFilterWizard
  Flags if the Channel Filter Wizard should be used when creating new channel filters instead of a blank channel filter dialog (0=no, 1=yes).

  You can always override the default behavior by holding down the SHIFT key when clicking on the New Channel Wizard button.
• EnableChannelReportWizard
  Flags if the Channel Report Wizard should be used when creating new channel reports instead of a blank channel report dialog (0=no, 1=yes).

  You can always override the default behavior by holding down the SHIFT key when clicking on the New Channel Report button.
• ConnectionCheckModeFlags
  Controls how Awasu checks if an Internet connection is present and active.

  Windows unfortunately makes checking for an active Internet connection a slightly unreliable process so if you are having trouble getting this feature to work properly, please post in the forums and we'll give you some things to try here.
• DisableInternetConnCaching
  Flags if WinInet caching should be disabled (0=no, 1=yes).
• ChangedChannelFeedUrlsThreshold
  Controls the number of channels that must have their feed URL automatically changed by the publisher before Awasu warns you.
• NewReleaseCheckInterval
  Controls how long Awasu should wait between checking for new releases (in days).
• OptimizeReminderInterval
  Controls how long Awasu should wait between reminding you to optimize the archive database (in days, 0=disable).
• OptimizeReminderInterval2
  Controls how long Awasu should wait between reminding you to optimize the archive database if an optimization is overdue (in days).
• SearchResultsPageSize
  Controls the number of items shown on each page of search results.
• MaxSearchResults
  The maximum number of results that can be returned by a search query.
• EnableStemming
  Flags if stemming should be enabled or disabled in the search engine (0=no, 1=yes).

  Changing this value requires the search index to be rebuilt using ArchiveMaintenance.exe.
• TranslateSmartQuotes
  Flags if Microsoft's "smart quotes" should be translated into normal quotes before launching external tools.
• NoRecentContentInterval
  When cleaning up channels, this parameter controls how many days a channel can not receive any new content before it is considered a candidate for clean-up.
• FailedAutoDownloadRetryInterval
  If an enclosure download fails, this parameters controls how long to wait before trying again (in seconds).

UI-related

• ControlCenterTabPos
  Controls where the tabs will appear in the Control Center (0=bottom, 1=top).
• MyChannelsToolbarPos
  Controls where the My Channels toolbar will appear (0=top, 1=bottom, 2=hide).
• LockMyChannelsFoldersExpanded
  Flags if My Channels folders should be locked open (0=no, 1=yes).
• AutoToggleMyChannelsFolders
  Flags if Awasu should automatically open/close folders in My Channels when changing channel filters (0=no, 1=yes).
• MaxNotificationQueueLength
  Controls the maximum number of notifications that can be queued (0=unlimited).

  Awasu queues notification balloons since they will usually be generated faster than they are shown. Once the queue length limit specified here is reached, any subsequent notifications will be discarded. Disabling this feature is not recommended since it can cause Awasu to use large amounts of memory as the queue gets longer.
• NotificationBalloonAnimationTime.
  Controls the speed of the fade in/out effect of notification balloons (in milliseconds).
• MaxNotificationBalloonNewFeedItems
  Controls the maximum number of feed items to show in a single notification balloon (if new feed items are being consolidated).
• ShowNotificationBalloonCloseIcon
  Flags if the close-window icon should be shown in notification balloons (0=no, 1=yes).

  If this option is turned on, SmallNotificationBalloonCloseIcon flags if a smaller close-window icon should be shown (0=no, 1=yes).
• DisableTrayAnimationIfActiveWindow
  Flags if the system tray icon should animate when new feed items are received and Awasu is the active window (0=no, 1=yes).
• MdiTabsStyle
  Controls the appearance of the browser tabs (a value between 0 and 5).
• ChannelWindowInitialFocus
  Controls where the initial focus should be set when a channel's window is opened (0=item pane, 1=browser pane).
  
  
• MaxActivityLogMsgs
  The maximum number of messages to show in the Activity Log.
  
• ActivityLogFontName
  Controls which font to use for the Activity Log.
• ActivityLogFontSize
  Controls the Activity Log font size (in points).
• ActivityLogFgdCol
  Controls which foreground color to use in the Activity Log (as an RGB value).
• ActivityLogBgdCol
  Controls which background color to use in the Activity Log (as an RGB value).
  
  
• MaxErrorLogMsgs
  The maximum number of messages to show in the Error Log.
• ErrorLogFontName
  Controls which font to use for the Error Log.
• ErrorLogFontSize
  Controls the Error Log font size (in points).
• ErrorLogFgdCol
  Controls which foreground color to use in the Error Log (as an RGB value).
• ErrorLogBgdCol
  Controls which background color to use in the Error Log (as an RGB value).
  
  
• TrayMenuFontName
  Controls which font to use for the system tray menu.
• TrayMenuChannelsFgdCol
  Controls which foreground color to use for channels in the system tray menu (as an RGB value).
• TrayMenuChannelsBgdCol
  Controls which background color to use for channels in the system tray menu (as an RGB value).
• BoldTrayMenuChannels
  Flags if channels should be shown using a bold font in the system tray menu (0=no, 1=yes).
• TrayMenuFeedItemsFgdCol
  Controls the foreground color to use for feed items in the system tray menu (as an RGB value).
• TrayMenuFeedItemsBgdCol
  Controls the background color to use for feed items in the system tray menu (as an RGB value).
• TrayMenuViewedFeedItemsFgdCol
  Controls the foreground color to use for viewed feed items in the system tray menu (as an RGB value).
• TrayMenuViewedFeedItemsBgdCol
  Controls the background color to use for viewed feed items in the system tray menu (as an RGB value).
• ItalicViewedTrayMenuFeedItems
  Flags if viewed feed items should be shown using an italic font in the system tray menu (0=no, 1=yes).

Internet Explorer context menu

The text that appears in the right-click menu in Internet Explorer windows can be changed. By default, these are configured as follows:

• IeAddToWorkpad = Add to Awasu workpad
• IeSubscribe = Subscribe in A&wasu
• IeOpenInDefaultBrowser = Open in default browser
• IeOpenInAwasu = Open in Awasu