Setting user preferences

In the user preferences, you can make the following basic settings:

For the graphical user interface GUI:

Select the language of the user interface of Vissim and the fallback language (Selecting the language of the user interface)
Select the country for which specific information is displayed on the start page (Selecting the country for regional information on the start page)
Restore default settings (Defining default values)
Set the video compression for AVI recording (Selecting a compression program)
Settings for video compression and 3D mode (Selecting the 3D mode and 3D recording settings)
Select function for the right mouse button (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object)
Select the command you want executed after a new network object has been created (Right-click behavior and action after creating an object):
Open the window with the attributes of the network object
Open the list with network objects of the network object type including the network objects' attributes
None of the two commands
Define how quick infos are displayed in the Network editor (Showing and hiding object information in the network editor)
Select type of detector activation in the test mode (Defining click behavior for the activation of detectors in test mode)
Specify default short name or long name for column headers (Showing short or long names of attributes in column headers)

For the working environment:

Define the number of functions last performed that are to be saved (Configuring command history)
Define automatic saving of the layout file *.layx (Specifying automatic saving of the layout file *.layx)

Check network at start of simulation (Checking and selecting the network with simulation start)
Define default values for lane width, minimum gap time and minimum clearance (Defining default values)
Collect usage data (Allowing the collection of usage data)

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