User`s manual

Preference variables located in TCL files

A-274 ModelSim Variables ModelSim Xilinx User’s Manual

Main window preference variables

The Main window uses preference variables similar to other ModelSim window to conrol colors

and fonts. The variables below control some additional functions.

Variable Description Default

PrefMain(cmdHistory) set the name of a file to store the Main

window command history

history

PrefMain(DisplayDatasetPrefix) turns dataset prefix viewing on or off, 1

displays the prefix and 0 turns the prefix off

1, or dataset prefix is

diplayed

PrefMain(file) name of the file for saving transcript; an

environment variable may be used

transcript

PrefMain(forceQuit) determines whether you are prompted to

confirm exiting Modelsim; when set to 0,

you are prompted to confirm exit; when set

to 1, you are not prompted to confirm exit

(this variable cannot be set via the GUI)

PrefMain(linkWindows) controls whether all ModelSim windows

minimize with the Main window:

1 indicates windows are linked; 0 indicates

windows are not linked (see note below this

table). When linking is disabled, select

Windows->Icon All to iconize all windows.

1 for Windows NT/

0 for UNIX

PrefMain(prompt1) used as primary prompt {VSIM [history

nextid]>}

PrefMain(prompt2) prompt used when no design is loaded "ModelSim> "

PrefMain(prompt3) prompt used when macro is interrupted "VSIM(paused)> "