Preferences, Toolbar and Status Bar

Adapt appearance, behaviour, and features of Criterion to make your experience more comfortable and efficient. Settings apply to entire application and are saved once remain active until you decide to change them.

Access: Settings > Preferences

Adjust fundamental aspects of application's behaviour.

Show File Name:

• Controls how filename displayed in list of recent documents
• Options: File name only (e.g., document.doc) / File name with path (e.g., …/projects/document.doc)
• Location: Settings > Preferences > General > File name display

Restore Criterion Layout:

• Remembers arrangement of windows and panels used in last session
• When enabled, interface appears exactly as you left it on reopen
• Location: Settings > Preferences > General > Restore Criterion layout

Maximum Number of Recent Files to Display:

• Limits how many recent files appear in “Open Recent” menu
• Allowed range: 1 to 10 files
• Smaller number keeps list cleaner and easier to navigate
• Location: Settings > Preferences > General > Recent files to open

PDF Quality:

• Select quality level for generating print previews and PDF exports
• Controls number of LaTeX compilations performed:
  • Low (1 run): Maximum speed, minimum quality
  • Medium (2 runs): Balanced speed and quality
  • High (4 runs, default): Maximum quality, longer processing time
• Location: Settings > Preferences > General > PDF Quality

Personalize visual style of Criterion to match preferences or working environment.

Interface Theme:

• Choose between two visual modes:
  • Light Mode (light theme) – default
  • Dark Mode (dark theme)
• Location: Settings > Preferences > Appearance > Theme

Comment and Bookmark Preview:

• Adjust number of characters shown in previews for comments and bookmarks (in left sidebar)
• Allowed range: 10 to 1500 characters
• Higher value displays more content, helping quickly understand context
• Location: Settings > Preferences > Appearance > Comment/Bookmark preview character limit

Improve document management with practical features.

Remember Last Used Folder:

• Application remembers last folder where you opened or saved a file
• Next file operation automatically opens that location
• Location: Settings > Preferences > File > File saving directory

Auto-Save:

• Automatically saves work at regular intervals to prevent data loss
• Frequency options: Never / Every 5 minutes / Every 10 minutes / Every 15 minutes
• Location: Settings > Preferences > File > Automatic file save

Adapt Criterion to preferred language and date/time format.

Interface Language:

• Change language of application and offline documentation
• Available languages: English (default), Italian, French, German, Spanish
• Location: Settings > Preferences > Language & Region > Criterion Language

Date and Time Format:

• Customize how dates and times displayed within application
• Suggested default: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (Extended ISO format)
• Other supported formats selectable from available list
• Location: Settings > Preferences > Language & Region > Date & Time format

The toolbar provides quick access to frequently used editing and annotation features.

When launching application for first time, toolbar displays predefined set of default functions:

	Note (*): Highlighting color function available only within editor; LaTeX does not support it in print preview or PDF export.

Enrich toolbar by manually adding optional features via customization:

• Superscript, Subscript
• Non-Printing Characters
• Reading Type, Reading Separator
• Symbol

Toolbar functions organized into logical groups for clarity and efficiency:

1. Show/Hide sidebar
2. Undo/Redo
3. Styles
4. Font Styles
5. Font size
6. Superscript, Subscript, Bold, Italic, Underline, Color, Highlight, Non-Printing Characters
7. Note, Siglum, Citation, Reading separator, Reading Type, Reading Separator
8. Comment, Bookmark, Symbol, Link
9. Alignment, Spacing, Lists, Decrease, Increase
10. Find, Print preview - Ordered List Item

Toolbar dynamically adjusts to window size and screen resolution. If available space insufficient, icons hidden or shown according to natural order, ensuring smooth and consistent user experience.

Tailor toolbar to specific needs through two methods. Added functions automatically integrate into correct group and order.

Via Menu:

1. Go to View > Customize Toolbar...
2. Dialog appears showing all available functions
3. Select functions to add to toolbar
4. Click Done to apply changes or Cancel to discard

Via Right-Click:

1. Right-click anywhere on toolbar
2. Choose Customize Toolbar from context menu
3. Follow same steps as above

Toggle visibility of toolbar:

• Navigate to View > Toolbar
• Check or uncheck menu voice to show or hide toolbar

When hidden, some toolbar functions remain accessible via keyboard shortcuts.

The status bar at bottom of screen provides instant access to key document information and lets you control visibility.

Appears at very bottom of Criterion window and provides real-time information about your document.

By default, shows:

• Zoom level (e.g., 100%) — always visible
• Other customizable info: word count, last edit date, author

You can personalize what appears—or hide it completely for distraction-free view.

Adjust view directly from status bar.

Option 1: Use Zoom Slider on Status Bar:

1. Look at bottom-right corner of screen
2. Click zoom percentage (e.g., 100%)
3. Slider appears with values from 20% to 500%
4. Drag slider or click + / - to adjust

Content in Text Box and Apparatus Box resizes instantly.

Option 2: Use the Menu:

• Go to: View > Zoom
• Choose preset levels (50%, 100%, 150%, etc.), enter custom value, or reset to 100%

What Gets Zoomed:

• Only editable content areas affected: Main text box, Apparatus box
• Other interface elements (menus, sidebars, toolbars) remain unchanged for usability

Decide what information is most useful to you.

How to Customize:

1. Go to: View > Customize Status Bar
2. Dialog box opens listing available items:
- Total Words
- Total Characters
- Last Edit Date
- Author
3. Check boxes next to items you want to display; uncheck those you don't need
4. Click OK to save

Changes take effect immediately.

Available Status Bar Items:

All values update automatically as you work.

Hide status bar entirely for full-screen editing.

How to Toggle Visibility:

• Go to: View > Status Bar
• Checked = Visible / Unchecked = Hidden

When hidden, full height of window used for editing. Ideal for presentations, full-screen editing, reducing visual clutter.

Everything you customize items shown and preferred zoom level—saved automatically between sessions. When you reopen Criterion:

• Status bar appears exactly as you left it
• Zoom level remains same
• Customized info preserved

No need to reconfigure every time.