config
The settings dialog is the first window to open upon execution of the program. Its main goal is it to present the user with a convenient tool to set up the configuration needed for monitoring programming effort.
The configuration dialog consists of one unified window which provides access to all user-input needed. The dialog holds a vertical list of entries. Each entry is divided into a label which explains the expected input, a filed for the input and optional a button for easier access to the expected input. The user can browse through the input fields by hitting "tab" on the keyboard. The main window is divided into four distinct areas which will be explained in detail in the following section. The configuration wizard is depicted in figure 2.
The configuration wizard will set the following user-specified global settings of the main program:
- The specified user name to distinct between multiple users working on the same project.
- The name of the project to distinct between multiple projects a user might work on.
- The current development stage of the project.
- The logging interval in minutes which sets the default interval at which the questionnaire is executed.
- The output directory to which the log file is saved.
- The name of the output file.