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Preferences

Option Comment
Show manual on startup Whether to open the manual when DocFetcher starts up.
Use OR operator as default in queries (instead of AND) If checked, DocFetcher will treat consecutive words in a query as if they were concatenated with the OR operator. Otherwise, the AND operator will be used. See the query syntax for more.
Automatically scroll to first match in preview pane If checked, DocFetcher will automatically scroll to the first match in the preview pane after you click on a file in the result table and the file is loaded into the preview pane.
Hide program in System Tray after opening files If checked, DocFetcher will automatically hide in the System Tray whenever you double-click a file on the result pane, or open a folder from the Search Scope area.
When closing program window, hide in System Tray instead of exiting If checked, DocFetcher will be minimized into the System Tray instead of being closed if you click on the close button of the main program window.
Clear search history on exit If checked, DocFetcher will wipe out its history of entered queries on exit.
Highlight color The color to use for higlighting matches in the text preview.
Preview font (normal) The font to use in the text preview; applies to all document formats except plain text files.
Preview font (fixed width) The font to use for the text preview; applies only to plain text files. You are not required to pick a fixed-width font here, although it's usually a sensible choice.
Global hotkey The keyboard shortcut specified here can be used to move the DocFetcher window to the top after it has lost focus.