DOT Message Console

The console worksheet shows the messages emitted by the dot command when Graphviz runs.

The console Worksheet

The console worksheet is reached from the Graphviz dot section of the Launchpad ribbon tab.

Messages in the shaded rows are the dot commands issued when a Graphviz visualization is requested using the dot command. The messages emitted by dot are displayed against a white background. You have the choice of standard or verbose messages. You can also restrict the messages to the most recent dot invocation or append them in a running log.

The Console Ribbon Tab

The Console ribbon tab is activated whenever the console worksheet is opened from the Launchpad. It appears as follows:

Windows

macOS

It contains the following groups, each of which is explained in the sections that follow. You may jump directly to any group using the links in this table:

Group	Controls
Console Switches
Console Text
Critical Messages
Help

Console Switches

Label	Control Type	Description
Log to console	Checkbox	Turns logging of the Graphviz dot messages on/off.
Run Graphviz in verbose mode	Checkbox	When checked, appends the -V flag to the dot command which tells Graphviz to emit verbose messages.
Append console messages	Checkbox	Allows the console to display messages from a single dot invocation, or maintain a running log.

Console Text

Name	Control Type	Description
Clear	Button	Resets the contents of the console worksheet.
Save to File	Button	Brings up a file save dialog which lets you save the console messages to a file.
Copy to Clipboard	Button	Copies the contents of the console worksheet to the clipboard (Windows OS only).

Critical Messages

Name	Control Type	Description
Log to console	Toggle Button	Enables or disables logging of Graphviz dot messages to the console.
Run Graphviz in verbose mode	Toggle Button	Appends the -V flag to the dot command, causing Graphviz to emit verbose diagnostic messages.
Append console messages	Toggle Button	Determines whether the console shows only the current dot invocation or maintains a running log.

These buttons operate independently. You can deselect all of them to run silently, with no errors reported; select all of them so every reporting channel is used; or choose any combination in between.

Help

Provides a link to the Help content for the console worksheet (i.e. this web page).

Name	Control Type	Description
Help	Button	Provides a link to this web page.