Console Worksheet

The console Worksheet

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

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

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 activated from the Launchpad. It appears as follows:

It contains the following major groups:

• Console Switches
• Console Text
• 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

Label	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).

Help

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

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