Console

You can use the console panel to view log messages from across the application.

Open the Console

To open the console, click Tools > Console.

The console appears as a resizable panel at the bottom of the window. Drag the top edge of the console panel to adjust the height.

The console keeps up to 1,000 messages by default. When the limit is reached, the oldest messages are discarded. You can change the default message limits in Settings.

Message Types

Each message has a severity level shown with a colored badge. The following table describes each message severity level.

Type	Color	Used For
Info	Blue	General status updates.
Success	Green	Completed operations.
Warning	Yellow	Non-critical issues.
Error	Red	Failures and exceptions.

Filter messages

You can filter messages by text, the source of the message, or the type of message.

Enter text in the Filter field to search for messages containing the entered text. Click the Filter by source dropdown to filter messages based on what caused the message. Click the Filter by severity dropdown to filter messages based on the severity level.

You can use filter options together. For example, you can filter to show only error messages that affected a file.

Copy messages

Click Copy to copy all messages including the timestamp, severity, source, and tab type.

When filters are active, click Copy to copy only the messages matching the current filter. Click More copy options > Copy All to copy all messages regardless of filters.

Clear messages

Click Clear to remove all messages and reset the tab-type filter.

Detach console

Click Detach to open the console as a separate window. Click Re-attach to add the console back to Zide.