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App Console

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

Open the App Console

To open it, click Tools > App Console.

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

The App Console keeps up to 1,000 messages by default. When the limit is reached, the oldest messages are discarded. You can change the limit in Settings > Other Settings > Developer.

Message Types

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

TypeColorUsed For
InfoBlueGeneral status updates.
SuccessGreenCompleted operations.
WarningYellowNon-critical issues.
ErrorRedFailures and exceptions.

Filter messages

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

Type in Filter messages to show messages that contain the text. Select a source from Filter by source or a severity level from Filter by severity.

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.