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 4. Configuring Trillian
 4.1. Preferences
  Message History



What to log
  • Apply to all mediums: When this box is checked it will log the same windows for each medium. If it is unchecked, you can change the medium and then change the "Automatically Log" section for each individual medium to log different things for different mediums


Location
  • Folder: The location where the log files will be stored.
  • Create folder based on chat service: Creates individual folders within the log folder for each chat service (AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, etc.). This can make it easier to search.


Viewer
  • Use the default association for .log: Uses Windows default viewer for log files
  • Program: Select a program to use when viewing logs


Miscellaneous
  • Auto show history within new message windows: Shows recent history in the message window when you close and reopen a chat window to the same person.
  • Size of buffer to show: Sets the ammount of data that is shown in the chat window