General Tab

ALS Preferences General Tab Documentation
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The most critical ALS settings are presented in the General tab.

Overview

This tab is divided into 3 sections:

ALS preferences window with the General tab selected, displaying the Paths, Profile, Memory Management, and Basic Settings sections, including scan and work folder paths, profile options, memory slider, language setting, debug logs, and usage statistics.

The General tab in ALS preferences

Scanner

Scan Folder

Defines the path of the folder monitored by ALS to detect subs recorded by your acquisition system.

Software interface showing scan folder settings with the path set to /home/astrogeek/astroshots, and a Modify button to configure this path.

Scan folder preferences

  • 🖱️ click Scan Folder... to configure the scan folder
  • The configured path is displayed to the right of the button

ℹ️ Defaut : ∅

Memory Usage

Defines ALS’s behavior regarding the amount of memory it leaves to other applications.

Memory management preferences

Memory management preferences

The names associated with these slider steps are as vague as memory management can be.

We advise you to experiment with an open and joyful mind…

⚙️ Or consult the Scanner module’s detailed documentation

ℹ️ Default: Unfair

Core

Profile

ALS offers two different operating modes, called profiles.

Profiles optimize ALS’s behavior for specific uses:

Profile Scanner
Responsiveness		 Similarity
Search Optimization
Electronically Assisted Astronomy High ON
Astrophoto Normal OFF

  • 🖱️ The Electronically Assisted Astronomy profile enforces application responsiveness.

    Recommended for medium-sized subs arriving at a high rate: a few seconds between each sub.

  • 🖱️ The Astrophoto Session Monitoring profile enforces processing reliability.

    Recommended for large subs arriving at a slow rate: up to several minutes between each sub.

⚙️ You will find details on how profiles impact the Scanner in the detailed documentation.

ℹ️ Default: Electronically Assisted Astronomy

Language

Defines the language of the ALS user interface.

  • 🖱️ 3 choices are possible:

    • System: ALS follows the system language
    • French
    • English

If your system is set to a language other than French or English, ALS will be displayed in English.

ℹ️ Default: System

Software interface showing work folder settings with the path set to /home/astrogeek/sorties_als, and a Modify button to configure this path.

Profile and language preferences

Data

Detailed Logs

Manages the level of detail in the messages written to the log file.

The log file is named als.log. It is located in your home folder:

/home/astrogeek/als.log

C:\Users\astrogeek\als.log

/Users/astrogeek/als.log

  • 🖱️ Check Detailed Logs to enable detailed message logging.

Detailed logs can slow down the application. Use this option when you need to analyze a malfunction or plan to report an issue and provide us with as much information as possible.

Detailed logs include:

  • application startup configuration

  • your system’s characteristics

  • application-specific metrics

  • communications between all modules

  • detailed processing steps

ℹ️ Default: OFF

Data preferences

Data preferences

Usage Stats

  • 🖱️ Check Usage stats to enable the collection of ALS usage data.

The collected data is anonymous and used to improve the application.

You will find details on data collection in the quick start guide.

ℹ️ Default: ON, after consent

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