ReleaseForge Preferences

You can use the Preferences dialog to customize the behavior of ReleaseForge.

General Settings

The data path field corresponds to the directory where your ReleaseForge data files will be stored. ReleaseForge caches certain information regarding your SourceForge and Freshmeat configurations as well as your login credentials. This directory should be writeable to the user account that is running ReleaseForge. If you intend to save your passwords for SourceForge and Freshmeat then it is advised that this directory be inaccessible to all other users. As of version 0.9.0, this field is read-only. If you wish to select an alternative data directory then refer to the configuration page.

Displaying the data path

You may also specify the font used by ReleaseForge. Press the respective button to launch the font selection dialog.

Selecting a font

Email Settings

Use the Email tab to specify your email server (smtp server) and email address.

configuring email server and email address

After you have edited your preferences press Ok to save them. If any problems are encountered while saving your preferences, an error popup will appear which should describe the situation. To discard your changes press the Cancel button.