Start Preferences

From FreeCAD Documentation

The preferences for the Start Workbench can be found in the Preferences Editor. In the menu select Edit → Preferences... and then Start. This section is only available after visiting the workbench or after loading the workbench via the Available Workbenches tab in the Workbenches section.

There is only one tab: Start page options in the Start section. On this tab you can specify the following:

Name Description
Start page template An optional HTML template that will be used instead of the default template.
Show notepad If checked, a notepad will be shown next to the recent file thumbnails where you can keep notes across sessions.
Show examples folder contents If checked, the example files will be shown on the Documents tab of the Start page.
Show additional folder An optional custom folder to be displayed at the bottom of the Documents tab of the Start page.
Show forum If checked, the latest posts from the FreeCAD forum will be displayed on the Activity tab of the Start page.
Show tips If checked, help tips will be shown on the Documents tab of the Start page.
Use FreeCAD style sheet If checked, and a style sheet is specified in the General preferences, the style sheet will override the options in this section.
Background color The background color behind the panels. It defaults to blue.
Background image An optional image to display as background. It is normally empty.
Background text color The color of the version text on the Start page. It defaults to white.
Page background color The background of the main start page area. It defaults to white.
Page text color The color of the text on the main pages. It defaults to black.
Box background color The background color of the boxes inside the pages.
Link color The color of URL links.
Font family The font family to use for the start page. It can be a font name or a comma-separated series of fallback fonts. It defaults to Arial,Helvetica,sans, which will use a sans serif type of font.

A spinbox allows setting the font size for all texts on the Start page. It defaults to 13px.

Use gradient for New File icon If checked, a gradient color will be used for the "New File" icon.
Switch workbench after loading Workbench to switch to after loading a file from the Start page, only used if Start is the start up workbench.
Close start page after loading If this preference and the Close and switch on opening file preference are both checked, and the application is started by opening a file, the Start page will be closed after FreeCAD finishes loading.
Close and switch on opening file See previous preference.

The Start page options tab