You use the Options dialog box to control global options settings.  These are stored as workstation-specific preferences, not in the .po file.

Font size
Font size to use when displaying translation strings.

Unicode font
Select this to request a Unicode-aware font under Windows.  A Unicode font is required to display certain extended characters (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean) on a Windows computer that have a non-Unicode system font

            The first time you select this option, you will be prompted to choose the Unicode font from the list of fonts installed on your computer system.  If you choose a non-Unicode font, the extended characters will not display properly.

            This option will have the desired effect only if a (non-system) Unicode font has been installed on your computer.  Some of Microsoft’s operating systems and applications (including Microsoft Office) come with additional Unicode fonts that may be installed through the Windows control panel.

            This option has no effect on Mac OS X.

System font
Select this to request the system font under Windows.  Certain extended characters (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean) will display properly on a Windows computer only if it has a Unicode system font.  Otherwise. the extended characters will not display properly.

            This option has no effect on Mac OS X.

Enable master mode
Master mode permits editing the file structure and the block comments.  It permits adding, removing and changing the original strings and the folder structure.  It is normally used only by the application maintainer to update the master .po file.

Automatically compile .mo files when saving .po files
If this option is selected, the .po file is compiled into a .mo file whenever the .po file is saved.  Otherwise you must use the Compile command (the File menu) to compile the .po file.

Include fuzzy items when compiling
If this option is selected, fuzzy items are written to the compiled .mo file.  Otherwise fuzzy items are omitted.

Include items with errors when compiling
If this option is selected, items with errors are written to the compiled .mo file.  Otherwise items with errors are omitted.

Retain temporary files
Compilation of a .mo files creates two temporary files:

            project.po# -- The actual .po file used as input to xmsgfmt

            project.out -- The output from xmsgfmt.

            These files are normally deleted after compilation, but you can optionally retain them if you want to examine them after compilation.