1 File Configure
Tom Russo edited this page 2026-01-08 13:13:29 -07:00

The File->Configure submenu

File->Configure Menu

  • Station
  • Defaults
  • Timing
  • Coordinate System
  • Audio Alarms
  • Speech
  • Smart Beaconing
  • Fonts
  • Debug Level: You can make Xastir dump extraordinary amounts of internal information by changing the debug level here. Most if it is of no interest to users.
  • Enable English Units: Xastir will display measurements in metric units unless this box is selected.
  • Distance/Bearing status: If selected, Xastir will show the distance and bearing from your station of the current mouse cursor position down in the status bar.
  • Save Config Now! Xastir will not actually write changes to the configuration out to its ~/.xastir/config/xastir.cnf file until you exit the program or until you click this menu entry.