Edit the Design Pad G4 Preferences by selecting the File->Preferences… option. The Preferences dialog's General tab (Figure 14.1) is displayed:
Figure 14.1 Design Pad G4 Preferences General Tab
Choose to reload the last workspace used when Design Pad starts or to start with no workspace open. Override the reload setting at startup by holding down the shift key while starting Design Pad.
The sizes of the recently used files and workspaces lists can be changed. If the window positions were changed during the last session, their locations will be retained if the Remember window positions box is checked.
Data may be transferred to the hardware via the Communications menu or an icon on the toolbar. The Program Hardware Button.... controls which download mode is used when the toolbar icon is used. Each download can restart the schema with initial variable values or retain them from the previous execution.
The Last Download Date is saved in a schema's properties. When a schema is uploaded without having been changed this rule determines whether that data changes.