Re: Value format: how to change the default representation?

[Geert Vancompernolle <geert dot vancompernolle at hotpop dot com>]

Dave Korn wrote:
> On 18 August 2007 06:09, Geert Vancompernolle wrote:
>
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is my first email to this forum, so hi to everybody!
> >     
>
>   Hi!  As you have probably guessed, this is a fairly low-traffic list!
>
>   
> > Another issue I have, which I cannot solve immediately, is the fact that
> > the values in watch windows (local variables, etc.) are always shown in
> > the so-called "natural" format.
> >
> > My question: is there a way to switch over by default to hex
> > representation?  Or another base?
> >
> > I know I can right-click on a variable and then select "hex", but this I
> > have to do over and over again with every new session.
> >
> > Rather, I would prefer to have an option where I can myself decide which
> > base I want to use for my number representations.
> >
> > Hope someone can help me here?  Possibly by pointing me to the correct
> > piece of source code so that I can change it myself?
> >     
>
>
>   The sources for most of the GUI widgets live in .../gdb/gdbtk/library.  You'll
> find watch.tcl in there, and IIUIC, it relies on vartree objects to display the
> variables.  (I'm not all that familiar with the gui code myself, but it's all
> fairly object-oriented and hierarchical).
>
>
>     cheers,
>       DaveK
>   

Thanks for the info, Dave.  I'll have a look in the locations you've 
pointed out.

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Best rgds,

--Geert
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