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IGB is well known for the high degree of flexibility it offers users in order to fine-tune IGB behavior. For example, you can set up keyboard shortcuts that control a variety of different IGB functions. IGB will remember these settings from session to session. Also, when you re-launch IGB, it will remember the genome you were looking at previously. Preferences can be accessed from the 'File' menu. It opens a new window with 5 tabs: Tiers (which will be renamed Tracks in an upcoming version), Shortcuts, Graphs, Other Options and Data Sources.
Overview
- Tracks
This where you can set your track preferences such as color (foreground and background), how many reads within a track are shown, etc. By setting changes in the Preferences window, these will be applied to all tracks when they open, rather than changing a track on an individual basis (which is done by selecting the track and right clicking/shift+clicking). If you are dissatisfied with changes, you can always reset to default options by clicking the Apply Default Background buttonThe tab has bee redesigned in IGB 6.6. Default functions have been moved to Track Defaults tab. This updated panel allows activae management of many aspects of the tracks. This includes style (colors, font size etc.), model representation (collapsed, max expand, etc) and a new property for identifying strandedness (color by strand, arrows). All of these changes are immediately applied (unless you set it otherwise). More about Tiers (Tracks).
- NEW! Track Defaults
The new Track Defaults tab alows the user to set IGB to load files with specific colors, labels, font size, etc. based on file type. You can use the IGB defaults or set your own parameters. Simply find the file type you want, add it to the list and then set the style. IGB will then load all new files of that type with those specifications.
- Shortcuts
IGB allows you to create keyboard shortcuts for the functions you use most often. Simply highlight the function from the list and type the key stroke(s) you wish to use to activate the function. Then click the 'Apply this Shortcut' button to save it. More about Shortcuts.
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