Highlighting Options

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This feature is only available in the licensed version.

The highlighting options available in Kiwi Syslog Daemon enable the user to specify a set of highlighting rules which will be applied to each message that is displayed in the Kiwi Syslog Display-grid. Highlighting rules are evaluated from the top-down, and any Syslog messages which match a given rule will have the given highlight-effects applied.


Highlight Items:

Lists the highlighting rules that will be applied to each syslog message that is to be displayed, the syslog message field that will be searched, the string pattern that will be searched for, and the effect to be applied. Each rule can be activated/deactivated by respectively checking/unchecking the checkboxes leftmost on each row of the list. The list of fields available in the 'fields' drop-down box are the same as the fields that are available on the Kiwi Syslog main display grid. (ie. Date, Time, Priority, Hostname, Message). Highlighting rules can be added/deleted by clicking the buttons on the toolbar to the right of the highlights list. Rule precedence can be changed in this toolbar as well, by clicking the up/down arrows.

Note: That the first time you access the Highlighing Options, you may be prompted "No highlighting rules have been found. Do you want to create some default rules based on Syslog Priorities?". As the prompt implies, if you answer yes to this question some default rules based on Syslog Priority will be created for you. These default rules are shown in figure 1 below.


String to match:

The string pattern that will be searched for in the selected syslog message field.

Regular Expression	If checked, this option specifies if the string to match is a regular expression. (see Regular Expression Reference)
Invert Match	If checked, this option specifies that the effect will be applied only if a match is NOT found.
Ignore Case	If checked, the search pattern (string to match) will be treated as case insensitive.

Highlight Effects:

Apply Foreground Color	If checked, the foreground color selected will be applied, and override any existing foreground color. If unchecked, the current foreground color will be used.
Apply Background Color	If checked, the background color selected will be applied, and override any existing background color. If unchecked, the current background color will be used.
Bold Font	If checked, the font weight will be bold.
Italic Font	If checked, the font style will be italicised.
Underline Font	If checked, the font will be underlined.
Selected Icon	The icon that will be shown if the effect is to be applied to the current syslog message.

Icons:

The Icons shown in figure 1 are (by default) built into Kiwi Syslog. Additional icons can be added by dropping them in the <Program Files>\Syslogd\Icons directory. The icon list is loaded at startup, so if you have added new icons you will need to restart Kiwi Syslog for the new icons to be displayed in this list.

Figure 1 - Kiwi Syslog Daemon Highlighting Options