The Transcript View

The transcript is displayed as an outline of entries.

The columns in the outline view are described in a separate topic.

Entry Expiry

Transcript entries are automatically discarded after a period to prevent the transcript from becoming too long. Select a discard period from the Transcript menu or from the popup menu in the view’s toolbar.

The available discard options are:

The discard option is set individually for each source’s transcript and defaults to 1 day.

Long expiry times result in large transcripts, especially for busy working copies. Large transcripts cause higher memory utilization and in extreme cases can have an impact on startup and shutdown times as transcripts are read from and written to disk.

Removing Transcript Entries

To remove entries from a transcript:

  1. Select the entries to remove in the transcript view.
  2. Select Delete from the File menu (key equivalent ⌘⌫) or press the delete button in the toolbar.

Clearing Transcript Entries

To clear output in a transcript:

  1. Select Clear Output from the Transcript menu (key equivalent ⌥⌘⌫) or press the Clear Output button in the transcript view’s toolbar:

    Clear Output

Notes are not removed by the Transcript > Clear Output function.

To clear both output and user notes in a transcript:

  1. Press and hold the Shift (⇧) key.
  2. Select Clear All (key equivalent ⇧⌥⌘⌫) from the Transcript menu or press the Clear All button in the transcript view’s toolbar.