Settings
Every preference in the Compose settings dialog: appearance, editing and autosave, shortcuts, export defaults and updates.
File ▸ Settings…, or Ctrl ,. Five sections down the left rail.
Appearance
Theme
Light or dark for the Compose interface, or follow the system, which tracks your desktop’s light/dark setting automatically.
Layout
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Show the status strip | On | The bar along the bottom with save state, counts and validation notices |
| Open toolbar menus on hover | Off | Point at File, Edit and so on to open them without clicking |
Scaling
Interface scale and dialog scale, each at 90%, 100%, 110% or 125%. Useful on a very high- or very low-density display where the whole interface is slightly off.
Language
Interface language: automatic (follow the system), English, Türkçe or Deutsch.
Editing
Starting up
Reopen the last course on launch — off by default. On, Compose skips the welcome screen and goes straight back into the course you had open.
Saving
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Autosave | On | Writes changes to the project file in the background |
| Autosave interval | 5 s | How long after you stop typing. 2 s, 5 s or 15 s |
| Autosave notification | On | A small corner toast each time it saves |
Blocks
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Confirm before deleting a block | Off | Undo already covers this; turn it on if you delete by accident |
| Select a block after inserting it | On | Opens the Inspector on the new block so you can start editing |
Shortcuts
Every rebindable action, grouped by category: Project, Editing, View and Application. Click a binding and press the keys you want.
- A conflict with another action is shown rather than silently accepted.
- Reset all shortcuts returns everything to its default.
- Changes take effect immediately — no restart.
Export
Defaults
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Default format | SCORM 2004 | Applied to new courses; each course keeps its own choice |
| Open the folder afterwards | Off | Reveals the finished package in your file manager |
Advanced
Updates
Check for updates on startup — on by default. Compose looks for a newer release shortly after launch and every six hours after that. A failed check is silent; it never interrupts you with a dialog.
See Installation for what happens per platform.
About
The Compose version, the Qt version it was built against, and the full path to your settings file — useful when reporting a problem.
Getting help
Help ▸ Report a bug… and Help ▸ Suggest a feature… open a form inside the app. Bug reports automatically attach build and operating-system diagnostics.