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  • Watching running huge logs is very slow / UI not responding

    If you have a slow responding UI while watching huge running log the reason might be a virus scan running in background. If you find a busy background process (check TaskManager Details — e.g. MsMpEng.exe is the Windows built in scanner) you can solve it by adding an exclusion for the related file or folder.

  • How can I filter files with loxx?

    There are 2 options for content filtering: The more simple is the “Quickfilter” which can be applied after a selecting an expression. The Quickfilter supports only plain text as expression and can be applied as “Pass-Filter” or as “Stop-Filter” (have a look into the context menu while a quick-selection is active).Several “Stop-Filters” can be applied…

  • Can I watch running logs?

    Yes — if the files are written with appropriate share flags (share read) you can. If you are not able to view a running log it might be written with “share none”.

  • Is it possible to see long lines with line breaks?

    Yes and no. Breaking lines “inline” in the standard view is not supported – it has too many impacts on scroll behavior, line count calculation etc… But there are 2 ways to see also long lines completely:

  • Can I open remote files (ftp / scp)?

    Yes! You can open files with the protocols http(s), ftp(s) and scp. Go to File -> Open from URL and type in the URL of the file to load. You can enter your credentials here if required. Supported protocols are (S)FTP, SCP and HTTP(S).

  • Can I store my credentials for remote files?

    Yes — you have to set up an entry in “Settings -> Preferences -> Stored account” settings. Add the first part of the URL and your credentials. If a matching entry is available (URL starts with the stored part) the credentials are loaded automatically. The credentials are stored as encrypted strings (not readable).

  • Why don’t I see delta times also with enabled “Show delta times” option?

    Delta times can be displayed only if the time stamps in the file are matching one of the predefined patterns (Settings -> Preferences -> Date/time patterns). You have to create a new pattern matching the date / time format in your file.

  • What is the maximal file size loxx can open?

    can open really large files. There is no limit for the file size. Only a small part file of the and an index table is loaded to memory. For a file with 100 GB the memory usage is typically around 15 MB.

  • Is loxx related to Baretail?

    No, but is heavily inspired by Baretail. We loved Baretail, but unfortunate the development stalled and was discontinued. As we weren’t able to find a decent alternative, was born.