Improvement: Show active command line options / parameters values in GUI #8165

issue ghost opened this issue on June 7, 2016

ghost commented at 6:08 PM on June 7, 2016: none

I think it would be very professional and inspiring confidence, if the user could verify the settings from the command line/the config file(bitcoin.conf), in the running instance in the GUI.

Maybe in the GUI window "help"->"command line options" for every option that sets a parameter, there could be a line inserted, that shows the current active value of this parameter.

E.g. if one has set onlynet=tor in bitcoin.conf it would be nice IMHO, if the user could verify that this setting is active, in some window.

Maybe even with a reason (e.g. state "listen=0 because proxy parameter is set")
MarcoFalke added the label GUI on Jun 8, 2016
laanwj commented at 8:31 AM on June 9, 2016: member

I agree adding a list of options in another place would be useful, but the settings that were overridden from bitcoin.conf or the command line are already shown at the bottom of the options dialog.
MarcoFalke commented at 8:45 AM on June 9, 2016: member

Right, but this only covers stuff that you can set via the gui.

It would be helpful to have a 'show all opts that were changed from their default value' or a list with all options and highlighting those that were changed from their default values.
laanwj commented at 8:47 AM on June 9, 2016: member

Sure. That'd require some registration mechanism for options, though. (which is way overdue for other reasons too, such as #1044)
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hebasto cross-referenced this on Oct 2, 2018 from issue qt: Correct misleading "overridden options" label by hebasto
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fanquake commented at 8:29 AM on August 8, 2022: member

Moved to https://github.com/bitcoin-core/gui/issues/649.
fanquake closed this on Aug 8, 2022
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#1044 Problems with command-line options silently ignored #14375 qt: Correct misleading "overridden options" label #18611 cli: show default values in config args log