General Display preferences are only available when Show Advanced Tools is selected in Advanced preferences.
Language pop-up menu: Use to change the language the application uses from the system default language.
“Large local window menus” checkbox: When selected, local menu items are displayed in a larger font.
Large inspectors” checkbox: When selected, inspector settings are displayed in a larger font.
“Wide playhead” checkbox: When selected, a thicker playhead is used in all windows.
Show Help Tags checkbox: When selected, help tags appear throughout Logic Pro when you move the pointer over interface elements and tools. When editing, the function name, region or event name or number, position, and parameter values are shown.
“Show default values” checkbox: When selected, default parameter values are displayed in help tags. This makes it easier to determine the amount of variance from the default value.
“Show icons in New Tracks dialog” checkbox: When selected, an icon-style New Tracks dialog is shown. Otherwise, a text-style New Tracks dialog is displayed.
"Show animations” checkbox: When selected, various windows and functions open with animations. If you find the animations distracting, deselect the checkbox.
“Display Middle C as” pop-up menu: Affects the description of notes in the editors. The bottom C on a five-octave keyboard (note # 36) is labeled C1, and middle C (note # 60) is labeled C3. According to this standard, the lowest MIDI note (note # 0) is called C–2. This is the official standard used by most manufacturers. Use of the C3 (Yamaha) setting sets Logic Pro to this standard mode. If you select the C4 (Roland) setting, the bottom C on a five-octave keyboard is labeled C2, and middle C is labeled as C4. In this standard, the lowest MIDI note is C–1.
“Display Time as” pop-up menu: Use to customize the Time display in the control bar.
“Zeros as spaces” checkbox: Displays zeros in the time display as blank spaces.
“Display Tempo as” pop-up menu: Use to customize the Tempo display in the control bar.
Clock Format pop-up menu: Use to customize the Beats display in the control bar.