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According to Xcode Instruments 8.3 Display Settings button missing, many of the options previously present in the right-side "record settings" pane in Instruments 8.2.1 have moved to the bottom bar. However, I consistently seem to be missing settings that were previously present.

As a specific example, take the Points of Interest instrument (see Alternative to DTSendSignalFlag to identify key events in Instruments? for details on its use). Here is a blank template to which the Points of Interest instrument has been added in Instruments 8.2.1:

Instruments 8.2.1

Note the options in the bottom-right pane, like "Color using last argument." Here's the same setup with Instruments 8.3.3:

Instruments 8.3.3

As far as I can tell, those options are gone. This is also the case for beta versions of Instruments 9.0. Where are those options hiding, or have they been removed entirely, just a year after their introduction?

ravron
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Here, under File > Recording Options:

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Apple called out this move very strongly when it was made.

matt
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  • Knowing now where to look, one can find the callout in [Xcode 8.3 release notes](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/releasenotes/DeveloperTools/RN-Xcode/Chapters/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001051-CH1-SW160). – ravron Aug 23 '17 at 17:19
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It's obnoxious how non-discoverable this is, but you can get to Recording Options by holding down the Option key while clicking on the Record button.

Charles Srstka
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    Kind of harsh. File > Recording Options. Not really all _that_ undiscoverable. – matt Aug 23 '17 at 17:15
  • Thanks! Giving the check to the other answerer, who wins the FGITW race this time. – ravron Aug 23 '17 at 17:19
  • Though in truth, Charles Srtska is the last person I would want to get into a gunfight with, as he's a famous Pacifist. – matt Aug 23 '17 at 17:58
  • @matt: I had the same "what the heck?" reaction as ravron the first time I fired up Instruments 8.3. On first glance, it really does look like the options have been removed. Not my favorite change. – Charles Srstka Aug 23 '17 at 18:00
  • @ravron: I fired up Instruments first to make sure I was remembering correctly about it being the Option key rather than Command(⌘). Unfortunately, I had a large compile going on in the background, causing Instruments to bounce for a while before launching, which slowed down my quick-draw (or Quartz, these days, I should say) a bit. :-P – Charles Srstka Aug 23 '17 at 18:02