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Using and Customizing the Apex GUI Contents

Preface

Audience
Other Resources
Apex Documentation Roadmap
Contacting Rational Technical Publications
Contacting Rational Technical Support

Basic Operations

About this Chapter
The Mouse and Mouse Buttons
Windows and Menus
Mnemonics and Accelerator Keys
Pop-up Menus and the Right Mouse Button
Cancelling a Menu
Using the Keyboard to Select Commands
Apex Dialog Boxes
Radio Buttons
Check Boxes
Text Fields
Scroll Lists
Dialog Box Icons
Dialog Box Buttons
Using the Apex Dialog Box
The Open Dialog Box
Suppressing the Display of a Dialog Box
Forcing the Display of a Dialog Box (Control Modifier)
Job Control from Dialog Boxes
Customizing Dialog Boxes
Advantages and Disadvantages
Functionality
Summary
Drag-and-Drop
Performing a Drag-and-Drop
Cancelling a Drag
Drag Icons
Object Kinds in Apex
Object Sources and Targets
Learning More About Apex

Manipulating Objects

About This Chapter
Creating an Object
File Suffixes
The File > New Menu
Creating a Directory
Creating a Text File
Creating an Ada Unit (Ada only)
Creating a C++ File
Creating a C File
Saving an Object
Opening an Object
Printing an Object
Deleting an Object
Copying an Object or View
Apex/Summit
Moving an Object
Apex/Summit

The Directory Viewer

About This Chapter
The Directory-Viewer Window
Modifying the Directory-Viewer Display
Formatting the Directory-Viewer Display
Sorting the Directory-Viewer Display
Refreshing the Directory-Viewer Display
Filtering the Directory-Viewer Display
Saving the Window Characteristics
Copying Text to the Clipboard
Using the Unbusy Command
Closing the Directory-Viewer Window
Finding and Using Files and Directories
Mouse Alternatives to the `Visit' Commands
Managing Apex Windows
The Enclosing and Jobs Commands

X Window System Resources

How Apex Looks for Resources
Resources That You Can Change
Changing Resources for Personal Use
Changing Resources for All Users

Button Bars

Menu Files

How Apex Looks for Menu Files
Changing Menus for Personal Use
Changing Menus for All Users
Menu Filenames
Restarting Apex Servers
Menu File Syntax
Menu Components
Menu Item Names
Commands
Changing a Label String
Deleting a Menu Item
Appending a Menu Item
Inserting a Menu Item
Replacing a Menu Item
Moving a Menu
Copying a Menu
Suppressing a Dialog Box
Replicating a Menu Bar or Pop-Up Menu
Defining a Buttonbar
Creating a Goto Menu
Aliases
Action Clauses
Action Clause Files
Action Names and Modifiers
Object Kinds
Option Names and Values
Scripts
Prompts
Creating a Graphical Menu Item
Assigning a Pixmap to an Existing Menu Item

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