Window control
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The sub-windows (and their child windows) that contain the menus, graphs etc. all use the CuteStudio GLASS window library to talk to the menus and the application.
The control of the sub-windows is the same across all platforms and is easy to use once you know..
Please note that the main program window is the only one it uses, so you can maximize it across your entire screen to give the graphs and menus plenty of room to breath.
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Manipulating windows
Windows can be manipulated using the mouse dependent upon the window properties.
Any window can have the following properties:
- Resizable
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Moveable
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Promotable
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View priority
Promotion moves a window to the 'front' of the window stack making it more visible.
Some windows have a mixture of these properties.
Resizable Windows
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Windows are resized using the left or right hand mouse buttons. You can identify a resizable window by looking at the corners, resizable windows have corners that have little lines near them - indicating that the window can be resized from any side border or corner.
If there is no corner, you cannot resize it.
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Moveable Windows
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Windows can be moved by using the left or right hand mouse button to drag it using the title box area.
If the window cannot be resized (a non resizable window) the entire border can also be used by the left or right hand mouse button to drag it.
In addition you can move a window from anywhere within the window area using the right hand mouse button to drag it.
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Promoting windows
Promotion moves a window to the 'front' of the window stack making it more visible.
Obscured windows can be promoted by briefly clicking on them. You can click anywhere within the window area using the right hand mouse button, or on the border or title areas using the left or right hand mouse button.
Note: If a window is not considered to be obscured the right hand mouse button click is passed through to the application which will pop up a context sensitive menu if appropriate.
You can also use the Windows menu at the top to promote a window.
View priority
Each window has a priority and status. Some windows like pop-up and pull-down will close if you press escape of click the mouse outside of them, others will remain on top of windows of lower priority and some (warning boxes etc) will not allow any other window action until they are closed.
The menubar at the top of the window is the highest priority window in the application.
Keyboard
Window focus for keyboard entry is determind purely by the position of the mouse, and can be seen as the border highlight changes. When the border is highlighted, all key presses then are directed to that window.
If the window you want the keys to act upon is not focussed then the key presses will go to the focussed window.
Entering text to a window
This is mainly used when entering values and controlling graphs with the keyboard.
You need to make sure the window is focussed and remember the cursor keys may also be used.
Keyboard shortcuts
Most fields have a little underline under one character. That means that function may be accessed by pressing the relevant key.
Pull down and pop up menus
These menus have a tracking box (the light blue box) that you can move up and down using the cursor keys.
For the pulldown menus, you may also use the cursor keys to move left and right across the menus.
To access the selected function then press ENTER or use the mouse.
To dismiss the menu then press ESC.
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