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Appendix G: Shortcut Menus
Shortcut menus are customizable menus that open when operators right-clic in the FoxView !ispla".
Displa"s an! en#ironments can use FoxView$s% #ersion &.0 or ol!er% right-clic menu% which shows 'ust a
list o( con(igure! )* points% or the" can be con(igure! to show a customize! right-clic menu.
Environment Shortcut Menu Styles
+o !e(ine which right-clic menu st"le an en#ironment is going to use% engineers nee! to e!it the
en#ironment$s .env (ile. +his (ile is locate! in either the \opt\fox\env or \opt\customer\env !irector". )(
the (ile is in the ,opt,(ox,en# !irector" it shoul! be copie! to the ,opt,customer,en# !irector" be(ore it is
e!ite!. +his is to pre#ent the customize! (ile (rom being o#erwritten i( FoxView is up!ate!.
+he !ispla" comman! shortcut_menu_style nee!s to be a!!e! to the (ile.
shortcut_menu_style -style.
-style. can be either default or configurable
shortcut_menu_style default / Sets the right-clic action to FoxView$s% #ersion &.0 or ol!er% stan!ar!
right-clic menu% which shows 'ust a list o( con(igure! )* points.
shortcut_menu_style configurable / Sets the right-clic action to a customizable right-clic menu.
Environment Shortcut Menu Types
+wo t"pes o( shortcut menu !e(inition (iles can be speci(ie! within an en#ironment% Displa" 0enus an!
*b'ect 0enus. 0enu !e(inition (iles that are speci(ie! in the .en# (ile are now the 1De(ault2 menu (iles (or
that en#ironment.
Object Menus /3re menus that open when operators right-clic in an area o( the FoxView !ispla" that is
con(igure! to a passi#e !"namic.
Display Menus / 3re menus that open when operators right-clic in an area o( a FoxView !ispla" that has
no con(iguration. )( the area is also o#er an up!ating ob'ect% both the *b'ect 0enu an! the Displa" 0enu
are !ispla"e!.
+o speci(" which menu !e(inition (ile to use (or a !ispla" or ob'ect within an en#ironment% engineers nee!
to e!it the en#ironment$s .env (ile. +his (ile is locate! in either the \opt\fox\env or \opt\customer\env
!irector". )( the (ile is in the ,opt,(ox,en# !irector" it shoul! be copie! to the ,opt,customer,en# !irector"
be(ore it is e!ite!. +his is to pre#ent the customize! (ile (rom being o#erwritten i( FoxView is up!ate!.
+he !ispla" comman!% shortcut_menu, nee!s to be a!!e! to the (ile.
shortcut_menu -type -type. -file -Menu filename.
-type. can be either object or display
-Menu filename. is the name o( the menu !e(inition (ile in the shortcut menu.
3n example en#ironment (ile might use the (ollowing comman!s4
shortcut_menu_style con(igurable
shortcut_menu -t"pe ob'ect -(ile 56NV7D)R/ob'7eng.mnu
shortcut_menu -t"pe !ispla" -(ile 56NV7D)R/!isp7eng.mnu
+o use customize! right-clic menus the shortcut7menu7st"le must be set to con(igurable. 8ine one sets
the shortcut7menu7st"le to con(igurable. 8ine two speci(ies which menu !e(inition (ile to use when an
operator right-clics on con(igure! areas o( the !ispla". )n this case% it uses the obj_eng.mnu (ile locate!
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in the en#ironment !irector". 8ine three speci(ies which menu !e(inition (ile to use when operators right-
clic in an" area within the !ispla". )t is set to the disp_eng.mnu (ile% locate! in the en#ironment
!irector".
ote! +he menus (or !ispla"s an! ob'ects can be (urther customize! through the Displa" :roperties an!
;on(igure *b'ects !ialogs in FoxDraw.
Menu Definition Files
0enu !e(inition (iles !e(ine the la"out an! comman!s that appear in the shortcut menu. Shortcut menus
can ha#e !ispla" comman! actions% (ull or partial con(iguration tag names an! separators to organize the
menu. )n a!!ition% shortcut menus can also inclu!e casca!ing menus. Re(er to Figure 9 (or an example o(
a menu$s appearance an! Figure < (or the menu$s !e(inition (ile.
Object "hortcut Menu #ith cascading Menu
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Menu Definition $ile
;*003ND -label =5S68+3>= -cm! =set7select7pt 5S68+3>=
;*003ND -label =?loc Detail Displa"= -cm! =st!!isp 5S68+3>=
S6:3R3+*R
;*003ND -label =FoxDraw= -cm! =run ,opt,(ox,wp,FoxDraw,(ox!raw 5S68D)S: -(#name D0N306=
S6:3R3+*R
;3S;3D6 -label =D)S:83@S= -(ile =/opt/menus/tmplt7:lant/!ispla"list.mnu=
;3S;3D6 -label =*V6R83@S= -(ile =/opt/menus/tmplt7:lant/o#erla"list.mnu=
S6:3R3+*R
;*003ND -label =0o#eable= -cm! =o#7switch -mo#e= /enable stat
;*003ND -label =Stationar"= -cm! =o#7switch -stat= /enable mo#e
S6:3R3+*R
;*003ND -label =:re# Disp= -cm! =5S+9=
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M'( )'*+O,D"
-OMM.D -label 1- label .2 -cmd 1- FoxView command .2 -fvname -(#name. -p -protection/
-enable Abase B o#erla" B mo#e B statC
+he ;*003ND e"wor! a!!s an operator action to the menu list. +here are se#eral arguments (or this
comman!.
-label - speci(ies the text to appear in the menu list.
-cmd. - speci(ies the FoxView comman! to be execute! when the menu item is selecte!.
-fvname - optional argument, speci(ies the name o( the FoxView to recei#e the comman!.
-p - optional argument, !e(ines the access protection numberDsE associate! with the menu
item. +here can be more than one protection number speci(ie!% i.e. 1-p 9%<%F%G2
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-enable - optional argument% speci(ies when the menu entr" will be selectable or enable!. +he
#ali! options to this argument are4
base to in!icate the menu entr" is onl" enable! when !ispla"e! o#er a base !ispla"
overlay to in!icate the menu entr" is onl" enable! when !ispla"e! o#er an" o#erla"
move to in!icate the menu entr" is onl" enable! when !ispla"e! o#er a mo#eable o#erla"
stat to in!ciate the menu entr" is onl" enable! when !ispla"e! o#er a stationar" o#erla"
-."-.D' -label 1- label .2 -file 1- filename .2
+he ;3S;3D6 e"wor! a!!s a casca!ing menu that opens next to the menu item when the mouse is
passe! o#er it. +here are two arguments (or this comman!.
-label - Speci(ies the text to appear on the menu list.
-file. - Speci(ies the (ull path an! (ile name o( the menu !e(inition (ile to use in the casca!ing
menu.
"'0.,.1O,
+he S6:3R3+*R e"wor! !ispla"s a separator bar in the menu list. +his can help #isuall" organize
groups o( actions within the list.
M'( )'*+O,D 2.,3.45'"
6"'545O-)
+he 5S68?8*;H #ariable is replace! with the actual name o( the bloc portion o( the selecte! tag name.
6"'5-OM0
+he 5S68;*0: #ariable is replace! with the actual name o( the compoun! portion o( the selecte! tag
name.
6"'5D3"0
+he 5S68D)S: #ariable is replace! with the (ull path an! (ile name o( the selecte! !ispla" or o#erla".
6"'51.7
+he 5S68+3> #ariable is replace! with the (ull tag name o( the selecte! con(iguration.
'xample (sage!
+o sen! the current o#erla" to a !i((erent FoxView4
-OMM.D -label 1Sen! to4 FV00092 -cmd 1o# 5S68D)S: 92 -fvname FV0009
+o open a Detail Displa" (or the current selecte! parameter4
-OMM.D -label 1Detail Disp2 -cmd 1st!!isp 5S68+3>2 -p 900%909
ote! +he /p 900%909 portion% o( the last example% !isables the menu item i( access le#els 900 or 909 are
protecte!.
FoxDraw Display Properties - Menu Tab Dialog
3 !ispla"$s shortcut menu can be customize! (rom FoxDraw. +he Displa" :roperties Dialog ?ox has a
new tab calle! 0enu% see Figure F. )( a !ispla" reIuires a uniIue menu item or a set o( menu items that are
not a#ailable to all !ispla"s% engineers can e!it the !ispla"$s shortcut menu. +o access the 0enu Dialog%
select the menu tab (rom the Displa" :roperties Dialog that is in FoxDraw$s File pull-!own menu.
Displa"s can use an" combination o( the menu options. Displa" shortcut menus are !isable!% (or this
!ispla"% b" unchecing an" o( the menu options.
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Display 0roperties 8 Menu 1ab Dialog
$igure 9
Default Display Menu / )( this chec box is chece!% the shortcut menu will !ispla" all the menu items
that are in the 1De(ault2 !ispla" menu !e(inition (ile. +he 1De(ault2 (ile is the (ile that was speci(ie! using
the 1shortcut7menu /t"pe !ispla"2 comman! in the current en#ironment$s .en# (ile.
-ustom Display Menu / )( this chec box is chece!% the shortcut menu will !ispla" all the menu items
that are in a 1;ustom2 !ispla" menu !e(inition (ile. Select the File icon to speci(" which menu !e(inition
(ile to use.
-ustom Display 3tem / )( this chec box is chece!% menu items can be a!!e! to the shortcut menu list.
Select the 3!! icon to open the ;on(igure 0enu )tem Dialog% see Figure G.
-onfigure Menu 3tem Dialog
$igure :
+o a!! an! item to a menu list4
9. +"pe the text that will appear in the shortcut menu list into the label (iel!.
<. :ress the 6!it icon to open the !ispla" comman! buil!er !ialog. Re(er to FoxDraw !ocumentation (or
more in(ormation on this !ialog.
F. 3ssign the access protection numberDsE associate! with this menu item% i( reIuire!.
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FoxDraws onfigure !b"ects - Menu Tab Dialog
3n ob'ect$s shortcut menu can be customize! (rom FoxDraw. +he ;on(igure *b'ects Dialog has a new tab
calle! 0enu% see Figure J. +his tab shows a list o( all the ob'ect$s !"namic con(igurations as well as each
o( the con(iguration$s menu option settings. Khen an ob'ect is con(igure! with a passi#e !"namic% the
0enu tab becomes #isible. Select the 0enu tab to #iew an! e!it the options that will be !ispla"e! in this
ob'ect$s shortcut menu.
-onfigure Objects - Menu 1ab Dialog
$igure ;
)t is possible (or each con(iguration% on a single ob'ect% to ha#e its own uniIue menu list. Select a
con(iguration an! the 3!! icon to open the ;on(igure 0enu Dialog% see Figure L. )t is also possible to
!isable the shortcut menus% (or this ob'ect% b" unchecing an" o( the menu options.
-onfigure Menu Dialog
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Default Object Menu / )( this chec box is chece!% the shortcut menu will !ispla" all the menu items that
are in the 1De(ault2 ob'ect menu !e(inition (ile. +he 1De(ault2 (ile is the (ile that was speci(ie! using the
1shortcut7menu /t"pe ob'ect2 comman! in the current en#ironment$s .en# (ile.
-ustom Display Menu / )( this chec box is chece!% the shortcut menu will !ispla" all the menu items
that are in a 1;ustom2 ob'ect menu !e(inition (ile. Select the File icon to speci(" which menu !e(inition
(ile to use.
-ustom Display 3tem / )( this chec box is chece!% menu items can be a!!e! to the shortcut menu list.
Select the 3!! icon to open the ;on(igure 0enu )tem Dialog% see Figure M.
-onfigure Menu 3tem Dialog box
$igure =
+o a!! an! item to a menu list4
9. +"pe the text that will appear in the shortcut menu list into the label (iel!.
<. :ress the 6!it icon to open the !ispla" comman! buil!er !ialog. Re(er to FoxDraw !ocumentation (or
more in(ormation on this !ialog.
F. 3ssign the access protection numberDsE associate! with this menu item% i( reIuire!.
3nclude display menu #ith object menu / )( this chec box is chece!% the shortcut menu will !ispla" all
the menu list items that are in the 1De(ault2 !ispla" menu !e(inition (ile. +he 1De(ault2 (ile is the (ile that
was speci(ie! in the current en#ironment .en# (ile.
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Appendix H: Moveable Overlays
FoxView 9.0 o#erla"s now ha#e the abilit" to be opene! in a separate win!ow that can be mo#e! an"where
in the monitor$s #iewable win!ow space. +hese o#erla" win!ows act the same as normal application
win!ows. +he" can be resize!% maximize! an! minimize!. 0o#eable o#erla"s can be enable! or !isable
globall" or on a per o#erla" basis. *#erla"s built with #ersion &.0 or ol!er FoxDraw will open as built.
!verlay switching from Fox#iew
+here are two comman!s in FoxView (or switching o#erla" mo!es between stationar" an! mo#eable.
+hese comman!s !o not reIuire an" con(iguration change to the o#erla" (iles an! are onl" temporar". +he
!ispla" comman! ov_mode applies to all o#erla"s opene! a(ter the comman! is execute!. +he !ispla"
comman! ov_s#itch a((ects onl" the current selecte! o#erla".
ov_mode > mode . A -sticky C
- mode . there are two mo!es 8move an! -fdconfig.
-move opens all subseIuent o#erla"s as a mo#eable o#erla" unless the o#erla" is
speci(icall" con(igure! to be opene! as stationar" in FoxDraw.
-fdconfig opens all subseIuent o#erla"s in the mo!e the" were built in FoxDraw.
A-sticky C +his optional argument opens all subseIuent o#erla" as stic" an! can onl" be use! with
the -mo#e mo!e. 0o#eable o#erla"s with this option will remain open until the" are
speci(icall" close!% or when the base !ispla" is replace! or re(reshe!.
ov_s#itch > mode . A -enable < mode > C
- mode . there are two mo!es 8move an! -stat.
-move switches the current o#erla" (rom stationar" to mo#eable.
-stat switches the current mo#eable o#erla" (rom mo#eable to stationar". Khen an
o#erla" is switche! to stationar"% the !ispla" will be mo#e! to its original opening
position.
ote! +he o#7mo!e comman! is onl" inten!e! (or use b" existing customers who ha#e !ispla"s built in
pre-9.0 FoxDraw. +his comman! was a!!e! so those customers woul! not ha#e to recon(igure all their
!ispla"s to open o#erla"s as mo#eable. +hese menu entries allow a currentl" stationar" o#erla" to be
switche! to mo#eable an! #ice #ersa.
2ie# Menu
)n FoxView 9.0% the View pull-!own menu has two new entries% 10o#eable *#erla"s2 an! 13s ?uilt
*#erla"s2. +he View pull-!own menu appears in the So(tw76ng an! :rocess76ng en#ironments. +he
10o#eable *#erla"s2 comman! runs the !ispla" comman!% 1ov_mode -mo#e -stic"2% which will open all
subseIuent pre-9.0 o#erla"s as mo#eable. +he 13s ?uilt *#erla"s2 entr" runs the comman!% 1ov_mode
-(!con(ig2% which opens all o#erla"s in the mo!e the" were built in FoxDraw.
"hortcut Menu
)n FoxView 9.0% there is a new Shortcut 0enu (eature. Khen an operator right-clics in a !ispla" a
customizable menu can be opene!. FoxView supplies se#eral customize! menu (iles that are use! in
!i((erent en#ironments. Se#eral o( these (iles ha#e menu items that will con#ert the current selecte!
o#erla" (rom stationar" to mo#eable or (rom mo#eable to stationar". +hese menu items use the ov_s#itch
!ispla" comman!.
+he two o#erla" menu items% in the shortcut menus% are con(igure! as (ollows4
-OMM.D -label =0o#eable= -cmd =o#7switch -mo#e= -enable stat
-OMM.D -label =Stationar"= -cmd =o#7switch -stat= -enable mo#e
+hese menu entries allow a currentl" stationar" o#erla" to be switche! to mo#eable an! #ice #ersa.
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onfiguring !verlays from FoxDraw
FoxDraw has two wa"s to a((ect the wa" o#erla"s are opene!. +he (irst is through the o#erla"$s Displa"
:roperties. +he other is through Nser 3ction con(igurations that opens the o#erla".
Overlay Display 0roperties
3n o#erla"$s mo!e o( being opene! can be set in the Displa" :roperties Dialog% which is locate! in
FoxDraw File pull-!own menu. Select the *#erla" +ab to e!it the o#erla" mo!e% see Figure &. +he !e(ault
setting is stationar".
Display 0roperties Overlay 1ab
$igure ?
Moveable / Setting the mo!e to mo#eable will open the o#erla" as a mo#eable t"pe o#erla". +his mo!e is
b"passe! when the open o#erla" comman!% that opens this o#erla"% sets the mo!e to stationar".
"tationary / Setting the mo!e to stationar" will open the o#erla" as a stan!ar!% pre-9.0% stationar" o#erla".
+his mo!e is b"passe! when o#7mo!e is set to -mo#e or when the open o#erla" comman!% that opens this
o#erla"% sets the mo!e to mo#eable.
ote! ?oth mo!es can also be b"passe! with the o#7switch comman!.
Overlay (ser .ctions
+here are two metho!s (or opening an o#erla" through a Nser 3ction ;on(iguration% 1*pen *#erla"2 an!
1Displa" ;omman!2.
O0' O2',5.*
+he *pen *#erla" !ialog is much lie the Displa" :roperties !ialog% except it has a thir! mo!e% 13s ?uilt2%
See Figure 9. 3lso% the 10o#eable2 an! 1Stationar"2 mo!es act !i((erentl" than the" !o when set in the
o#erla"s !ispla" properties.
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-onfigure Object Open Overlay Dialog
$igure @
Moveable / +his mo!e (orces the !esignate! o#erla" to open as a mo#eable o#erla". +his mo!e o#erri!es
the o#7mo!e an! an" Displa" :ropert" settings in the o#erla" !ispla" (ile.
"tationary / +his mo!e (orces the !esignate! o#erla" to open as a stationar" o#erla". +his mo!e o#erri!es
the o#7mo!e an! an" Displa" :ropert" settings in the o#erla" !ispla" (ile.
.s 4uilt / +his mo!e will (orce the !esignate! o#erla" to open in the mo!e it was built% using the Displa"
:ropert" settings in the !ispla" (ile. +his mo!e onl" o#erri!es the o#7mo!e settings.
ote! 3ll three mo!es can be b"passe! with the o#7switch comman!.
D3"05.* -OMM.D
+he !ispla" comman! to open an o#erla" is ov.
ov -(ilename. A-stic"C A-ontopC -o#l7position. A-mo!eC
ov -(ilename. A-stic"C A-ontopC A-rootsizeC A-picC A-relpicC A-o((set -coor!inates.C -l -location. A-mo!eC
ov -(ilename. A-stic"C A-ontopC A-rootsizeC A-tileC A-area -tile7area.C A-size -tile7size.C Atile7locationC
A-mo!eC
+he o# comman! operates the same as it alwa"s has except there is a new optional argument% -mode.. +he
mo!e argument must be the last argument in the o# comman! an! can be one o( two #alues% either -move
or -stat. )( neither -mo#e nor -stat is use% the o#erla" will be opene! 13s ?uilt2.
-move +his mo!e (orces the !esignate! o#erla" to open as a mo#eable o#erla". +his mo!e
o#erri!es the o#7mo!e an! an" Displa" :ropert" settings in the o#erla" !ispla" (ile.
-stat +his mo!e (orces the !esignate! o#erla" to open as a stationar" o#erla". +his mo!e
o#erri!es the o#7mo!e an! an" Displa" :ropert" settings in the o#erla" !ispla" (ile.
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Appendix I: ScratchPad Trends and Group Displays
For FoxView 9.0% the Scratch:a! lists an! setup o#erla" appearances ha#e been mo!i(ie! to tae a!#antage
o( the new (eatures. 3t the same time mo!i(ications were ma!e to both +ren! an! >roup Scratchpa! setup
!ialogs to mae them streamline an! consistent. +o assign a tren! or group to the Scratch:a! 8ists% there
is now an 3ssign button next to each list button% See Figure 90.
1rend 5ist 7roup 5ist
$igure %A
ScratchPa$ Tren$ hanges
+he setup !ialogs ha#e change! to incorporate the mo#eable o#erla" (eature o( FoxView 9.0. +o assign a
tren! to a button in the tren! list% Figure 90% clic the 3ssign button that is next to it. Khen the 3ssign
button is presse!% a setup o#erla" opens in the center o( the FoxView Displa"% See Figure 99.
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$igure %%
+his setup o#erla" operates the same as it !i! in earlier #ersion except that there is a new section calle!
*#erla" +@:6. +his section is where operator !esignates how the tren! o#erla" is to be opene!%
Stationar"% 0o#eable% or De(ault 0o!es.
Moveable / +his mo!e (orces the tren! o#erla" to open as a mo#eable o#erla". +his mo!e o#erri!es the
o#7mo!e set in FoxView.
"tationary / +his mo!e (orces the tren! o#erla" to open as a stationar" o#erla". +his mo!e o#erri!es the
o#7mo!e set in FoxView.
Default / +his mo!e will (orce the tren! o#erla" to open in the mo!e !esignate! b" the o#7mo!e setting in
FoxView. +he !e(ault mo!e is Stationar".
ScratchPa$ Tren$ hanges
+he onl" changes ma!e (or Scratch:a! >roup Displa" appearance is the 3ssign buttons were a!!e! to the
list% see Figure 90% an! the 8abel assignment o#erla" has change!% see Figure 9<.
$igure %&
+o assign text to appear on the button% in the group list o#erla"% select the 8abel (iel!% t"pe the name% an!
press enter. *nce the label is entere!% press the create button to buil! the group !ispla"s.
%ehin$ the scene changes
0ost o( these changes are in the script (iles that buil! an! maintain the Scratch:a! !ispla"s. +he ol!er
#ersion Scratch:a! (iles will not wor with the new #ersion. Oowe#er there is a con#ersion program that
runs !uring installation that will chec an! automaticall" con#ert an" o( the customers existing Scratch:a!
(iles.
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Appendix C: ScratchPad Trends and Group Displays
For FoxView 9.0% the Scratch:a! lists an! setup o#erla" appearances ha#e been mo!i(ie! to tae a!#antage
o( the new (eatures. 3t the same time mo!i(ications were ma!e to both +ren! an! >roup Scratchpa! setup
!ialogs to mae them streamline an! consistent. +o assign a tren! or group to the Scratch:a! 8ists% there
is now an 3ssign button next to each list button% See Figure 90.
1rend 5ist 7roup 5ist
$igure %9
ScratchPa$ Tren$ hanges
+he setup !ialogs ha#e change! to incorporate the mo#eable o#erla" (eature o( FoxView 9.0. +o assign a
tren! to a button in the tren! list% Figure 90% clic the 3ssign button that is next to it. Khen the 3ssign
button is presse!% a setup o#erla" opens in the center o( the FoxView Displa"% See Figure 99.
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$igure %:
+his setup o#erla" operates the same as it !i! in earlier #ersion except that there is a new section calle!
*#erla" +@:6. +his section is where operator !esignates how the tren! o#erla" is to be opene!%
Stationar"% 0o#eable% or De(ault 0o!es.
Moveable / +his mo!e (orces the tren! o#erla" to open as a mo#eable o#erla". +his mo!e o#erri!es the
o#7mo!e set in FoxView.
"tationary / +his mo!e (orces the tren! o#erla" to open as a stationar" o#erla". +his mo!e o#erri!es the
o#7mo!e set in FoxView.
Default / +his mo!e will (orce the tren! o#erla" to open in the mo!e !esignate! b" the o#7mo!e setting in
FoxView. +he !e(ault mo!e is Stationar".
ScratchPa$ Tren$ hanges
+he onl" changes ma!e (or Scratch:a! >roup Displa" appearance is the 3ssign buttons were a!!e! to the
list% see Figure 90% an! the 8abel assignment o#erla" has change!% see Figure 9<.
$igure %;
+o assign text to appear on the button% in the group list o#erla"% select the 8abel (iel!% t"pe the name% an!
press enter. *nce the label is entere!% press the create button to buil! the group !ispla"s.
%ehin$ the scene changes
0ost o( these changes are in the script (iles that buil! an! maintain the Scratch:a! !ispla"s. +he ol!er
#ersion Scratch:a! (iles will not wor with the new #ersion. Oowe#er there is a con#ersion program that
runs !uring installation that will chec an! automaticall" con#ert an" o( the customers existing Scratch:a!
(iles.
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Appendix : !oxSelect"#$ %uic&'(e)erence
+his Quick-Reference is !esigne! to un!erstan! the operation o( FoxSelect at a glance. For !etaile!
in(ormation% user gui!e shoul! be re(erre!.
+he FoxSelect supports all o( its (unctionalit" through its >raphical-Nser-)nter(ace. Following (unctions
can be per(orme! through menu or toolbar clics. Following images portra" FoxSelect menus an! toolbars
an! each possible selection is numbere! with a number unique to the function it performs. For the Iuic-
re(erence (or a numbere!-(unction% please loo at the same section number in the !ocument. For example%
to loo at what % B,efresh !oes re(er to section 9 an! so on. ;ertain (unctions such as generating an!/or
printing a ;ustom-report are also supporte! (rom comman!-line.
&-'efresh
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For the Station View% this option is to re(resh selecte! ;ontrol-:rocessors. *ne or more stations must be
selecte! be(ore clicing Re(resh option. ;:s selecte! (or Re(resh can be in an" o( the possible states. Khen
this option is exercise!% FoxSelect re(reshes ;:s with no regar! o( their state. See si!e bar (or ;: states.
For ?loc View% this option is !isable!. For custom reports% this option re(reshes all the stations Dalso
taing into account t"pe o( report compoun!s% blocs an! alarmsE (or which the report is con(igure!.
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3 ;: Das !ispla"e! in FoxSelectE can ha#e (ollowing states. 3 ;: can be in this state as a result o( an" o(
the re(resh (unctions4
onnected !blue icon"# )( a ;: is !ispla"e! in this state as a result o( Re(resh (unction D(unction/section 9E
that means FoxSelect success(ull" !ispla"s re(reshe! !ata (or that ;:. Oowe#er i( this state is !ispla"e! at
Fox$elect start-up with no data in it then it signi(ies that the ;: was in the onnected state when FoxSelect
exite! last time.
%rror !red icon"# )( a ;: is !ispla"e! in this state as a result o( Re(resh (unction D(unction/section 9E that
means FoxSelect (aile! to re(resh that ;:. Oowe#er i( this state is !ispla"e! at Fox$elect start-up then it
signi(ies that the ;: was in the %rror state when FoxSelect exite! last time.
%xcluded from Refresh !white icon"# )( a ;: is !ispla"e! in this state that means user is not intereste! in
retrie#ing/!ispla"ing the !ata (or this ;:. ;:s in this state are not re(reshe! i( (unction < is exercise!.
&ut of 'etwork !(reen icon"# 3 ;: in this state !ispla"s that it is a *ut-o(-networ ;:- meaning that it is
not (oun! in the wpcplns (ile but is an acti#e ;: in )3 networ.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar
( )'efresh *ll
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Khen this option is clice!% FoxSelect taes all those ;:s that are in onnected state an! tries to re(resh
them. +his option is a#ailable onl" (or Station View an! ?loc View% per(orming same exact operation
(rom both tabs. +his means that whether one clics Re(resh3ll (rom Station View or ?loc View% it$s the
same.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu onl".
+- Exclu$e from 'efresh
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Khen one or more ;:s that is% in onnected $tate is selecte! an! this option is selecte!% selecte! ;:DsE are
%xcluded from Refresh. +his means that ;:s in %xclude from Refresh state are not re(reshe! whene#er
Re(resh3ll is selecte! because Re(esh3ll re(reshes all those stations that are in ;onnecte! state. +hus i( one
is not intereste! in certain stations$s !ata% the" shoul! be %xcluded from Refresh using this option.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu onl".
,- Multi-Select !n
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+his option shoul! be clice! to select more than one ;:s or compoun!s or blocs. +his is a toggle option%
which changes state Denable to !isable an! #ice-#ersaE on consecuti#e clics. )( this option is turne!-o((
then one can select onl" one ;: or compoun! or bloc. )( this option is turne! on% multiple but similar
ob'ects Di.e either ;:s or compoun!s or blocsE can be selecte! at once.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
-- Fin$
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+his option !ispla"s a Fin! Dialog% which has two tabs% Find in View an! Find on 'etwork. 6ach tab has
three options4 Fin! Station% Fin! ;ompoun! an! Fin! ?loc. Following table presents the o#erall
operational !etails4
+ab Name/Fin! ?utton
Name
Fin! Station Fin! ;ompoun! Fin! ?loc
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Fin! in View 3n" ;: name up to a
maximum o( L
characters can be
entere!. :ressing this
button searches (or the
station currentl" in
FoxSelect$s #iew. )( a
partial name is entere!
an! multi-select is o((%
e#er" ;:s that matches
the find is selecte! one
at a time. Oowe#er% i(
multi-select is enable!
an! Fin!-Station button
is presse!% each ;: that
matches the find is
selecte! while pre#ious
;: selections remain
selecte!. 0atch the
wor! checbox i(
selecte!% let it search
whole-wor!s onl".
3 compoun! name up to
a maximum o( 9<
characters can be
entere!. :ressing this
button searches (or the
compoun! currentl" in
FoxSelect$s #iew. )( that
compoun! actuall" exists
in )3 networ but not
loa!e! currentl" in
FoxSelect% FoxSelect
cannot (in! it (rom this
option. )( a partial name
is entere! an! multi-
select is o((% e#er"
compoun! that matches
the find is selecte! one at
a time. Oowe#er% i(
multi-select is enable!
an! Fin!-;ompoun!
button is presse!% each
compoun! that matches
the find is selecte! while
pre#ious compoun!
selections remain
selecte!. 0atch the wor!
checbox i( selecte!% let
it search whole-wor!s
onl". )( a ;: is also
speci(ie! while a
compoun! search is
being ma!e then the
compoun! is searche!
insi!e the speci(ie! ;:.
For example% i( 3?; is
the compoun! name
speci(ie! an! Fin!
;ompoun! is presse!%
FoxSelect searches (or
all compoun!s that ha#e
3?; as a substring. ?ut
i( a ;: name o( P@Q is
also speci(ie! along with
the compoun! name then
FoxSelect searches (or
all the compoun!s with
3?; in their name that
are present in all the ;:s
with P@Q in their name.
3 bloc name up to a
maximum o( 9<
characters can be
entere!. :ressing this
button searches (or the
bloc currentl" in
FoxSelect$s #iew. For a
StationView this means
that the bloc shoul! be
present in the right pane%
which means that the
parent compoun! must
be selecte! (rom le(t
pane. )( that bloc
actuall" exists in )3
networ but not loa!e!
currentl" in FoxSelect%
FoxSelect cannot (in! it
(rom this option. )( a
partial name is entere!
an! multi-select is o((%
e#er" bloc that matches
the find is selecte! one at
a time. Oowe#er% i(
multi-select is enable!
an! Fin!-?loc button is
presse!% each bloc that
matches the find is
selecte! while pre#ious
bloc selections remain
selecte!. 0atch the wor!
checbox i( selecte!% let
it search whole-wor!s
onl".
Fin! on Networ 3n" ;: name exactl" L
characters can be
entere!. :ressing this
button searches (or the
station on )3 networ.
:artial names are not
accepte!. +his option
will (in! the ;: i( it is
3 compoun! name up to
a maximum o( 9<
characters can be
entere!. :ressing this
button searches (or the
compoun! on )3
networ. )( multi-select
is enable! an! Fin!-
3n exact bloc name can
be entere! along with the
exact parent compoun!
name. :ressing this
button searches (or the
bloc on )3 networ. )(
multi-select is enable!
an! Fin!-bloc button is
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currentl" locate! on )3
networ. )( multi-select
is enable! an! Fin!-
Station button is
presse!% pre#ious ;:
selections remain
selecte!.
compoun! button is
presse!% pre#ious
compoun! selections
remain selecte!. )( a
complete L character ;:
name is also speci(ie!%
compoun! is searche!
insi!e that ;: onl" but i(
a ;: name with less than
L characters is speci(ie!%
compoun! name is
searche! o#er the
networ without an"
consi!eration to the
gi#en ;: name.
presse!% pre#ious bloc
selections remain
selecte!-howe#er this
!oes not appl" to
$tationView-finds where
blocs being searche!
are in !i((erent
compoun!s. )( a
complete L-character ;:
name is also speci(ie!%
bloc is searche! insi!e
that ;: onl". ?ut i( a ;:
name with less than L
characters is speci(ie!%
speci(ie! bloc is
searche! o#er the
networ without an"
consi!eration to the
gi#en ;: name.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar
.- Show Detail Display
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+his option !ispla"s the Detail Displa" (or the selecte! compoun!/bloc in FoxView. )( more than one
compoun!/bloc are selecte! then consecuti#e clics show Detail Displa" (or selecte! compoun!s/blocs
in FoxView one at a time. +he !ispla" seIuence wraps aroun! the selection-list. +hat means the !etail
!ispla" o( (irst selecte! item is !ispla"e! a(ter that (or the last selecte! item is !ispla"e!.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
/- Show Parameter Detail Display
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+his option !ispla"s the :arameter Detail Displa" (or the selecte! compoun!/bloc in FoxView. )( more
than one compoun!/bloc are selecte! then consecuti#e clics show Displa" (or selecte!
compoun!s/blocs in FoxView one at a time. +he !ispla" seIuence wraps aroun! the selection-list. +hat
means the !ispla" o( (irst selecte! item is !ispla"e! a(ter that (or the last selecte! item is !ispla"e!.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu.
0- Save *s
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3ll #iews other than the Station View can be sa#e! as a text (ile or a comma-separate! Dcs#E (ile. +he (iles
are create! in /usr/(ox/psr/(iles !irector".
3#ailabilit"4
0enu.
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1- Select 2* Printer
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+his option is a#ailable onl" on Solaris plat(orm presents an! onl" (or custom-report )iews* +he !e(ault
printer (or printing o( custom-#iews can be speci(ie! here.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu.
&3- Print %loc4 5ist
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+his option is a#ailable onl" on Solaris plat(orm presents an! onl" (or custom-report )iews* )t is to print the
custom-#iew to an )3 printer.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu.
&&- Exit
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6xit the FoxSelect application. )( FoxView is exite!% FoxSelect automaticall" exits.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
&(- ompoun$ !6
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+urns one or more selecte! compoun!s to *N.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
&+- ompoun$ !FF
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+urns one or more selecte! compoun!s to *FF.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
&,- Toolbar
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Shows or Oi!es the application toolbar.
&-- ompoun$ Toolbar
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Shows or Oi!es the compoun! toolbar.
&.- TouchScreen Toolbar
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Shows or Oi!es the touchscreen toolbar.
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&/- Status %ar
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Shows or Oi!es the statusbar.
&0- TouchScreen Font
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Displa"s the application in +ouchScreen Font when enable!.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu.
&1- onfigure 'eport
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+his option !ispla"s the ;ustom report !ialog that has (ollowing parts/options4
'ew# ;lic on this button to create a new report con(iguration. See the !etails o( New/6!it/;op" report
!ialog in the si!e bar.
%dit4 ;lic on this button to e!it the con(iguration o( selecte! report (rom ;ustom Report +ist,ox. *nl"
one con(iguration can be e!ite! at a time.
-cti)ate4 :ress this button to select the ;hec?ox next to selecte! report-con(igurations in the 8istbox.
3cti#ate! Dchece!E reports are generate! when *H is presse! an! are shown as tabs o( FoxSelect.
.e-cti)ate4 :ress this button to un-select the ;hec?ox next to selecte! report-con(igurations in the
8istbox. Deacti#ate! DNnchece!E report-#iews are remo#e! (rom the FoxSelect i( present.
.elete4 :ress this button to !elete the report-con(iguration (ile (rom the !is. +hese (iles are sa#e! in
/usr/(ox/psr/con(ig !irector". *nce a con(iguration is !elete!% the tab-#iew correspon!ing to it is remo#e!
(rom FoxSelect #iews too.
&/4 :ress this button to up!ate the FoxSelect application with latest 3cti#ations Dchece! to showE o(
report con(igurations.
ancel4 :ress this button to exit the !ialog box with no regar! to changes.
ustom Report +ist,ox4 )t shows all the custom report-con(igurations create!.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu.
-0 "tates!
3 ;: Das !ispla"e! in FoxSelectE can ha#e (ollowing states. 3 ;: can be in this state as a result o( an" o(
the re(resh (unctions4
onnected !blue icon"# )( a ;: is !ispla"e! in this state as a result o( Re(resh (unction D(unction/section 9E
that means FoxSelect success(ull" !ispla"s re(reshe! !ata (or that ;:. Oowe#er i( this state is !ispla"e! at
Fox$elect start-up with no data in it then it signi(ies that the ;: was in the onnected state when FoxSelect
exite! last time.
%rror !red icon"# )( a ;: is !ispla"e! in this state as a result o( Re(resh (unction D(unction/section 9E that
means FoxSelect (aile! to re(resh that ;:. Oowe#er i( this state is !ispla"e! at Fox$elect start-up then it
signi(ies that the ;: was in the %rror state when FoxSelect exite! last time.
%xcluded from Refresh !white icon"# )( a ;: is !ispla"e! in this state that means user is not intereste! in
retrie#ing/!ispla"ing the !ata (or this ;:. ;:s in this state are not re(reshe! i( (unction < is exercise!.
&ut of 'etwork !(reen icon"# 3 ;: in this state !ispla"s that it is a *ut-o(-networ ;:- meaning that it is
not (oun! in the wpcplns (ile but is an acti#e ;: in )3 networ.
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e#C'ditC-opy ,eport Dialog!
+his !ialog is !ispla"e! b" pressing either 'ew button or %dit button (rom ;on(igure-Report Dialog. )(
%dit button is presse! to in#oe this !ialog% the contents o( con(iguration being e!ite! is !ispla"e! in the
!ialog box so that user can mae appropriate mo!i(ications to it as !esire!. +his !ialog box has (ollowing
button/parts4
Report +itle4 Speci(" report-title here. +his is the name that will be gi#en to the con(iguration (ile create! as
a result o( pressing Sa#e in this !ialog. 3lso% this will become the +ab-Name in FoxSelect i( this custom
report is !ispla"e! in FoxSelect. )( the con(iguration (ile name being speci(ie! is not present in
/usr/(ox/psr/con(ig then it is create! an! i( a (ile with this name is present then it is mo!i(ie! with the
speci(ie! con(iguration.
Report +"pe4 Speci(" report t"pe here.
;ompoun!4 Speci(" compoun! (ilter here. *nl" those compoun!s that match this (ilter will be !ispla"e!. R
3n! S can be use! in these (ilter expressions (or wil! car!ing.
?locs4 Speci(" bloc (ilter here. *nl" those blocs that match this (ilter will be !ispla"e!. R 3n! S can be
use! in these (ilter expressions (or wil! car!ing.
Search ;ontrol Stations4 Speci(" ;:s to be consi!ere! (or generating this report.
Search 3larm Filters4 Speci(" 3larm (ilters. +his applies onl" to ?locs in 3larm an! ?locs in 3larm
inhibite! t"pe report.
Sa#e ?utton4 :ress Sa#e button to sa#e the speci(ie! con(iguration as a *cf( file* +he (ile is create! in
/usr/(ox/psr/con(ig !irector". +his !irector" shoul! be ph"sicall" present be(ore we press Sa#e button. )( a
(ile with Report +itle is alrea!" present in /usr/(ox/psr/con(ig !irector"% it is o#erwritten otherwise a new
(ile is create!.
;ancel ?utton4 :ress this button to exit the !ialog box with no regar! to changes.
(3- 7elp Topics
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Displa"s the FoxSelect Oelp-s"stem.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu.
(&- *bout FoxSelect
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Displa"s the -bout .ialo( (or FoxSelect that has cop"right% #ersion in(ormation (or the application.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
((- Page 8p
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+his option scrolls the !ispla"e! #iew up on page.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
(+- Page Down
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+his option scrolls the !ispla"e! #iew !own on page.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
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(,- 5ine 8p
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+his option scrolls the !ispla"e! #iew up on item.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
(-- 5ine Down
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+his option scrolls the !ispla"e! #iew !own on item.
3#ailabilit"4
0enu% +oolbar.
omman$-5ine 9eneration of ustom 'eports:
3 custom report can be generate! (rom comman! line too. 3 !escription o( comman! is as (ollowing4
;omman! 6xplanation 3rgument
Foxselect /psr Sets Foxselect to wor in
comman!-line mo!e in or!er to
generate the custom reports.
+his comman! is use! in
con'unction with /c(g an! /prt
comman!s as explaine! below.
-c(g Sets the FoxSelect to generate a
report as a text (ile.
:ass the c(g (ile name as an
argument. For example i(
con(iguration is sa#e! as abc.c(g
then write 0cf( abc at the prompt.
-out FoxSelect shoul! write the
generate! report to the (ile name
speci(ie! as argument.
:ass the (ile name that shoul! be
create! (or storing the generate!
report. For example the (ollowing
comman! generates a report (rom
abc.c(g an! writes the report to
x"z.txt4
Foxselect /psr -c(g abc -out
x"z
-prt Sets the FoxSelect to print at the
printer name gi#en as argument
:ass the printername as 0prt
1rinter'ame*
'xamples!
foxselect -psr -cf( abc will create a (ile that will store the report generate! as per the con(iguration (ile
abc.c(g. +he name o( the generate! (ile will bear the time stamp o( the creation time.
foxselect -psr -cf( abc -out super will create a (ile name! super.txt that will store the report generate!
as per the con(iguration (ile abc.c(g.
foxselect -psr -cf( abc -out super -prt My1rinter will create a (ile name! super.txt that will store the
report generate! as per the con(iguration (ile abc.c(g an! print the report (ile to the printer-name gi#en b"
0":rinter.
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