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Window Basics

 

The rigiedit editor opens separate windows to provide multiple, usually editable perspectives of the graph model. Most of these windows have a scrollable canvas area, where a particular set of nodes and arcs is presented, and a message area at the bottom where informational messages are displayed. For example, a canvas window may present an overview of the subsystem hierarchy or the children of a parent node.

The initial window titled Root is used to display the parent(s) of the subsystem hierarchy; this window is always present.

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The editor has a notion of a currently active window, where operations are applied. A mouse click in a window causes that window to become active and display ACTIVE in its title.

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Most of the mouse interaction with rigiedit is through the left mouse button (such as choosing menu items or clicking buttons); the right mouse button is used only within a canvas area.

You can use the frame or control gadgets of a window to iconize, maximize, raise, lower, or delete windows. These operations depend on the window manager or operating system being used.





James Uhl
Wed Jul 10 14:13:22 PDT 1996