User interface components
The Main menu
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6.1.5
Format menu
The Format menu contains commands related to how Composer displays the
project data.
From the Format menu the following commands are available:
Format menu commands
Commands
Sub Items
Icon
Description
Used when the you
want to…
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information, see
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New
Creates a new view
that, by default,
contains the same
nodes of the
selected view.
Note: New and Copy
are the only
commands available
for the main view.
Copy
Copies the selected
filter.
Rename
Changes the name
of the view. A dialog
window will appear
and will contain an
edit control that
allows you to change
the view name. You
cannot rename a
view currently in use
by another user.
Delete
Permanently deletes
the view. You cannot
delete a view
currently in use by
another user.
Filter
Properties
Shows the filter
properties dialog for
the selected view.
Display only a sub-tree
or portion of the
project, starting from
the project node.
You can open, close,
or rename views at any
time, and they will be
saved together with the
project.
Zoom
Creates a new view
of the
Tree View
containing the
selected node and
its children nodes.
Focus on certain
nodes of the tree.
Tree
Properties
Shows the Tree
Properties dialog
box, where you can
modify the
Tree
View
visualization:
- Displaying
Description,
Technical Text, or
both
- Sorting by
Description,
Technical Text, or
Node Icon
Modify the
Tree View
visualisation.
The modified sorting
only concerns the
Composer view and
does not affect the
runtime display.