2.2. Navigation Configuration Editor: Menus

The CIMPLICITY Navigation Configuration Editor menu bar includes the following features.

A File
B Edit
C Configuration
D View
E Help
  1. File menu
Item Description
1 New Creates a new configuration file.
2 Open Opens a Windows Open browser to find and open an existing configuration file.
3 Save Saves the current configuration file
4 Save As Save the current configuration file with the name and location entered in the Windows Save As browser.
5 Reload Refreshes the CIMPLICITY Configuration Editor display.
6 Recent files Opens a selected configuration file that was recently opened in the CIMPLICITY (Navigation) Configuration Editor.
7 Exit Closes the CIMPLICITY Configuration Editor.
  1. Edit/Popup menus

A Popup menu can be opened (right-click) that is the same as the Edit menu when an entity is selected but is not in edit mode.

Item Description
1 Undo When an action has just been taken, e.g. a screen was added to the navigation configuration; undo will revert to the configuration just before the screen was added.
2 Cut Cuts a selected entity, e.g. a folder; the entity can be pasted in a selection location.
3 Copy Copies a selected entity, e.g. a folder; the entity can be pasted in a selected location
4 Paste Pastes a cut or copied entity in a selected location. A number is appended to the name.
5 Insert Inserts a new item before a selected item in an ordered list, e.g. arguments list.
6 Delete Deletes the selected entity.
7 Clear Value Reverts the current selection to a non-assigned state (**Not set**). The color or property will be inherited from the parent.
8 Add Configuration Object Opens an Add Configuration Object dialog box to add a new entity, e.g. a viewer or folder to the tree.
9 Add Item Opens an Add dialog box to add a new, such as Navigation Configuration comment,  variable, argument
10 Value Range
11 Rename Makes a selected entity available for editing.
12 Change Icon Turns the icon to the left of the selected configuration object into a drop-down list field, from which another icon can be selected, e.g. .
  1. Configuration menu

Features can be accessed when Navigation Configuration is selected in the CIMPLICITY (Navigation) Configuration Editor left pane.

Item Description
1 Validate Check for errors in the navigation configuration.
2 Relative Paths Assigns screen paths as relative paths, which are dependent on the file, not on the project.
3 Absolute Paths Assigns screen paths as absolute paths. If the menu is used on other computers the paths to the screens must be exactly the same as specified in the configuration file.
4 Emit Translation Emits words to a selected translation file.
5 Edit Translation Text Opens the selected translation file.
Note: The static Paths and Absolute Paths menu items are enabled after the first time the Navigation Configuration file is saved.
  1. View menu
Item Description
1 Toolbar Select to:
Check Display the toolbar.
Clear Hide the toolbar.
2 Status Bar Select to:
Check Display the status bar.
Clear Hide the status bar.
3 Split Enables resizing the panes using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
  1. Help menu
Item Description
1 Contents Opens the Navigation configuration topic in the CIMPLICITY documentation.
2 Tool tips Select to:
Check Display tool tips
Clear Hide tool tips.
3 About Configuration Editor. Opens details about the Proficy CIMPLICITY version and build.