Window Management in the Screen Interface
Window Management in the Screen Interface
Menus in PRIMER are either "docked" (appear in a fixed size and position in the Current Menu Panel) or "floating" (can be moved and resized).
Moving, resizing and scrolling of windows is based on the conventions used in the Motif Window Manager.
To move a window (floating menus only): Click down on its title bar, then drag the window to where you want it to be. A "rubber-band" outline moves to show the window's current position.
To resize a window (floating menus only): Click on a border bar to move just that side, or on a corner bar to move both sides attached to that corner. Again, a rubber-band outline shows you the new shape. You can maximise a window using the square button at its top right, and iconise it using the minimise button next to this.
To scroll a window: If a window has become too small for its contents then horizontal and/or vertical scrollbars will appear. Click on a scrollbar slider and move it to the desired position, the window contents will scroll as you do so. Alternatively click on the arrows at either end of the scrollbar for timed motion in that direction.
This example shows a sub-window being resized:
The user has chosen to drag the bottom right corner out.
The "title bar" is the area where, in this example, it shows the name of the sub-window:
CREATE NODE in model 1
To dismiss a window, Either press , or click the x in the top-right of the window or press ESC on the keyboard.