ADOxx User Interface ​
The ADOxx user interface follows the structure of other applications. However, there are some additional features.
The ADOxx window/user interface appears on the screen after the ADOxx Development Toolkit has been started. This window consists of the following five parts:
Title Bar ​
The title bar (header bar) consists of the control menu (small program symbol), information on the working area (ADOxx component and the user name in brackets) and the buttons "Minimise", "Maximise" and "Close".
Menu Bar ​
The menu bar is placed below the title bar.
On activating a component (e.g. by clicking on a smart icon in the component bar), the menus of the respective component are displayed.
Component Bar ​
You can find the component bar below the menu bar at the left hand side.
The component bar contains the symbols (smart icons) for the single components of the Development Toolkit (the components "User Management", "Library Management", "Model Management", "Attribute Profile Management", and "Component Management").
Alternatively you can also activate a component by right-clicking on the component bar (to the right of the component icons) and selecting of the required component from the popup menu that appears. Alternatively, you can open this popup-menu by pressing the function key <F9> and activate a component by using its accelerator (=underlined letter in the component name).
The name of the component currently active is displayed to the right of the component symbols.
Quick-Access Bar ​
The quick-access bar is located below the menu bar right next to the component bar.
The quick-access bar offers symbols for actions frequently used when working with this component.
Workspace ​
The workspace is the part of the window directly below the component and quick-access bar.. It is used especially when working within the modelling component of the Modelling Toolkit.
Message Window ​
The ADOxx message window is the client for the ADOxx messaging system. It allows to send e-mail-like messages to other ADOxx users directly from within ADOxx. It has its own quick-access bar with special smart-icons.
A detailed description of the messaging system can be found in the chapter "Messages".
