User`s manual

6. Further GUI elements
Barco – iStudio – R5976569 – user's manual – revision 09 – March-2007
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Standard view tree
In standard view tree the items of the tree are arranged in a folder like structure. To expand or collapse a folder,
double click on the red bullet or the name. The subentries appear or disappear. Multiple entries can be expanded
at the same time.
The colors of the folders have the following meaning:
• red bullet and black writing
the folder is collapsed
• red bullet and red writing
the folder is expanded
The color codes belonging to the entries in these folders are explained in the respective sections below.
Fast view tree
In fast view tree the items are arranged in a navigation pane. Only the content of one bar can be shown at one
time. Just hold the mouse for a short while on a bar or click on it and the formerly shown bar hides its entries
and the entries of the newly selected bar show up. The title of the selected bar is written in red, the titles of the
other bars are written in black.
The color codes belonging to the entries in these folders are explained in the respective sections below.
6.2.1 Modules
The modules folder or bar lists all HYDRA modules that are connected together to a wall. The way multiple HYDRAS
are assigned to a wall is explained in section
5.3.4 Setup module. The following colors are used:
• orange bullet and writing
this module is selected
• blue bullet and black writing
this module is not selected
• flashing red bullet and writing
this module has at the moment been selected
The name of the selected module is also displayed in the state bar at the 4th position.
Controlling the displayed content of a module
Clicking on one module in the list shows on the display area the currently displayed content of that module. This
enables to update the content of the work area to this module
5.3.1 Updating work- and display area and allows
controlling the display of the projection modules even if the operator can not directly see it.
Controlling the Hydra modules
The entries Halt module, Reboot module, Reset module, Set module time, Module status, Setup module of
the Module menu affect always the H
YDRA module that is currently selected.
6.2.2 Wall layouts
Clicking on a wall layout loads the selected wall layout on the projection modules. This can also be achieved by
the command Load wall layout, see section
5.2.1 Wall Layout. The layout of the selected module can be seen on
the display area.
6.2.3 Layouts
Within the Layouts folder all layouts are listed. Clicking on a layout shows this layout on the work area. This can
also be achieved by the command Load layout, see section
5.4.1 Module layout.
Selecting a layout changes the color of the bullet from blue to orange and the color of the name from black to
yellow. The name of the layout is also displayed in the state bar at the 5th position, see section
6.3.1 Statebar.