User Manual

Development Environment
User-DefinedCategories
Right-click on an empty space of the Component Library window and select Add
Components to add a component to the library. To create a new category, select
Add categor y and choose a name of your preference. A category could also be
renamed or deleted.
User-defined categories are not project specific. This means that all objects saved
in a user-defined category will be available in all iX Developer projects.
ExportingandImportingComponents
By using the Import and Export functions in the Component Library, categories
of components can easily be copied and moved between projects. Right-click on
the category folder and select Import or Export. Find the location in the project
filefromwherethecomponentsshouldbeimportedortowheretheyshouldbe
exported. The program will not indicate where the component files are located.
Single objects can not be exported or imported.
ExpandandCollapseFolders
The top area is a contents frame that is used to navigate through the folders of the
Component Library. The contents heading displays the name of the currently
selected folder. The folder view can be expanded and collapsed with the control to
the left of the displayed folder nam e.
The display of the components is filtered through the selection of the folders, i.e.
all components are displayed if the top folder is selected.
Search
The Search feature provides a case-insensitive and alphabetical search, based on
the component label, in the current folder and in all sub folders.
Zoom
The Zoom slider at the bottom area of the tool window can be used to change the
size of the displayed components. Resting the mouse pointer over a component
displays a full-size picture of the com ponent.
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