Document revision date: 10 November 2000

When you press and hold MB3 on any file name, FileView displays the pop-up menu defined for that file type.

Look at what FileView's pop-up menus already contain:

1. Select the * file type in the File Types list box. The asterisk refers to all file types not specifically listed in the File Types list box, for example, ANL and SDML files. If you press MB3 while pointing to a file in your file list for which no pop-up menu is defined, the pop-up menu defined for * is used.
   FileView displays the corresponding pop-up menu in the pop-up menu list box.
2. In turn, select each file type in the File Types list box.
   As you select a file type, its corresponding pop-up menu is displayed in the pop-up menu list box.

To add a menu item to a FileView pop-up menu:

1. In the File Types list box, select the file type whose corresponding pop-up menu you want to change.
2. In the Item Names list box, select the menu item you want to add to the pop-up menu.
3. Click on the arrow button that appears between the pop-up menu and Item Names list boxes.
   The menu item is added to the pop-up menu list box. New menu items are added alphabetically if the Sort & Marge button is shaded. The menu items you add always appear in boldface to identify what you have customized.
4. To move the menu item within the list, click on the up or down arrow button that appear between the pop-up menu and Item Names list boxes.
   To delete the menu item, click on the Trashcan button.
5. Click on Apply or OK to see your change.
   Or click on Reset or Cancel to retain the original settings.

To remove a menu item from a FileView pop-up menu:

1. In the File Types list box, select the file type whose corresponding pop-up menu you want to change.
2. In the pop-up menu list box, select the menu item you want to remove.
3. Click on the Trashcan button next to the pop-up menu list box.
   The menu item is removed from the list.
4. Click on OK or Apply to see your change.
   Or click on Reset or Cancel to retain the original settings.

Note that when you remove a built-in menu item from a pop-up menu, you create a copy of that menu in your private customization file. Any subsequent changes made to the public customization file are not reflected in your private FileView. See Chapter 14 for more information about how FileView uses private, public, and system customization files.

9.3.4 Looking at Double-Click Menu Item Definitions

As described in Chapter 6, FileView executes a predefined command when you double click on a specific file type. In the File Types dialog box, you can change the double-click menu item defined for a file type and execute a different command.

Look at the double-click menu item currently defined for each file type:

1. Select the * file type in the File Types list box. (The asterisk refers to all file types not specifically listed in the File Types list box, for example, ANL and SDML files. If you double click on a file type in your file list for which no double-click menu item is defined, the double-click menu item defined for * is used.)
   The corresponding double-click menu item is displayed in the Double Click Item entry box.
2. Select each file type in turn to see its corresponding double-click menu item.
   As you select a file type, its corresponding double-click menu item is displayed.

To change the double-click menu item defined for a file type:

1. In the File Types list box, select the file type whose corresponding double-click menu item you want to change.
2. In the Item Names list box, select the menu item that you want FileView to execute when you double click on a file.
3. Click on the Change button.
   The double-click menu item definition is changed. The file types whose double-click definitions you have changed always appear in boldface to identify what you have customized.
4. Click on Apply or OK to see your change.
   Or click on Reset or Cancel to restore the original settings.

To add a file type to the File Types list box:

1. Type the file type (for example, COM) that you want to add in the text entry box below the File Types list box.
2. Click on the up arrow button that appears.
   The file type is added to the list. The file types you add always appear in boldface to identify what you have customized.
3. Add menu items to the new file type's pop-up menu as described in Section 9.3.2. Or define a double-click menu item for the new file type as described in Section 9.3.5.
4. Click on OK or Apply to see your change.
   Or click on Reset or Cancel to retain the original settings.

To remove a file type that you added to the File Types list box but no longer need:

1. Select the file type in the File Types list box.
2. Click on the Trashcan button.
   The file type is deleted from the list.
3. Click on OK or Apply to see your change.
   Or, click on Reset or Cancel to retain the original settings.

Once you finish working with the File Types dialog box, you need to save your changes.

Click on	To
OK	Save new settings and dismiss the dialog box.
Apply	Save new settings without dismissing the dialog box.
Reset	Redisplay the current settings if you changed settings without applying them.
Cancel	Dismiss the dialog box without changing any settings. If you made any changes without applying them, clicking on the Cancel button cancels those changes.

9.4 Working with Views

FileView provides two ways to work with your customized FileView settings. You can use options dialog boxes to make changes and save them, as described in the previous sections of this chapter. You can also create FileView windows with different sets of customized settings that you can name and switch between. These customized FileView windows are called views.

The following sections describe how to design and save your own views and how to use predefined views.

9.4.1 Designing a View

As described in Chapter 6, the FileView window contains several components.

To design a view, you choose different combinations of FileView's components from the Save View dialog box. To display the Save View dialog box, choose Save View... from FileView's Options menu. The dialog box is displayed.

By default, all of the following FileView components are saved in the new view.

Component Setting	Information Preserved
Window Panes	Areas displayed in a FileView window. For example, you can use the Show/Hide Work area menu item to display or not display FileView's work area. You can also use the Exclude Files entry box to change the areas that are displayed in a FileView window.
File Filter	Text you specify in the File Filter entry box in the FileView window.
Directory	Name of the directory you specify in the Directory entry box.
Fields	Field settings---such as Create Date and Size Used---you specify in the Layout dialog box (Options menu).
Order	Order settings---such as Unsorted or By Name---you specify in the Layout dialog box (Options menu).
Versions	Version number settings---either Show All or Show Highest---you specify in the Layout dialog box (Options menu).
Directories	Directories you specify in the subdirectory list.
Date Filter	Date-filter settings you specify in the Filter by Date dialog box (Options menu).
Menu Bar	Any menu names you added to the menu bar (Options menu). This setting allows you to have different menu bars for different tasks. (See Chapter 8 for more information about adding menu names to the menu bar.)
Window Name	Name of your FileView window you specify in the Window dialog box (Options menu).
Icon Name	Name of the FileView icon you specify in the Window dialog box (Options menu).
Initial State	Initial state of FileView window--- icon or window---you specify in Window dialog box (Options menu).
Window Size	Size of the FileView window on your screen.
Window Position	Location of the FileView window on your screen.
Privileges	Process privileges you specify in the Privileges dialog box (Session menu in Session Manager).
Size Filter	Size-filter settings you specify in the Filter by Size dialog box (Options menu).
Owner Filter	Owner-filter settings you specify in the Filter by Owner dialog box (Options menu).

If you enable all the component settings, your saved view is a snapshot of the current FileView window. For example, you might want to save a view of a subdirectory you frequently access. When you restore the view, the current FileView display changes to reflect the components of the view you saved. Because you saved every component, the FileView window changes to display a view of that subdirectory. By using a saved view in this way, you establish a shortcut for ascending and descending the directory structure.

When you enable only some component settings and save the current FileView display, only those components you specified are saved. When you restore that saved view, only those components you saved are changed; those components not saved are obtained from the current FileView display. For example, you might always want your FileView window to appear in the upper left-hand corner of your screen. By moving the FileView window to the upper left-hand corner, enabling only the window position setting in the Save View dialog box and saving it as a view called "Corner FileView" you save only one component from the current FileView. You can continue to work with and change your FileView display. When you restore the Corner FileView saved view, no information in your current FileView display changes, but the FileView window moves to the upper left-hand corner of your screen.

9.4.2 Saving a View

To save a view:

1. Customize the FileView window the way you want it saved.
2. Choose Save View... from FileView's Options menu.
   FileView displays the Save View dialog box.
3. Type the name of the view you want to save in the Name of View entry box.
   Give it a name meaningful to you, for example, "Sales Project" or "C file sizes".
4. Click on the components you don't want to save in the view. (All the components are saved by default.)
5. Click on OK or Apply.
   The view is saved.

Several commonly used views have already been saved for you. To see the list of the built-in views that DECwindows provides, click on FileView's Views menu. As you save additional views, FileView adds them to this list.

9.4.4 Saving Your Startup View

You can save the view you want to see whenever you start FileView. For example, you might want to display your SCHEDULES subdirectory when you start FileView. To save a startup view, customize the FileView window the way you want it saved. Choose Save Startup from FileView's Options menu. The next time you start FileView, your customized FileView is displayed.

9.4.5 Replacing a Saved View

You can replace a saved view by saving another view with the same name. To supersede a saved view:

1. Choose Save View... from the Options menu.
   FileView displays the Save View dialog box.
2. In the Name of View entry box, type the name of the view you want to supersede.
   Give the new view exactly the same name as the view you want to supersede, preserving the same uppercase and lowercase letters.
3. Choose the components you want saved.
4. Click on OK.
   The new view replaces the previous one.

When you restore a saved view, those components not saved are obtained from the current view. By saving only some components of a view, such as the fields and order, you can quickly change the look of your current FileView display.

To restore a saved view in the current FileView window, choose the saved view you want from FileView's Views menu.

To restore a saved view in a new FileView window:

1. Press and hold Shift.
2. Choose the view you want to restore from FileView's Views menu.
   The saved view is restored in a new FileView window.

To delete a view you no longer need:

1. Choose Unsave View... from FileView's Options menu.
   FileView displays the Unsave View dialog box.

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2. Point to the view you want to delete and click MB1.
3. Click on OK.
   The view is deleted. If you deleted a view that you had created to supersede a built-in view, the original view is restored.

If you want to conceal FileView's work area that displays files and display only FileView's menu bar, choose Show/Hide Work Area from FileView's Options menu. FileView is displayed as a menu bar.

To display FileView's work area again, choose Show/Hide Work Area from FileView's Options menu.

By using the Window Manager's customization options, you can change the way your windows look and behave. The Window Manager provides a customization submenu that contains menu items for customizing the following window features:

• Workspace
• Border
• Border colors
• Icons
• Icon colors
• Matte

This chapter describes how to use the Workspace Options submenu to change your Window Manager features. It also includes information about advanced Window Manager customization options.

Every Window Manager Customize dialog box contains push buttons you can use to record your settings, cancel the dialog box, or restore default settings.

Click on	To
OK	Save new settings and dismiss the dialog box.
Reset	Redisplay the settings in the dialog box since the last time you applied the settings.
Default	Reinstate the system default settings.
Cancel	Dismiss the dialog box without changing any settings.

To see your changes, choose Apply Current settings from the Options submenu. This restarts the Window Manager.

Another way to restart the Window Manager is to choose Restart... from the Workspace menu. This is useful for customizing Window Manager information that is not provided through the Options dialog boxes. For more information about making Window Manager changes that are not available through options dialog boxes, see Section 10.9.

10.2 Customizing Your Workspace

You can change the way to make a window active, when a window automatically becomes active, and other Workspace features by changing your Workspace settings.

To change your Workspace settings, choose Workspace... from the Workspace Options submenu. The Window Manager displays the Workspace Options dialog box.

Click on the settings in the dialog box to customize the features you want to change.

To change your window borders, choose Border... from the Workspace Options submenu. The Window Manager displays the Border Options dialog box.

From the Customize Border dialog box, you can change the following settings:

Border decorations

Click on a border decoration to add or remove it from all your window frames.

Resize border size

The resize border is the border around the window that you drag to resize a window. To change the size of the border, choose one of the default sizes from the Options menu, or choose the Other menu item to enter your own border size.

Other resize border size

If you choose the Other menu item from the Resize Border Size options menu, the Other Resize Border Size entry box receives input focus. Enter a value in this box to define your own border size.

Double click on window menu to close window

Click on this setting to enable or disable the close menu item when you double click on the window menu.

To change your window border colors, choose Border Colors... from the Workspace Options submenu. The Window Manager displays the Border Color Options dialog box.

From the Border Color Options dialog box, you can change the following settings for active or inactive windows. You should create distinct active and inactive background colors so that it is easy to see which window is active.

Foreground

To change the Window Border Foreground color (that is, the color of the title), click on the Foreground button. DECwindows displays the Color Mixing dialog box, which lets you choose the border foreground color you want.

Background

To change the Window Border Background Color (that is, the color behind the title), click on the Background button. DECwindows displays the Color Mixing dialog box, which lets you choose the border background color you want.

Top Shadow

Window border top and bottom shadow colors (that is, colors on the top and left sides of the border) have to be well matched to present the three-dimensional look of DECwindows Motif. DECwindows helps you to do this by automatically determining top and bottom shadow border colors when you change the background color. This setting is indicated by the shaded Automatic shadow check button.

To choose your own top shadow colors:

1. Click on the Automatic shadow check button.
   This action disables the setting.
2. Click on the Top Shadow button.
   DECwindows displays the Color Mixing dialog box, which lets you select the top shadow color you want. You should use the HLS model in the Color Mixing dialog box to choose a top shadow color that is lighter and less saturated than the background color.

Bottom Shadow

Window border top and bottom shadow colors (that is, colors on the bottom and right sides of the border) have to be well matched to present the three-dimensional look of DECwindows Motif. DECwindows helps you to do this by automatically determining top and bottom shadow colors when you change the background color. This setting is indicated by the shaded Automatic shadow check button.

To select your own Bottom shadow colors:

1. Click on the Automatic shadow check button.
   This action disables the setting.
2. Click on the Bottom Shadow button.
   DECwindows displays the Color Mixing dialog box, which lets you select the Bottom Shadow color you want. You should use the HLS model in the color mixing dialog box to choose a bottom shadow color that is darker and more saturated than the background color.

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