Objects Window

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Objects Window

Contents

1 Overview
2 Toolbar
3 Options
4 Shortcuts
5 See also

Overview

Objects Window is intended to work with objects of the current document. Shows the structure of objects in a hierarchical form.

The window is a single panel by default, in a form of a tree. Two-panel mode (tree, list) can be activated as well. A toolbar is on the top. The window has many options for customization. Using the Objects Window you can make such actions as creating, copying, deleting, transferring of document objects.

Window context menu:

Window toolbar.

Name	Description
Options	Opens the window with settings.
Show Members	Shows or not shows members of objects (properties, methods, events).
Editor	Opens the object editor if there is one. The editor is meant the ability to edit in the application workspace. For example Flow Graph and Scene has an editor.
Settings	Opens an additional big window of object settings.
New Object	Creates a new object.
Delete	Deletes selected objects.
Rename	Renames the selected object.
Clone	Makes a duplicate of an object.
Move Up	Moves the object before the one that was above it.
Move Down	Moves the object under the one that was under it.
Cut	Cuts the object for later transfer to another location.
Copy	Marks an object for later copying.
Paste	Copies or moves pre-marked objects.
Search	Opens objects search dialog.

Options

The Settings window is opened using the Settings button on the toolbar.

Settings window:

There are a few settings by default. There are more of them in two-panel mode:

Name	Description
Panel Mode	Window work mode. Four options are available: Tree - single panel mode, only a tree; List - single panel mode, only a list; Two Panels Split Horizontally - two-panel mode. The tree will be in the upper part of the window, the list will be in the lower part; Two Panels Split Vertically - two-panel mode. The tree will be in the left part of the window, the list will be in the right part.
Members Button	Show or hide members of objects (properties, methods, events).
Editor Button	Show or hide the Editor button that opens the object editor.
Settings Button	Show or hide Settings button that opens a window with the object properties.
Buttons For Editing	Show or hide a set of buttons for editing objects.
Search Button	Show or hide the Search button.
Breadcrumb	Show or hide navigation buttons in a list (List panel).
List Mode	The way to show objects in a list. Options: Auto, List, Tiles.
List Image Size	Image size in the List mode.
List Column Width	Column width in the List mode.
Tile Image Size	Image size in the Tiles mode.

Shortcuts

The list of hot keys used during work with the window.

Name	Description
F2	Rename the selected object.
Del	Delete the selected object.
Ctrl + C	Copy an object to a clipboard.
Ctrl + X	Copy an object to a clipboard for later transfer.
Ctrl + V	Paste an object from a clipboard.
Ctrl + A	Select all objects.