Customising the toolbars
The toolbars displayed at the top of the InfoWorks WS Pro window can be customised by changing their contents, position and visibility. It is also possible to add and modify user-defined toolbars.
- You can move a toolbar only if Lock positions is unchecked on the toolbar Customise dialog.
- Click and drag the gripper bar (the dotted bar on the left of the toolbar) and drag the toolbar to a new position. (If the gripper bar is not visible, it can be turned on from the Toolbars page of the Customise dialog.)
- You can drag the toolbar into the centre of the InfoWorks WS Pro window to create a floating window, which can be moved elsewhere by dragging its title bar.
- You can drag the toolbar or floating toolbar to an edge of the InfoWorks WS Pro window to dock it at the side, top or bottom of the window.
- Select Customise toolbars from the Tools menu. This will display the Customise dialog.
- On the Toolbars page, click the check box to the left of the toolbar name (check the box to make the toolbar visible, uncheck the box to hide the toolbar).
- Click OK.
If the toolbar is floating, it can be hidden by clicking its Close button .
Some of the less commonly used toolbars, that are applicable to certain types of view, are normally hidden. By default these toolbars are displayed / hidden as the appropriate view is opened / closed:
- Replay toolbar - displayed with simulation views
- Navigation toolbar - displayed with 3D Terrain View window
- GeoExplorer toolbar - displayed with GeoExplorer window
If the toolbar is closed via the Customise dialog when the view is opened, it will remain closed at all times.
If the toolbar is displayed when the view is not visible, it will be displayed at all times.
- Select Customise toolbars from the Tools menu. This will display the Customise dialog.
- Use the options on the Toolbars page to change settings:
- Show tooltips determines whether descriptions are displayed below the buttons when the mouse pointer rests on them.
- Cool look changes the appearance of the buttons.
- Show gripper displays the gripper bar (broken vertical line) on the left side of the toolbar.
- Lock positions prevents movement of the toolbars from their current positions.
- Border size adjusts the size of the toolbar border (the size of the toolbar buttons does not change).
- Click OK.
- Select Customise toolbars from the Tools menu. This will display the Customise dialog.
- Select the Commands page on the Customise dialog.
- To add a button: select the button from the Commands box and then drag it onto the toolbar.
- To modify the appearance of a button that is already on the toolbar: click the button on the toolbar, then click Modify selection. This modification options are described here: Customise - Commands page.
- To move a button to a different location on the toolbar: select the button on the toolbar and drag it to the new position.
- To remove a button that is already on the toolbar: click the button on the toolbar, click the Modify selection button, then select Delete.
- To remove a separator from the toolbar: move a button on the toolbar over the separator.
- When the changes are complete, click OK.
The contents of the InfoWorks WS Pro toolbars can be restored to their original state (before the Customise dialog was opened) by using the Reset and Reset all buttons on the Toolbars page.
To restore the contents of all InfoWorks WS Pro toolbars to their default settings, select the Reset toolbar buttons option from the Tools menu. (The application must be restarted for the changes to take effect.)
- Select Customise toolbars from the Tools menu. This will display the Customise dialog.
- On the Toolbars page, click the New Toolbar button. A new blank toolbar will appear as a small floating window somewhere on your screen.
- Select the Commands page. To add a button to the new toolbar, select the button in the Commands box and drag it to the new toolbar.
- When the toolbar is complete, click OK.
The new toolbar can be modified in the same way as any other toolbar. In addition, the name of a user-defined toolbar can be edited and the toolbar itself can be deleted using options on the Toolbars page.