Toolbar

The Toolbar contains buttons which have associated actions, each deemed commonly useful. Generally speaking, these buttons are organized by dividers into categories.

New File Specification Button
The New File Specification Button allows the user to define a new file specification. If the current specification has not been saved (after modification or in general), the user may be asked to discard or save these changes before continuing.

Open File Specification Button
The Open File Specification Button allows the user to open a file specification saved to the local filesystem or a locally-mapped filesystem. If the current file specification is not saved, the user may be asked to discard or save modifications to it before continuing.

Save File Specification Button
The Save File Specification Button allows the user to save the current file specification to the filesystem. If a file is already associated with the current file specification then that file will be overwritten; otherwise, the user will be asked to select or create a new file.

Save File Specification As Button
The Save File Specification As Button allows the user to save the current file specification to a selected file.

Undo Button
The Undo Button allows the user to “undo” the last change made to the file specification.

Redo Button
The Redo Button allows the user to “redo” the last change made to the file specification.

Close Application Button
The Close Application Button closes the File Specification Editor and, ideally, returns to the eiConsole.

Delete Button
The Delete Button deletes the selected node or field and any child nodes assocaited with it.

Move Node Up Button
The Move Node Up Button moves the selected node or field up in respect to its siblings.

Move Node Down Button
The Move Node Down Button moves the selected node or field down in respect to its siblings.

Help Index Button
The Help Index Button raises this help system, with the current page pointed toward this system’s index.

About Button
The About Button raises a dialog with information about the File Specification Editor.

Related Areas

Main Window
“The Main Window is the central and starting component of the File Specification Editor. All aspects of the editor can be reached from this window,…”