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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Open Test Player - Start Page}}[[Category:OTP]]
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Open Test Player - Start Page}}[[Category:OTP]]
 
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After the OTP is started, the '''Start Page''' appears. The '''Start Page''' provides a simple central entry point. From here you can browse to load a player or you can select to start a favorited or a recent player, and you can also access the OTP help information.
 
After the OTP is started, the '''Start Page''' appears. The '''Start Page''' provides a simple central entry point. From here you can browse to load a player or you can select to start a favorited or a recent player, and you can also access the OTP help information.
  
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To go back to the '''Start Page''' after a player is loaded, you can click on the home icon "[[File:OtpHomeIcon.png|link=]]" at the top-left of the OTP window.
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To go back to the '''Start Page''' after a player is loaded, you can click on the home icon ([[File:OtpHomeIcon.png|link=]]) at the top-left of the OTP window.
  
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{{ImageStyleCenter|OtpStartPage.png|900|The Start Page provides quick access to solutions and to further information}}
 
  
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===<big>Main features of the Start Page</big>===
 
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:* [[#OS|Open Solution ...]]
 
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==={{Anchor|OS|}}Open Solution ...===
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{{ImageStyleCenter|OtpStartPage.png|800|The Start Page provides quick access to players and to help information}}
  
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This is a command to open an OTX solution. A solution is a folder on the file system, it contains OTX project folders. An OTX project folder contains OTX packages in which the OTX documents are stored. When you click on the "'''Open Solution ...'''" command, a dialog box appears to select the solution file (with extension '''*.otfSln'''), here you can use the dialog box to locate and open the solution file to load the solution in the OTF.
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==Load Project==
  
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==={{Anchor|NS|}}New Solution ...===
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This is a command to load a player. When you click on the "'''LoadProject'''" command, a dialog box appears to help you browse and load a player file (with extension '''*.ppx''').
  
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This is a command with 2 options. With the first option, you can create a new OTX solution; the OTX solution will be created together with a new OTX Project, a new OTX Package and a new OTX Document. With the second option, you can create a new project in the current solution; the OTX project will be created together with a new OTX Package and a new OTX Document.
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==Favorites && Recently used==
  
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To proceed with the options above, click on the "'''New Solution ...'''" command and a dialog box appears. Here in the '''Solution''' combo-box of the dialog box, you can select the first option "'''Creates new Solution'''" or the second option "'''Adds to existing Solution'''". The path in the '''Folder''' text box will be the location path of the new solution folder or the new project folder depending on the selected option. You may change the name of the new solution or the new project, change the location path, after that complete the process of creating the new solution or project via "'''OK'''" button.
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===Recenty used===
  
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'''Note:'''
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When a player is loaded, it is added to the top the list of "'''Recenty used'''" players. You can move a recently loaded player into the list of "'''Favorited'''" players by clicking on the pin icon ([[File:OtpUnpinnedIcon.png|link=]]) at the right side of the player entry.
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{{BulletStyle1|-|The '''name of the new solution''' will be the name of the solution file as well as the solution folder. It can be arbitrary but it must comply with the restrictions of the operating system. The '''name of an OTX project''' should only contain letters, numbers, underscores and dashes, and the total length of the path to the project should be less than 128 characters (e.g. D:\Solution1\Project1\Project1.otfPrj < 128 characters). The new OTX Package and new OTX Document will be automatically created with names correspoding to the [[General.NamingConventions|OTX Naming conventions]] so the restrictions for Package and Document naming are not mentioned here.}}
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===Favorites===
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{{BulletStyle1|-|When you input a name in the text box '''Project name''', the name in the text box '''New Solution''' will be updated the same. If you want to changes the name of the solution only, you should change it directly in the text box '''New Solution'''.}}
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{{BulletStyle1|-|You can use the second option "'''Adds to existing Solution'''" only if a solution is already loaded in the OTF. The newly created project will be referenced and used in the current solution. When the second option is selected, the path in the '''Folder''' text box will be updated to the location path of the current solution. If you use this path, the newly created project will be within the current solution folder and it will be referenced by the solution with the relative path. You may also change this path but the new project will be outside of the current solution folder and will be referenced by the current solution with an absolute path.}}
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The favorited players will not be moved down in the "'''Recently used'''" list when another player is loaded. You can move a favorited player back to the list of "'''Recenty used'''" players by clicking on the pinned icon ([[File:OtpPinnedIcon.png|link=]]) at the right side of the favorited player entry.
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==={{Anchor|RS|}}Recent Solutions===
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==View Help==
  
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In this section, you can find the list of the recently used solutions presented in chronological order. The lastest opened solution appears at the top. With the '''pin''' on the right, one or more often used solutions can be fixed. The pinned solutions are always displayed at the top and not according to the chronological order. Here you can also remove the unwanted solutions from the list by holding '''CTRL''' key and '''left-clicking''' on the '''pin''' of the solution you want to remove. A dialog will occur, click "'''Yes'''", if you want to remove the solution from the list and delete the solution folder and all the sub elements; click "'''No'''", if you only want to remove it from the list; you can also click "'''Cancel'''".
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This command will help you to open the online OTP documentation. There you can find the OTP introduction and guidance such as first steps, settings etc.
  
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==={{Anchor|FI|}}Further information===
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==Go to Player==
  
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In this section, you can get the quick access to the main product and support information as well as contact and support capabilities.
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This command is only enabled when a player is already loaded and the '''Start Page''' is summoned through the home icon ([[File:OtpHomeIcon.png|link=]]). Clicking on this command will bring you back to the currently loaded player.
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 12 September 2019

After the OTP is started, the Start Page appears. The Start Page provides a simple central entry point. From here you can browse to load a player or you can select to start a favorited or a recent player, and you can also access the OTP help information.

To go back to the Start Page after a player is loaded, you can click on the home icon (OtpHomeIcon.png) at the top-left of the OTP window.


OtpStartPage.png
The Start Page provides quick access to players and to help information

Load Project

This is a command to load a player. When you click on the "LoadProject" command, a dialog box appears to help you browse and load a player file (with extension *.ppx).

Favorites && Recently used

Recenty used

When a player is loaded, it is added to the top the list of "Recenty used" players. You can move a recently loaded player into the list of "Favorited" players by clicking on the pin icon (OtpUnpinnedIcon.png) at the right side of the player entry.

Favorites

The favorited players will not be moved down in the "Recently used" list when another player is loaded. You can move a favorited player back to the list of "Recenty used" players by clicking on the pinned icon (OtpPinnedIcon.png) at the right side of the favorited player entry.

View Help

This command will help you to open the online OTP documentation. There you can find the OTP introduction and guidance such as first steps, settings etc.

Go to Player

This command is only enabled when a player is already loaded and the Start Page is summoned through the home icon (OtpHomeIcon.png). Clicking on this command will bring you back to the currently loaded player.

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