OtfMenuBar

Overview

The OTF does not use the traditional menus and toolbars but use the Ribbon tabs instead. In these tabs the related commands for creating and editing OTX documents are grouped together, so they can be found and used easily. You can find a general introduction to the Ribbon here.

Below is a brief breakdown of each of the tabs across the Ribbon of the OTF.

"File" tab (Backstage view)

Command Description Save Saves the current document*. Save All Saves all the documents in the solution. Save As... Saves the current solution. Open Solution... Opens a solution. Close Solution Closes the current solution. Recently Used Shows the list of recent solutions and recent places to open. New > New Project Opens dialog to add new project to the existing solution or to a new solution. New > New Player Project Opens dialog to add new player project in a new solution or in the current solution. New > New Project / Player from an existing template Opens dialog to add new project/player project in a new solution or in the current solution from an existing template. New > Add Template... Adds a PTXT file to a template. Print Prints the current procedure/Overview. Help Shows quick access to the main product and support information as well as contact and support capabilities. License Opens the license dialog box. Options Opens the OTF Options dialog box (see OTF Settings). Exit Exits the OTF.

"Start" tab

Command	Description
Paste	Pastes the clipboard contents into the current sequence*.
Cut	Cuts the selected element(s) in the current sequence*.
Copy	Copies the selected element(s) in the current sequence* to the clipboard.
Copy as Bitmap	Copies the current sequence* as an image to the clipboard.
Search and Replace	Opens the "Search and Replace" dialog box.
Undo	Reverses the last action.
Redo	Restores the last undone action.
Delete	Deletes the current selected items.
Display Start Page	Displays the Start Page.
Display Instructions	Displays a page with the notes.
Easy Mode	Turn ON/OFF the easy mode.
Local Variable	Adds a new local variable to the current procedure*.
Comment	Adds a new comment to the current procedure*.
Reference (Import)	Adds a reference from the current document* to itself or to another document.
Procedure	dds a new procedure to the current document*.
(Corner button in "Add" group)	Switches to the "Add" tab of the Ribbon.
AdminData	Opens/Creates the AdminData of the current document*.
Project	Opens the Project Settings dialog box of the current project*.
ODX/PDX	Opens the "ODX Database Settings" dialog box.
Solution Settings	Opens the "Solution Settings" dialog.
Document Settings	Opens the settings of the current OTX document.
Procedure Settings	Opens the settings dialog box of the current procedure*.
OTX-Mapping	Open the settings for the access to external applications.
Start (CTRL+F5)	Starts the current sequence*.
Debug (F5)	Starts the current sequence* in debug mode, halts at each activity having a breakpoint.
Break (CTRL+ALT+Break)	Breaks the current sequence* in debug mode only.
Stop (SHIFT+F5)	Stops the current sequence*.
Offline Mode	Switches ON/OFF the Offline Mode of the Diagnostic Runtime Environment.
Clear Trace	Clears trace before starting a sequence.
Toogle Breakpoint (F9)	Sets/Clears a breakpoint on the selected activity.
Step in (F11)	Starts the current sequence*, halts at each activity, also gets into the called procedures.
Step over (F10)	Starts the current sequence*, halts at each activity, skips the called procedures.
Step out (SHIFT+F11)	Finishes the current sequence* (and steps to the next activity below the ProcedureCall calling the sequence, if any).
Step to (CTRL+F10)	Starts the current sequence*, halts at the next selected activity.
(Corner button in "Run" group)	Opens the Project Settings dialog box of the current project*.
Designer Appearance	Sets the detail level for displaying the activities in the Workflow Designer (see here for detail).

"Add" tab

Command	Description
Local Variable	Adds a new local variable to the current procedure*.
Local Constant	Adds a new local constant to the current procedure*.
In Parameter	Adds a new in-parameter to the current procedure*.
Out Parameter	Adds a new out-parameter to the current procedure*.
In/Out Parameter	Adds a new in/out-parameter to the current procedure*.
(Corner button in "Procedure" group)	Opens the settings dialog box of the current procedure*.
Comment	Adds a new comment to the current procedure*.
Release (AdminData)	Adds an administration data (versioning data) to the current document*.
Reference (Import)	Adds a reference from the current document* to itself or to another document.
Validity	Adds a new validity to the current document*.
Signature	Adds a new signature to the current document*.

"Display" tab

Command	Description
Display Start Page	Displays the Start Page.
Standard layout	Docks all the tool windows.
Maximum work area	Sets all the opened tool windows to auto hide and minimizes the Ribbon.
Test-Step Editor	Turns the Test-Step mode ON/OFF.
Toolbox	Shows/Hides the Toolbox tool window.
Solution Explorer	Shows/Hides the Solution Explorer tool window.
Output window	Shows/Hides the Output tool window.
Watch window	Shows/Hides the Watch tool window.
Error List	Shows/Hides the Error List tool window.
Trace window	Shows/Hides the Trace tool window.
Search Results window	Shows/Hides the Search Results tool window.
Code View window	Shows/Hides the Code View tool window.
Properties window	Shows/Hides the Properties tool window.
Declaration Explorer	Shows/Hides the Declaration Explorer tool window.
Specification Editor	Shows/Hides the Specification Editor tool window.
Reset zoom factor	Resets the zoom of the current sequence* to 100%.
Fit to window	Shrinks the zoom of the current sequence* sothat it can be displayed as much as possible (minimum 10%).
Designer Appearance	Sets the detail level for displaying the activities in the Workflow Designer (see here for detail).
Quality of Display	Switch the display of the activities in the Workflow Designer between high and low quality.
Display Comments	Shows/Hides the comments in the Workflow Designer.
Max. Width	Sets the width limit (maximum width) for the activities in the Workflow Designer.
Fixed Width	Adjusts the width of the activities in the Workflow Designer to fit the maximum width.

"Version Control" tab

Command	Description
SVN Project Manager	Opens the current solution folder in the repository browser dialog box.
Update All	Updates the current subversion solution to the lastest version.
Checkin All	Commits the changes in the current subversion solution to the server.
Checkout All	Checks out a subversion solution to a folder.
Export All	Exports the current subversion solution to a folder.

(See Subversion for more information)

"Runtime Environment" tab

Command	Description
Start (CTRL+F5)	Starts the current sequence*.
Single-Step (F5)	Starts the current sequence* in debug mode, halts at each activity having a breakpoint.
Stop (SHIFT+F5)	Stops the current sequence*.
Clear Trace	Turns "Clears trace before starting a sequence" ON/OFF.
Toogle Breakpoint (F9)	Sets/Clears a breakpoint on the selected activity.
Clear all breakpoints (CTRL+SHIFT+F9)	Clears all the breakpoints in the solution.
Step in (F11)	Starts the current sequence*, halts at each activity, also gets into the called procedures.
Step over (F10)	Starts the current sequence*, halts at each activity, skips the called procedures.
Step out (SHIFT+F11)	Finishes the current sequence* (and steps to the next activity below the ProcedureCall calling the sequence, if any).
Step to (CTRL+F10)	Starts the current sequence*, halts at the next selected activity.
Runtime scope	Sets the execution (Start and Single-Step) according to a scope (e.g. if the runtime scope is set to "Solution", the Startup Project shall be started or debugged).
Mapping File	Selects/Deselects a screen mapping.
Editing File	Opens the Screen Mapping editor to edit the current selected screen mapping file.
Project	Opens the Project Settings dialog box of the current project (having the current sequence*).

The current sequence/procedure is the procedure being opened with the procedure tab on top. The current document is the document containing the current procedure, similar to the current project.