Docking Windows
Combined together, the Docking Windows provide you with
an interface to all design, error reporting and networking
features of London Architect. These windows contain all
devices and processing objects, galleries for custom control
panel work and system design feedback required for creating
any scale of networked programmable DSP system. They aid
in the design process offering access to many of London
Architect's main features and functionalities and, by
having multiple windows visible at one time, provide a
very quick and user friendly interface for the designer.
Windows can either be docked to a fixed location within
the application or left floating on a primary or secondary
screen. For those docked they can be visible at all times
or retracted providing more space for system design. By
hovering the mouse over a retracted tab the required window
will be displayed and this window will automatically retract
once the mouse is returned to the main design area. By
selecting the pin icon at the top right corner of a window
it can be pinned to remain visible, and likewise by deselecting
the pin, the window will retract once again. Docking Windows
which have been closed can be accessed from the View Menu.
Docking Windows display their content either horizontally
or vertically depending upon their information and for
this reason the default layout is set in two areas. On
the left hand side of the application are Hardware,
Design, Gallery, Control Panel Pages
and Properties,
all displaying information vertically. On the bottom of
the screen are Event Log,
System Output, Compiler Report, Network, and Instant
Messaging, all displaying information horizontally.
All windows can be docked on the left, right, top or bottom
edge of the application to create a workspace that best
meets your requirements. To move and re-dock an individual
window left click on its name tab and drag it across the
screen, a direction pad will appear in the centre of the
application and arrows will appear at each side and at
the top and bottom of the screen. Hovering the mouse over
these icons will cause the window being moved to jump
to its docking position accordingly. It is also possible
to move windows which are grouped together, to do this
left click on the bar at the top of the group of windows.
The same icons will appear on screen allowing the group
to be moved and docked as before.
Design mode and Operate mode have their own individual
screen layout which includes the Docking Windows, these
layouts will be restored when switching between the two
modes.
'Reset Window Layout'
found in the Tools Menu
reverts all Docking Windows and toolbars to their default
position. This would be useful for example, when switching
from a dual monitor to single monitor set-up and a selection
of Docking Windows remained inaccessible on the secondary
screen.
The available windows are: