Customization (Configuration - Toolbars/Menus)

The Customization branch under Configuration - Toolbars/Menus includes the following items:

Customize Toolbar

Pressing this button presents the Toolbar Configuration dialog which consists of two panes labeled Toolbars and Commands along with a checkbox for Large Buttons and text entry fields for New Toolbar and Ext. Bmp. Also included in the dialog are up/down and right/left arrows. These items and their functionality are all described below:

Toolbars/Commands Configuration Panes

The toolbars which have been specified are displayed in the Toolbars pane with the items currently assigned to them in an Explorer interface. Clicking on the "-" to the left of a toolbar name will collapse that toolbar and clicking on the "+" will expand the toolbar to display the items included in it. If an item is selected in a toolbar, pressing the up/down arrow will move the item accordingly in the toolbar list. It is not possible to use the up/down arrows to move an item from one toolbar to another adjacent toolbar.

The Commands pane displays all the functions currently available for use in the toolbars. To move an item from the Commands pane to the Toolbars pane, click on the desired Commands item and press the left arrow in the center of the dialog to add the selected item. Selected toolbar items will be added directly below the currently selected item in the Toolbars pane. If there is no selection in the Toolbars pane, the item will be added at the top of the first toolbar listed. Once items are added they may be repositioned within a toolbar as desired using the up/down arrows.

New Toolbars

To create a new toolbar, type the toolbar name (i.e. "Test1") in the New Toolbar field and press the left arrow button to the right of the New Toolbar field. This will add a new, empty toolbar to the bottom of the Toolbars list. Toolbars may be removed by selecting them and pressing the right arrow button in the center of the dialog.

Ext. Bmp

If desired, new bitmaps may be associated with toolbar items (such as User Tools) so that this is displayed in the toolbar. To do so, select the toolbar item in the Commands pane and add it to the appropriate toolbar as described above. Select the item in the Toolbars pane and specify the path to the desired bitmap in the Ext. Bmp field. If you know exactly where this is located you may directly specify this and press Return to assign this bitmap to the selected toolbar item. If you're not sure where this is located, you may press the "..." button to browse to the desired bitmap and then press Return to assign this bitmap to the selected toolbar item.

Large Buttons

Selecting the Large Buttons checkbox will set ALL toolbars to use large buttons.

Manage Toolbars

Pressing this button presents the Toolbar Configurations dialog.

Customize Menus

Pressing this button presents the Menu Configuration dialog which consists of two panes labeled Menus and Commands along with a text entry field for New Menu/Submenu. If Use check marks on menus is selected, check marks will be shown for selected menu items rather than the depressed menu icons. This option helps resolve some issues seen with screen readers for disabled users. Also included in the dialog are up/down and right/left arrows and an Edit button. These items and their functionality are all described below:

Menus/Commands Configuration Panes

The currently active menus are displayed in the Menus pane with the items currently assigned to them in an Explorer interface. Each menu or submenu heading is indicated by a line terminated in a square to the left of the menu/submenu name. Double clicking on the heading indicator will cause the included items to be expanded/collapsed appropriately.

If a menu heading or item is selected and the Edit button is pressed the name for the menu/item may be modified. Pressing Return on the keyboard will save the menu item change and pressing the OK button will commit the change so that this is reflected in the menus.

When a menu heading is selected the entire menu may be moved to a new location using the up/down and right/left arrows. When a menu item is selected that item may be moved to a new location within the current menu by pressing the up/down buttons. A menu item may be moved to the extreme top or bottom of its current menu. If a menu item is part of a submenu, it cannot be moved outside the submenu. If a menu item is part of a main menu, moving it up or down will cause it to "skip" any submenus it encounters.

The Commands pane displays all the functions currently available for use in the menus. To move an item from the Commands pane to the Menus pane, click on the desired Commands item and press the left arrow in the center of the dialog to add the selected item. Selected menu items will be added directly below the currently selected item in the Menus pane. If there is no selection in the Menus pane, the item will be added at the top of the first menu listed. Once items are added they may be repositioned within a menu as desired using the up/down arrows.

New Menus

To create a new menu/submenu, type the menu/submenu name (i.e. "Test1") in the New Menu field and press the left arrow button to the right of the New Menu field. This will add a new, empty menu to the bottom of the Menus list. Menus may be removed by selecting them and pressing the right arrow button in the center of the dialog.

The data for the configurable menus is stored in the %APPDATA% directory by default under IDMComp\UltraEdit in the uedit32.mb0 file. (For UEStudio this would be under the UEStudio directory rather than the UltraEdit directory).

Customize Popup Menu

Pressing this button presents the Popup Menu Configuration dialog which functions exactly as the Menu Configuration dialog described above except that this allows the user to configure what is displayed in the right-click context menu.

Manage Menus

Pressing this button presents the Menu Configurations dialog.