Table Of Contents
Customizing the User Interface
Displaying and Hiding Toolbars
Adding and Removing Buttons on Toolbars
Customizing the User Interface
This chapter describes the procedures for moving and hiding panes, and customizing and creating new toolbars.
IP/TV Viewer allows you to change the appearance of the main and viewer windows. You can display or hide panes and toolbars, and you can create new toolbars.
About Panes
As discussed in the "" chapter, the IP/TV Viewer main window has two panes and various toolbars. Panes can be docked or floating.
A docked pane is attached to one edge of the IP/TV Viewer main window. When you drag a pane to the edge of the window, it snaps into place along the length of the window's edge. You can disable the docking feature by pressing the Ctrl key when dragging a pane (see ).
Figure 6-1 Docked Panes
A floating pane is not attached to the edge of the window. You can resize a floating pane and move it anywhere on your screen (see ).
Figure 6-2 Floating Panes
Moving Panes
You can move the Content Manager pane or adjust the width of the Program Listings pane by dragging the middle gripper bar to the left or right.
When moving the Content Manager pane, turn on the Allow Docking command when you want to dock this pane and turn off the Allow Docking command when you want to float this pane.
To access the Allow Docking command, place your cursor on the Content Manager or Program Listings pane gripper bar and click the right mouse button. A popup menu appears with the commands Allow Docking and Hide.
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Another way to prevent docking when the Allow Docking command is checked is to hold the Ctrl key down while dragging panes or toolbars.
Displaying or Hiding Panes
To display the Content Managers on the IP/TV Viewer main window, click View>Content Managers. To hide this pane, uncheck this selection. Or, check the Hide command in the popup menu.
About Toolbars
Toolbars allow you to access and organize IP/TV Viewer commands quickly and easily. You can customize built-in toolbars or create new toolbars. You can add and remove buttons, hide or display toolbars, and move toolbars. Toolbars can be docked or floating.
A docked toolbar is attached to one edge of the IP/TV main window or viewer window. You can dock a toolbar below the window's title bar or to the left, right, or bottom edge of the main window. When you drag a toolbar to the edge of the window, the toolbar snaps into place along the length of the window's edge.
You can change the location of toolbars as desired. For example, in the toolbars are docked, but not in their default positions.
Figure 6-3 Docked Toolbars
A floating toolbar is not attached to the edge of the window. You can resize a floating toolbar and move it anywhere on your screen (see Figure 6-4).
Figure 6-4 Floating Toolbars
Built-In Toolbars
IP/TV Viewer comes with several built-in toolbars. You can add and remove command buttons to built-in toolbars, but you cannot delete them. You can, however, delete toolbars that you create.
Both the IP/TV Viewer main window and viewer windows have the following built-in toolbars:
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Displaying and Hiding Toolbars
To display or a hide a toolbar:
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Moving Toolbars
You can move both a docked or floating toolbar within the IP/TV main or viewer windows.
To move a toolbar:
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Creating a Custom Toolbar
To create your own custom toolbar:
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The toolbar name now appears in the list on the Toolbars tab. The new toolbar also appears as a floating toolbar on the program listing or viewer window.
Deleting a Custom Toolbar
To delete a toolbar you created:
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Adding and Removing Buttons on Toolbars
To add buttons to a built-in toolbar or a toolbar you created, do the following:
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To remove buttons from a toolbar, do the following:
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