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When you open an application in design time using FLUID, the Floorplan Manager configuration editor and user interface designer, you can change the layout and appearance of FLUID to suit your own requirements.

The changes you make are user-specific and application-specific.

The changes you make to FLUID in an application are remembered by the system; your changes are visible the next time you open FLUID for the same application.

Features

You can personalize FLUID in the following ways:

  • Change the appearance and layout of the panels

    • Use the Collapse and Expand icons in the panel headers to change their display state

    • Rearrange panels using drag-and-drop

      Place the cursor in the title area of a panel and drag the panel to another position in the work area. This is not applicable for the Navigation and Repositories panels.

    • Place panels in one column or place them on top of each other to form a tabstrip

      To place the panels in a tabstrip, place the cursor in the title area of a panel and drag the panel on top of another panel's title area. The title area of the second panel is selected, indicating that you can drop the first panel on top of it. You can change the order of panels in a tabstrip using the method just described.

      To place the panels in a single column, place the cursor in the title area of a panel and drag it to a free space within the work area (area right of the vertical splitter control). A dotted line appears indicating the new position of the panel.

    • Adjust the size of the work area using the splitter controls located at the bottom and on the left side of the work area.

  • Add, remove, and move columns in the following panels using the Personalize button on the panel's toolbar:

    • Floorplan/GUIBB Schema

    • Toolbar Schema

    • Wire Schema

    • Navigation Panel

  • Choose the Navigation, Repositories, and Attributes toggle buttons on the page toolbar to display the corresponding panels.