Editor Look and Feel

An editor defines a set of panes, each of which contains a portion of the user interface for editing the portal object. The panes are displayed within the editor framework, which provides some standard editor functionality and a standard look and feel for every editor.

The following shows the basic parts of an editor:

Every editor has the following parts:

• Editor Tabs: One tab is displayed for each open editor. The editor can set the title displayed in its tab. The default title is the name of the PCD object being edited.

• Toolbars: A collection of buttons and controls for working with the editor. The following toolbars are available:

  • Generic: This toolbar is displayed at the top of the editor and contains a fixed set of standard buttons, such as Save and Close . This toolbar is displayed for all panes and cannot be modified, though some of the functionality triggered by the toolbar's controls can be altered.

  • Custom: On each pane, you can create your own toolbar of buttons, and then capture the events triggered by the buttons on the server side.

• Pane Selection: A radio button group that enables the administrator to select a pane to be displayed.

• Editor Container: The area in each pane where your custom user interface is displayed.

• Property Editor: A built-in user interface that displays the properties of a PCD object, and enables an administrator to edit them (if they are not read only).