Appearance

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Appearance

To customize Elipse E3 Studio's appearance, click the Visualize - Customize menu. The available options on this item are described next.

 

Commands Tab

This tab defines additional icons for the Default toolbar or for the menu bar. To do so, click an icon on the Commands list and drag it to the Default toolbar or to the menu bar.

Commands tab

Commands tab

The available options on this tab are described on the next table.

Available options for the Commands tab

Option

Description

Categories

Shows the available categories for the Default toolbar or the menu bar in Elipse E3 Studio

Commands

Shows the items composing the selected category

Description

A short description of the selected option

 

Toolbars Tab

This tab configures the Default toolbar and the menu bar in Elipse E3 Studio.

Toolbars tab

Toolbars tab

The available options on this tab are described on the next table.

Available options for the Toolbars tab

Option

Description

Toolbars

Lists all available toolbars

Reset

Restores the default options for the selected item on the Toolbars list

Reset all

Restores the default options for the Default toolbar, as well as for the menu bar

New

Creates a new toolbar. This option has no effect and it is kept in Elipse E3 for compatibility reasons

Rename

Changes the name of the selected toolbar. This option has no effect and it is kept in Elipse E3 for compatibility reasons

Remove

Removes the selected toolbar. This option has no effect and it is kept in Elipse E3 for compatibility reasons

Show legends

Shows a legend on the options of the Default toolbar. This option is not available for the menu bar

 

Menus Tab

This tab configures Elipse E3 menus.

Menus tab

Menus tab

The available options on this tab are described on the next table.

Available options for the Menus tab

Option

Description

Show menus for

Displays an application's pre-defined menu. This option has no effect and it is kept in Elipse E3 for compatibility reasons

Reset

Resets a menu defined in the previous option. This option has no effect and it is kept in Elipse E3 for compatibility reasons

Menu Animation

Selects the type of animation used on menus. Available options are None (Elipse E3 default), Unfold, Slide, Fade, or [Default] (Windows default)

Shaded menus

Defines whether a menu displays a shaded effect or not

 

Appearance Tab

This tab changes the appearance of windows and toolbars in Elipse E3 Studio.

Appearance tab

Appearance tab

The available options on this tab are described on the next table.

Available options for the Appearance tab

Option

Description

Native Windows

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on the currently installed Windows color scheme

Office 2000

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Office 2000 color scheme

Office XP

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Office XP color scheme

Office 2003

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Office 2003 color scheme

VS.Net 2005

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Visual Studio .NET 2005 color scheme

Office 2007 (Silver)

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Office 2007 Silver color scheme

VS 2008

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Visual Studio 2008 color scheme

VS 2010

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Visual Studio 2010 color scheme

Office 2010 (Silver)

Configures Elipse E3 Studio's appearance with the style used on Office 2010 Silver color scheme

 

Options Tab

This tab configures general specifications of a project. In this item, users can enable or disable options for the Default toolbar or for a Screen's toolbar.

Options tab

Options tab

The available options on this tab are described on the next table.

Available options for the Options tab

Option

Description

Show descriptions

Enables Elipse E3 to show a brief description on the options of the Default toolbar and on the options of a Screen's toolbar whenever the mouse pointer is over an item

Include shortcut keys

Shows or hides shortcut keys on the description of an option

Large icons

Enables large icons on the Default toolbar and on a Screen's toolbar

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