Bookmarks

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Bookmarks

Bookmarks are tags that can be linked to one or more events in a file. On the event viewing area there is a column named Bookmarks, which displays events that contain a linked bookmark. In these cases, an icon Bookmark is placed near the ID of an event.

Elipse Event Log Viewer window with bookmarks linked to events

Elipse Event Log Viewer window with bookmarks linked to events

The available options on the toolbar for bookmarks are described on the next table.

Available options for bookmarks

Option

Description

Fast Bookmark Fast Bookmark

Adds a bookmark with an automatically generated name for all selected events

Add Bookmark Add Bookmark

Opens a window to ask for a bookmark's name, and adds it to all selected events

Remove Bookmark Remove Bookmark

Removes all bookmarks from the selected events

Edit Bookmarks Edit Bookmarks

Opens a window to edit bookmarks

Previous Bookmark Previous Bookmark

Selects the previous bookmark

Next Bookmark Next Bookmark

Selects the next bookmark

 

When clicking Add Bookmark Add Bookmark, the window on the next figure is then displayed.

Add Bookmark window

Add Bookmark window

In the Bookmark name field, users must inform a name for this bookmark. If there is already a bookmark with that name, then the selected event is added to a list of events linked to that bookmark. If it does not exist, then a new bookmark is created and the selected event is linked to it. When clicking Edit Bookmark Edit Bookmark, the window on the next figure is then displayed.

Edit Bookmarks window

Edit Bookmarks window

This window displays a list with all existing bookmarks and all events linked to them. The available options on this window are described on the next table.

Available options on the Edit Bookmarks window

Option

Description

Rename

Renames the selected bookmark on the list displayed on this window, then showing a window asking for a new name

Remove

Removes the selected bookmark on the list displayed on this window

Remove All

Removes all bookmarks

Go To

Selects, on the event viewing area, the event linked to the selected bookmark, without closing the edition window

Close

Closes this window

 

All operations performed on this window are instantaneously applied. When right-clicking an event, a contextual menu is displayed with the options displayed on the next figure.

Contextual menu of an event

Contextual menu of an event

Options for an event's contextual menu

Option

Description

Copy

Copies all selected events to the Clipboard. The selection performed in the Process and Thread as Hexadecimal option is kept during this copy operation

Add Fast Bookmark

Adds a bookmark with an automatically generated name to all selected events

Add Bookmark

Opens a window to ask for a bookmark's name and adds it to all selected events

Rename Bookmark

Renames all selected bookmarks

Edit Bookmarks

Opens a window to edit all bookmarks

Go To Previous Bookmark

Selects the previous bookmark

Go To Next Bookmark

Selects the next bookmark

Process and Thread as Hexadecimal

Allows selecting whether the view of Process and Thread columns is displayed in hexadecimal (default) or decimal format. This option is persisted per user and it is also used when exporting events

 

When clicking the Rename Bookmark option, the window on the next figure is displayed.

Rename Bookmark window

Rename Bookmark window

In the Bookmark name field, users must type a new name for this bookmark. This option is valid for single and for multiple selections, allowing several events to be grouped under the same bookmark name.

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