Editing a Managed Application

You edit a managed InTouch application by starting WindowMaker from the IDE.

To start WindowMaker from the IDE

1. Open the IDE.

2. Click the Templates tab to show the set of folders containing automation objects.

3. If necessary, click on the InTouch Reactor folder to expand the list of automation objects within it. You see the $ReactorDemo template.

4. Double-click on the $ReactorDemo template.

   The Windows panel lists the windows that are part of the Reactor demonstration application.

5. Click File menu, click Open.

   The Windows to Open dialog box appears.

6. Click File, and then Open Window to show the Windows to Open dialog box.

7. Select the Main, Menu, and Reactor Display windows from the list and click OK. Together, these windows make up the main Reactor demonstration screen.

   The following figure shows the portion of the Reactor Demo window containing graphics that represent the components of a reactor.

   

8. Increase the text size of the OUTPUT caption to the right of the tank by doing the following:

   1. Click on the OUTPUT caption to select it and show the text box sizing handles.

   2. Using your mouse, click on a sizing handle and keep the mouse button pressed.

   3. Move the mouse to increase the size of the text box.

   4. Release the mouse button when the text is the size you want.

9. Save your changes to the window.

10. Click File, and then Exit. WindowMaker closes and you return to the IDE. The Check In dialog box appears.

    

11. Type a comment if you want, and then click OK.

12. Click Close after the application is checked in.

You have made a round trip from the IDE to WindowMaker and back to the IDE again. Now that you understand the steps to edit a managed application from WindowMaker, the next section explains how to embed an Industrial Graphic in an application window.