Start WindowMaker from the IDE
- Last UpdatedMar 11, 2025
- 2 minute read
You can edit a managed InTouch application by starting WindowMaker from within the IDE.
You can start WindowMaker from an InTouchViewApp template or an instance.
When opening a managed InTouch application created with a different screen resolution than your current system resolution, a message appears.

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Select Yes to convert the InTouch application to the current system resolution and open it.
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Select No to open and edit the InTouch application in its original resolution.
Start WindowMaker from an InTouchViewApp template
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Open the IDE.
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Locate the InTouchViewApp template that includes the managed InTouch application you want to modify.
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Double-click the InTouchViewApp template. WindowMaker starts as the object’s default editor and opens the InTouch application. You are ready to edit the managed application.
Start WindowMaker from an InTouchViewApp instance
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Open the IDE.
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Locate the InTouchViewApp object whose parent hosts the managed InTouch application you want to modify.
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Double-click the InTouchViewApp object. The InTouchViewApp Instance Edit dialog box appears.

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Do any of the following:
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Select No to not open the template.
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Select Yes to open the associated InTouchViewApp template in WindowMaker.
If you enable the Don’t ask me again checkbox and select Yes, the next time you open an InTouchViewApp instance, the managed InTouch application is automatically opened from the associated InTouchViewApp template.
You can change this setting using the Configure User Information dialog box, which you open from the Edit menu.

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