Designer 10.5 | webMethods CAF and OpenUI Development | Views in the Composite Application Framework | The Palette View | Customizing the Palette View
 
Customizing the Palette View
You can customize the Palette view to:
*Limit the controls of a specific node to contain only the controls and objects to you use most often
*Show converters or validators that are hidden initially
*Add controls that you use most often to the Favorites folder
*Expand the nodes of the Palette view at startup
*Hide controls
*Rename and add descriptions for objects in the Palette view
*To customize the Palette view
1. In the UI Development Perspective, click the Palette view, click The Menu icon and then click Customize.
2. In the Customize Palette window, expand a node or object and do any of the following:
*In the Name field, type a Display name used for the node or object. This field is not valid for shortcuts in the Favorites node.
*In the Description field, type a description used for Tool Tips in Composite Application Framework. This field is not valid for shortcuts in the Favorites node.
*Select the Hide check box to hide the node or object in the Palette tree view. If you hide a node, all objects nested in the node are also hidden.
*Select the Expanded Initially at startup check box if you want the node expanded when the Palette view is opened. Select this check box to make the parent nodes expandable.
3. Click Apply to save a change and continue making additional changes to the Palette view or click OK to save and close the Custom Palette.
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