Outline View

The Outline view is a standard Eclipse view that in the Composite Application Framework provides a tree structure of the portlet currently open in the design canvas. This view is useful in locating specific controls within a complex portlet and for moving controls from one location to another. You have the choice of two viewing mode, which you can select from the Outline view toolbar:

Button	Name	Purpose
	Outline	Displays the controls in a tree view that you can expand and collapse as needed. When you select a control in this view, the design canvas displays the control. The default mode
	Overview	Displays a smaller version of the design canvas.The shaded area corresponds to the visible portion of the design canvas.As you drag the shaded area in the Outline view, the display in the design canvas changes to match it.

To do this...	Do this on the Outline view...
Locate a control in the design canvas	Expand nodes until you find the control. When you click the control, it is highlighted in the design canvas.
Move a control in the design canvas	Drag the control to a new location. You can only drop a control in a valid location. All children of the control are also moved.
Copy a control to another portlet or portlet application	Right-click the control and click Copy. To remove the control from the first portlet, click Cut. Open the new portlet in the design canvas. On the Outline view, right-click the location where the control is to reside and click Paste. All children of the control are included.
Delete a control	Right-click the control and click Delete. All children of the control are also deleted.
Display Overview mode	On the toolbar, click Overview to change the Outline view to Overview mode.
Display Outline mode	On the toolbar, click Outline to change the Outline view to Outline mode.