Menu bar

You can use the menu bar to select the following options:

File menu

The File menu contains the following:

New – This clears the design pane of all of the controls, so that you can start a new design

Load – Clicking on this menu item opens the File Open dialog that allows you to load a .DSH file if the design window is empty. This will lay the controls on to the design pane as specified by the file. Otherwise it displays the Load layout dialog. This dialog consists of following options.

Clear current layout, and load the new one:
Clears current layout and loads the new layout.
Save the current one, clear current layout and load the new one:
Saves the current layout, then removes it from design window and finally loads the new one.
Load the new one on-top of the current layout:
Controls from the new layout are placed on top the current layout. Controls on the current layout may not visible after loading the new one, because they might be covered by the new ones. In such a case simply drag and drop the new controls to another place to see the previous ones.
Abort, and do not load the new layout:
This option cancels the load layout operation.

Save – This saves the design to a DSH file.
Auto Start/Stop Recording – This allows you to add Auto Start/Stop recording conditions to the overlay file.
Auto Chapter Markers – This allows you to add Automatic chapter marking conditions to the overlay file.
Load Variable Information – This allows you to load a new set of variables from a VAR file into the variables pane.
Save Variable Information – This allows you to save variables in the variable pane to a .VAR file.
Play – This puts the application into ‘play mode’. In this mode, the design area will display a "mock-up" screen shot of the video generated by the hardware system. All of the controls and panes except for the Edit toolbar button will be locked. You will not be able to add to or edit your design.
Edit – This button will only be enabled in the ‘play mode’. It allows you to return to the ‘edit mode’. Once in the ‘edit mode’, all panes and controls (except for the Edit toolbar button) will be enabled. Once in ‘edit mode’, you can add or edit controls.
Exit – Allows you to exit the application.

the View menu contains the following items.

Options – This opens the Options form.
PAL – This resizes the design area in the Design pane to support the PAL format.
NTSC – This resizes the design area in the design pane to support the NTSC format.

Options form

This form will allow you to configure various settings. The controls found on the form are as follows:

Grid size (textbox) – Allows you to specify the number of twips between grid marks. (1 pixel = 15 twips)
Show grid (checkbox) – if this option is selected, the grid will be displayed in the design area.
Snap to grid (checkbox) – by selecting this option, you will ensure that when controls are places or moved within the design area, they will snap to the grid.

The Add Control menu contains the different controls that can be added to the design pane .

This will display a splash screen, indicating the application name and version. You can hide the splash screen by clicking on it.