Menu commands

Menu commands in the menu bar helps you to perform the following tasks:

Starting a new design
Loading and saving overlay files
Switching between Edit and Preview modes
Selecting overlay type (HD graphics overlay or dashboard layout)
Configuring design pane properties
Adding controls
Opening on-line help

The following sections describes the functions of each menu command.

File menu

New Layout (Menu command)

This clears the design pane of all of the controls, so that you can start a new design. To set the type of the new layout, please use the resolution setting commands in the View menu.

Load Layout (Menu command)

If the design area is empty, this menu item opens a File Open dialog that allows you to load a .DGL file. Controls are then laid on the design area as specified in the DGL file.

If the design area is not empty, then it displays the Load layout dialog with three options.

Save Layout (Menu command)

This saves the design to a DGL file.

Preview Mode (Menu command)

This puts the application into �preview mode�. In this mode, menu bar and all toolbar buttons except �Edit Mode� button

will be locked. You will not be able to edit your design in preview mode.

Edit Mode (Menu command)

This button will only be enabled in the �preview 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 (Menu command)

Allows you to exit from the application.

View menu

Property viewer (Menu command)

Opens a panel that shows the list of properties associated with the currently selected control.

Variable list (Menu command)

Opens the dialog that display the full list of variables that you can used with your designs.

Groups (Menu command)

Opens the "Group" dialog that you can use to add new groups and user properties to your design.

Options (Menu command)

This opens the Options form.

Setting	Description	Setting is applied to or has effect on
Grid size	Allows you to specify the number of twips between grid marks. (1 pixel = 15 twips). Valid values are between 20 and 1000.	Applied to the design pane when the �Edit� mode is active
Show grid	If this option is selected, the grid will be displayed in the design area.	Applied to the design pane when the �Edit� mode is active
Snap to grid	By selecting this option, you will ensure that when controls are places or moved within the design area, they will snap to the grid.	Applied to the Controls
Background Colour Note: this setting has effect on both design area and the WVGA output DGL
	Sets the background colour of the preview mode of design pane (when designing both types of overlays)	Applied to the design pane when the �Preview� mode is active
	Sets a custom background colour for dashboard overlays (WVGA 800 x 480)	Background colour of the WVGA resolution overlays (Virtual dashboards). This setting is saved to the WVGA resolution DGL files. Note: Background colour of the HD resolution video overlays are always transparent. This settings is not saved to HD resolution video overlay files.

HD 1080p (1920 X 1080) and WVGA (800 X 480) (Menu commands)

These commands allow you to select the type of the overlay of your design. If you are already working on a design, please save it before issuing this command.

HD 1080p (1920 X 1080) - Video graphics overlays with the resolution of 1920 X 1080
WVGA (800 X 480) - Virtual dashboards with the resolution of 800 X 480

Advanced overlay editor needs your confirmation to proceed once you issued one of the above commands: