24.1 Pull-Down Menus
The six pull-down menus operate as standard Windows menus
24.1.1 File Menu
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File-Close: Closes the current Layout
File-Save (Ctrl+S): Saves the current layout under its existing name
File-Save As...: Opens the Save File dialog box, allowing the current layout to be saved on the local computer. The layout must be given a name, and may be saved in any desired location. The Files of Type pulldown offers the user two options:
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File-Apply Layout Online... (Alt+A): Calls up a subsidiary box containing a scrollable window titled "Select the destination Kaleido" in which are listed all the Kaleido-K2s currently on-line on the network, identified by name. Selecting one shows its IP address and Kaleido ID in the More Information box.
You should also select additional data to be exported, including Channels, Alarm Monitors, images, Actions, Audio Scales, Sounds, MultiData source definitions and Timer definitions.
There are two buttons at the bottom of the box - Load and Cancel.
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File-Layout properties...: Opens a dialog for setting the properties of the current layout. This panel duplicates the lower part of the New Layout Format dialog box.
The following parameters can be set:
Expected Display Resolution: Enter the vertical and horizontal resolution (in pixels) of the monitor wall display that will be used to display this layout
Expected Display Size: Enter either the vertical, horizontal or diagonal size of the monitor wall display that will be used to display this layout. Select the units from the pulldown (cm or inches)
Toolbar unit: Click the radio button to select the units that will be used to display component size and position in the Data Display Window at the bottom of the layout window.
The default values for Expected Display Resolution and Expected Display Size are 0. If new values are not entered, the only unit enabled in the Toolbar Unit section of this panel, and on the pulldowns in Size/Position tab of the Monitor Configuration panel will be %
- If Expected Display Resolution is set to something other than 0x0, then the "pixels" unit will be available in both the Size/Position tab and the Toolbar Unit selection area.
- If Expected Display Size is set to something other than 0, then "cm" and "inches" units will be available in both the Size/Position tab and the Toolbar Unit selection area.
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File-Export Layout: Opens a dialog for exporting the current Layout to a Kaleido Alto or Quad.
Enter the IP address of the Alto frame in the Alto Frame Ip Address combo-box. Note that clicking on the arrow will show the most recent IP addresses used.
Enter the name the layout will have on the destination Kaleido Alto.
Select the data types you want to export with the Layout, using the checkboxes:
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- Alarms - all alarms associated with the current layout
- Channels - the channels associated with the current layout
- Actions - the actions associated with the current layout
- Images - background images and logos associated with the current layout
- Audio scales - audio meter scales associated with the current layout
- Timers are automatically included in the exported data, but Alto and Quad will not correctly identify these timers unless they have been given a numeric name using the Timer Browser.
Note that data files with the same name that already exist on the Alto or Quad will be overwritten by the new data.
Click Export to export the layout and the selected data to the destination Kaleido Alto
Click Cancel to close the dialog without exporting the layout.
File-System Preferences... (Alt+Enter): Opens the Preferences dialog for setting these functions:
Kaleido Discovery Mode:
Saving Channels:
Saving default boot up layout
- Auto Save boot up default layout will automatically save the new layout as the default layout for boot up anytime the layout is changed
- Manual Save boot up default layout disables the auto-save feature. The current layout can be saved as the default boot up layout at any time from the View menu by selecting View-Setting-Save this layout as default boot up layout
File-Exit Quits the Kaleido Layout Editor application
24.1.2 Edit Menu
This is a standard Windows format Edit menu, allowing the user to modify the contents of the current window. The menu has eight elements:
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24.1.3 Draw Menu
This menu allows the user to organize the presentation of objects in the Layout. There are four elements in this menu:
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Draw-Snap to grid: Limits the movement objects to an invisible grid structure underlying the Layout, facilitating the visual alignment of objects in the display. Turn this on and off by selecting the menu item. When Snap to Grid is on, a tick mark appears next to it in the menu. See also the Shortcut toolbar - the icon shows whether Snap-to-Grid is on or off.
Draw-Align or Distribute: presents a subsidiary menu with eight elements:
Draw-Order presents a subsidiary menu with two elements:
sends the selected object(s) to the rear of the Layout
brings the selected object(s) to the front of the Layout
These terms refer to the appearance of the Layout. Objects in front mask objects behind them from view.
Draw-Lock selected layout locks or unlocks the current layout. The menu shows a checkmark beside the item when the layout is locked, and no checkmark when it is unlocked. The function is also available from an Edit Toolbar button, whose icon shows the current status..
24.1.4 View menu
This menu allows the user to call up dialog boxes that relate to on-screen objects and system parameters.
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The menu has fifteen elements:
View-Data Explorer: Opens the Data Explorer window.
View-Edit Toolbar: Shows and Hides the Edit toolbar. The menu item has a checkmark when the Edit Toolbar is shown.
View-Router Reference Table (F4): Opens the Router Reference Table.
View-Configuration Panel (F5): Opens the Configuration Panel for the selected component. The Configuration Panel provides access to all available set-ups and adjustments for that component. For example, if the selected object is a Video Screen, the Configuration Panel will allow the selection of the video source that will appear in that Video Screen, provide proc. amp. functions for the input, allow Alarms to be set to monitor that source, etc.
View-Monitor Browser (F6): Opens the Monitor Browser, which lists all the available Monitors. The Monitor Browser panel provides an interface at which the user can place Monitors in the Layout, and save copies of Monitors for future use.
View-Alarms Browser (F7): Opens the Alarms Browser, a panel listing all currently-defined Alarm Monitors and providing the access point for Alarm creation and management.
View-Timer Browser (Shift+F7): Opens the Timer Browser, a panel listing all currently-defined Timers and providing the access point for Timer configuration.
View-System Status (F8): Presents a window summarizing the current status of the Kaleido-K2 system connected to KEdit through the File®Open®Online menu.
View-Actions Browser (F9): Opens the Actions Browser, a panel listing all currently-defined Actions and providing the access point for Action creation and management
View-MultiData Browser (Shift+F8): Opens the MultiData Browser, a panel listing all currently-defined MultiData sources, and providing the access point for creating and editing MultiData sources.
View-GSM Configuration (Shift+F9): Opens the Generic Status Message Configuration Panel, where the user can enter the IP address and alias of the iControl Application Server running the GSM service with which the Kaleido can receive and publish GSM status messages. This is only available in online mode.
View-GPI Input Configuration (F12): Opens the GPI Input Configuration, a panel that helps you configure Actions triggered by GPI Input events.
View-Schedule: Opens the Schedule Editor, a panel listing all currently-defined Schedule Elements and providing the access point for Schedule Element creation and management
View-Setting This opens a sub-menu with four choices:
View-Setting-Output Configuration (F11): If you are in the Online mode, selecting this opens a window titled "Video Output Calibration", allowing output parameters such as screen resolution, output level and equalization to be configured.
View-Setting-VBI/ANC Standard: If you are in the Online mode, selecting this opens a window titled "VBI/ANC Data Standard Selection", allowing configuration of the decoding capability of the system.
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View-Setting-Stop Action Processing: Select this to stop all Actions from executing on an online Kaleido-K2. A checkmark will appear beside this item when it is selected. No Action can be executed until this option is deselected. Deselect by accessing it again from the menu and clicking. The checkmark will disappear.
View-Setting-Save this layout as default boot up layout: Select and click this item to save the current layout of an online Kaleido-K2 as its default boot up layout. The Kaleido-K2 will display this Layout during the boot-up of the system. Note that if you have selected Auto Save default boot up layout on the System Preferences panel accessible from the File Menu (File - System Preferences), then every time a new layout is loaded it will be saved as the default boot up layout.
View-Grid: This presents a subsidiary menu with two items, which control an on-screen grid displayed on the KEdit screen. This is useful for creating uniform Layouts. The grid does not appear on the Kaleido Monitor wall output when the Layout is displayed. The first menu item toggles between Show and Hide when the item is selected in the menu or F2 is pushed. The second menu item, Setting... opens a formatting box where the number of rows and columns in the displayed grid can be chosen.
View-Zoom: The pull-down list of available zoom levels affects the appearance of the KEdit display only, allowing the layout to be refined more easily.
24.1.5 Window Menu
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Tile: fill the edit space with all open layouts, scaled to fit the available space.
Cascade: position the open layouts in the edit window so all their title bars are displayed.
Minimize: minimize the current layout
Minimize All: minimize all opened layouts
(list of open layouts): a list all currently-open layouts, by name. Move the cursor over a contracted name to see the full name. Select one from the list by clicking on the name; the selected layout will move to the front of the edit window.
24.1.6 Help Menu
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Help-Help (F1): Opens the on-line User Manual.
Help-About: Displays information about the version of KEdit in use.
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