Tree (Text) Display
Many objects in the database can be examined in text windows,
including objects that are usually viewed in special displays (e.g.,
loci on maps and maps themselves). The term "tree" refers to the fact
that the data is arranged in a branching, hierarchical structure that
functions as an outline--possibly with many levels of indentation.
Buttons
- Quit: destroys this window.
- Tables... : this button is only present if a TableMaker command file has been
registered with the class of the current object in the
file wspec/table.menu.wrm.
If present, the button contains a sub-menu with
the list of these tables which are selected with the right mouse
button. If you choose a table, the TableMaker is launched and the
table displayed.
- Attach: Allows you to graft information from a
related object directly into the window. First pick an item by
clicking on it once. The item must be a link to another object or a
tag adjacent to the left of such a link. The attach button brings up a
BLOCKING tag chooser window which lets you select what part of the
related object to graft. You can graft any branch or sub-branch by
double-clicking on a node in the tag chooser. Help for Attach and for the Tag Chooser are available.
Menu items:
- Quit: quits the window.
- Help: brings up this help.
- Print: prepares a Post Script file in
./PS which you can then print on your local laser printer.
- Update: Lets you edit the object, only if you
have write access. See help on Update for
more information.
- Toggle Timestamps: Displays to the right of each
node the information on who/when last updated that value, this information
corresponds to one of the session object which can be seen from the
admin/session control menu of the main window
- Show selected object as text: Displays the
selection in a text window if possible, rather than graphically as may
happen when you double click a box.
Special action tags
The model for any class may contain special tags which launch special actions
in the tree display. You can add these tags to any class in the database models.
The fields that the models are expected to define to the right of the tag vary.
A double click on the tag-name in the tree display will launch the special
action.
- Pick_me_to_call
-
- Calls up an external program. Has two Text fields to the right of the
tag. The first is the script name, the second one it's arguments.
Often present in class Image, to display an externally stored image file
using the 'display_script'.
- Gel
- Launches the Gel Pattern display.
The field to the right of the tag should contain the
sub-model #Bands, which is a list of integers containing band
lengths or migration distances.
- E_mail
- Opens the configured mailer with the email address as it's argument.
The address is expected one field to the right of the E_mail
tag.
The script $ACEDB/wscripts/acedb_mailer
is invoked by this action, nothing will happen apart from
a warning on the command line if this script can't be invoked.
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last edited: May 1999