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ADD A NEW CUSTOM WINDOW
To add a new custom window to a particular client:
1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Clients > [client name] > Windows. Double-click <Add New Window> in the right pane, or
right-click Windows in the left pane and select Add New from the pop-up menu. The Add New Window dialog box opens.
Figure 20. Add New Window Dialog Box
2. Name: Type in a descriptive name for the custom window you want to add. A particular client cannot have two windows with the same
name. However, different clients can have windows with the same name. Window names are at most 50 characters long and can include
any letter, digit or special character, with the exception of single and double quotation marks. Window names are not case sensitive.
A tag resembling the window name appears in the Script Tag box. If the window name contains special characters, they are omitted from
the tag. Spaces are replaced with underscores. Leading digits are removed.
3. Script tag: If you do not want to use the script tag provided by the server, type in a tag. Script tags are at most 50 characters long. They
can include any letter, digit or the underscore character, but cannot begin with a digit. They cannot contain spaces or special characters.
Tags are not case sensitive. Use the script tag to refer to the custom window in scripts. For a list of window properties that can be scripted,
refer to Scripts and Expressions - Properties of Objects.
4. Click OK. The Add New Window dialog box closes and the new window is added. The name and script tag of the new window appear in
the Object Browser. When logged in to the client for which the window is defined, an operator with permission to edit workspaces will see
the window listed in the Edit Workspace dialog box.
EDIT A CUSTOM WINDOW
To change the properties of an existing custom window:
1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Clients > [client name] > Windows. In either pane, right-click the window you want to
change and select Edit from the pop-up menu. The Edit Window Properties dialog box opens.
Figure 21. Edit Window Properties Dialog Box
2. Change properties of the window as desired. Refer to Add a New Custom Window for information on specific properties.
3. Click OK. The Edit Window Properties dialog box closes.
NOTE: If the same custom window will be viewed by more than one client, it must have the same name and script tag for every client.
NOTE: If you change the script tag for a custom window, any script that refers to the window will contain an error. To correct the error,
update the scripts so they use the window’s new script tag. Refer to Scripts and Expressions for more information.