Objects panel in the Note type window
Objects panel in the Note type window

The Objects panel is used to manage objects in the note type specification. An object is an item or a group of items in a Tillypad XL Manager. The object window will display a note of this type.

Figure 11.112. Objects panel


Data grid columns in the Objects panel:

  • Object indicates the object to which the note of this type belongs.

  • Note type denotes the type of the note displayed in the object window.

  • Data grid designates the specification of the main objects, the items of which will be used with the notes of this type.

The Objects context menu contains the following commands:

  • Add (Ins) – adds an object (an item or a group of items from a directory or list) for the note type.

  • Edit (F2) – edits attributes of objects.

  • Delete (Del) – permanently deletes items from the data grid.

  • Print (Ctrl+P) – generates print layouts.

  • Summary functions – menu with the commands to manage the summary functions of the data grid.

  • Additional functions – menu with the commands to operate the data grid.

To add a new object to the Objects panel data grid, use the New object for note type entry window. To edit attributes of specification items, use the Object for note type or Objects for note types editor windows.

When you delete objects from the data grid on the Objects panel, a confirmation prompt appears.