The ETBX Toolbar

When you open an ETBX module, the toolbar area appears just below the menu bar at the top of the window. The buttons in the toolbar allow you to perform common tasks quickly and easily.

Some tools in the toolbar are context-sensitive and therefore may not be active under various circumstances. For example, the Save tool is not available unless a module is open in the window. Inactive tools are displayed in a ghosted state to let you know that they cannot be selected.

The function of each toolbar button is labeled in the figure below. If you forget the function of a particular button while using ETBX, simply move the mouse pointer over the button and a short description will appear.

A detailed description of each toolbar button is provided in the sections that follow.

New Module

The New Module button lets you select a new module to be initialized and displayed in the current window.

When you press the New Module button, a module menu is displayed on the screen. The module menu contains the same analysis packages and computational modules that are available in the module menu that is displayed when ETBX starts. To initialize a new module, select the module name from the list and click the Open Module button.

There is no limit to the number of open modules in an ETBX module window. Initializing a new module will not affect any open modules. To display the module that was active prior to the new module, press the Display Previous Module button.

Open Module

The Open Module button lets you open a module that was previously saved to disk.

After pressing the Open Module button, a standard File Open dialog box is displayed. Select the name of the file you want to open and click the Open button. ETBX data files are usually stored in XML format and thus the file name should contain a .xml extension.

There is no limit to the number of open modules in an ETBX module window. Opening a saved module will not affect existing modules that are active in the module window. To display the module that was active prior to the Open Module command, press the Display Previous Module button.

Save Module

The Save Module button lets you store a module to your hard drive or network.

After pressing the Save Module button, a standard File Save dialog box is displayed. Select the name of the file you want to save and click the Save button. ETBX data files are usually stored in XML format and thus the file name should contain a .xml extension.

Display Previous Module

Display Next Module

Each ETBX window may contain any number of open modules, limited only by your computer's memory. The open modules are organized into a stack, and the module at the top of the stack is displayed in the window. The Display Previous Module and Display Next Module buttons allow you to traverse the stack sequentially and choose the module that you wish displayed in the window.

These buttons are inactive if there are less than two modules open in the window.

Fit Window To Module

The Fit button resizes the module window so that its module area fits the active module. This button is inactive if there are no modules open in the window.

Module Help

The Module Help button opens the HTML-based help system and displays information that is specific to the active module. This button is inactive if there are no modules open in the window.

Close Module

The Close button hides the current panel by moving it to the bottom of the panel stack. The next panel in the stack is displayed in the module.

If the Close button is pressed when the module's title panel is displayed, ETBX will ask you if you want to close the active module.

Refresh

The Refresh button causes all text and graphical components in the active module to be redrawn. This button is inactive if there are no modules open in the window.

Clear Results

The Clear Results button instructs the active module to remove all data stored in its output panels, including text reports, plots, and tabular data. Once removed, the output data cannot be restored and must be regenerated. The Clear Results button is inactive if there are no modules open in the window.

Calculate

The Calculate button causes the active module to initiate a computation based on the current input settings. This button is inactive if there are no modules open in the window.

Display Previous Panel

Display Next Panel

Each ETBX module may contain multiple input and output panels. The module panels are organized into a stack, and the panel at the top of the stack is displayed in the module input area. The Display Previous Panel and Display Next Panel buttons allow you to traverse the stack sequentially and choose the panel that you wish displayed.

These buttons are inactive if the active module contains less than two panels.

Display Main Panel

The Main Panel button displays the title panel of the active ETBX module. All ETBX modules contain a title panel.

Display Text Panel

The Text Panel button displays a text panel in the active ETBX module. Modules may contain any number of text panels. A description of the panel that corresponds to this button is shown in the window's status bar when the mouse pointer is placed above the button.

Display Table Panel

The Table Panel button displays a table panel in the active ETBX module. Modules may contain any number of table panels. A description of the panel that corresponds to this button is shown in the window's status bar when the mouse pointer is placed above the button.

Display Plot Panel

The Plot Panel button displays a plot panel in the active ETBX module. Modules may contain any number of plot panels. A description of the panel that corresponds to this button is shown in the window's status bar when the mouse pointer is placed above the button.

Display Animation Panel

The Animation Panel button displays an animation panel in the active ETBX module. Modules may contain any number of animation panels. A description of the panel that corresponds to this button is shown in the window's status bar when the mouse pointer is placed above the button.