BlueZone VT has several toolbars which allow quick access to many functions. The toolbars may be customized by the end user
or customized by the BlueZone administrator to match the emulator being replaced.
Toolbar types include:
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Menu Buttons: Provide one click access to any function accessible through the menu system.
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Function Keys: Are used to send the indicated function key to the host.
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Quick Colors: Allows the user to quickly select and change emulation colors.
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Connection ToolBar: Provides quick access to related functions including a drop down box showing the configured connections, launching the session
configuration dialog, starting, stopping and viewing traces.
Note This is the only toolbar that cannot be customized.
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BlueZone toolbars are completely user definable. Buttons can be removed, added, and rearranged on the BlueZone toolbar.
To customize a toolbar, click from the BlueZone menu bar. The View Properties dialog displays. Click the ToolBars tab.
ToolBars tab
The ToolBars tab is used to control which toolbars will be displayed in the BlueZone display session and the look and feel
of the buttons. It is also used to customize the toolbars.
Settings
The Settings group is used to set the availability of the toolbars on the desktop.
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Show Menu Buttons: If checked, the main BlueZone Iconic toolbar (Menu Buttons) displays.
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Show Function Keys: If checked, the VT Function Keys toolbar displays.
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Show Quick Colors: If checked, the Quick Colors toolbar displays.
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Show Connection: If checked, the Quick Access toolbar displays.
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Customizing the toolbars
Menu Buttons and VT Keys
The interface used for customizing the Menu Buttons toolbar and VT Function Keys toolbar, is exactly the same. Click
Customize to the right of the toolbar to be changed.
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Available Buttons: Displays the buttons that you can add to the toolbar in the active window. To make a button available on the toolbar, highlight
a button and click Add.
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ToolBar Buttons: Displays the buttons in the order they appear (from left to right) on the toolbar in the active window. To remove a button
from the toolbar, highlight it and click Remove. To reposition a button, highlight it and drag it to the new position. You can also use Move Up or Move Down to reposition it.
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Close: Click to close the dialog, accepting the changes you have made but are not saved to the registry until the menu item is selected.
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Reset: Click to restore the default set of buttons on the toolbar in the active window.
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Quick Colors
To customize the Quick Colors toolbar, click
Customize associated with this toolbar. The Define Custom Colors dialog appears. Select the desired color and click
OK to accept the changes. The changes are not saved until is selected from the BlueZone menu bar.
Note
To use the Quick Colors toolbar, position your mouse pointer over the desired color on the Quick Colors toolbar and click
once with the left mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer to the desired area on the display screen to change colors and click
once with the left mouse button. If the color of letters is to be changed, make sure the cross-hatch is directly over a spot
on the letter. If the cross-hatch is off by just a little bit, the background color will change.
Select this button to remove all entries from the Auto-Entry drop-down list.
ToolBar Button Styles
Used to set the style and size of the toolbar buttons.
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Use "Classic" 3-D Buttons: If selected, the toolbars will use the 3-D button style.
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Use "Cool" Flat Buttons: If selected, the toolbars will use the flat button style.
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Image Library: Use this listbox to choose the desired Image Library. The Image Library controls the size of the buttons (icons) that appear
on the BlueZone toolbar. Your choices are:
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Medium: 24 x 24 Pixels (default setting)
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Extra Large: 48 x 48 Pixels
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