Iconize application windows

Open the GETFILE. the 1D WIN-NMR and the 2D WIN-NMR application windows (Figs. 2.6, 2.7, 2.8) by double clicking on the corresponding icon in the WIN-NMR Teach Program Manager group. 

Fig. 4.2 ID WIN-NMR application window after program start, a) system menu button, b) MDI (Multi-Document-Interface) system menu button, c) button panel, d) title bar, e) menu bar, f) Spectrum window, g) button to iconize the window h) minimize/maximize button, i) close button.

Start the 1D WIN-NMR program and set-up the four MDI/application windows display as shown in Fig. 4.3 by clicking the MDI system menu button. Activate the four windows one after the other and inspect the corresponding button panels and menu bars. Iconize two of the windows and rearrange the other two so that each fills half of the display. To do this use the title bar and/or the window frames or use the Tile option in the Window pull-down menu. Check the functionality of the minimize/maximize button and of the options offered in one of the system menus. Iconize the 1D WIN-NMR program by clicking the corresponding button in the 1D WIN-NMR title bar. 

Fig. 4.3 The ID WIN-NMR application window with its four MDI windows. AU the MDI windows have a) a system menu, b) a button to iconize the corresponding window c) a minimize/maximize button and d) a close button. The activated Spectrum window with the corresponding buttons in the button panel are shown.

Version 2, released in 1987, added icons and allowed application windows to overlap each other, as well as tile. Support was also added for PIFs (program information files), which allowed the user to configure Windows to run their DOS applications more efficiently. 

The DFS is a graphical user interface software application that has the look and feel of most Windows-based applications. DFS uses standard Windows features, such as icons, drop-down menus, buttons, scroll bars, and dialog boxes. 

All files, directories, and programs in Windows are represented by icons and are generally referred to as objects. When you want to remove an object from Windows, you do so by deleting it. Deleting doesn t only remove the object, though. It also removes the ability of the system to access the information or application that the object represents. Because of this, Windows includes a special directory where all deleted files are placed the Recycle Bin. This Recycle Bin holds the files until it is emptied and allows users the opportunity to recover files that they deleted accidentally. 

The Control Panel is the graphical entryway to the heart of Windows configurable settings. One of the few applications in Windows that contains icons of its own, the Control Panel utility houses a number of separate configuration options. Some standard Control Panel icons are shown in Figure 12.28, but various applications and add-on products can add others. We will be taking only a brief look at the uses of these panels, but many of them are worth exploring closely on your own. Table 12.3 lists a number of common Control Panel options and what they are used for. 

D. There are three mouse clicks in Windows. A primary click is used to select an object or place a cursor. A double-click is used to open a program through an icon or for other specific application functions. A secondary click (usually a click on the right mouse button, although that can be modified) is interpreted differently than a left mouse click. In Windows, it generally displays a context-sensitive menu from which you are given the ability to perform tasks or view object properties. 

As shown Figure 13.33, the default behavior for virtual memory is that Windows 9x simply handles it for you. This is a good thing, and unless you have a particular need to modify the file, you are best served by letting the computer handle it. If a particular application does require extensive virtual memory, you can modify it easily, though. To find the Virtual Memory button, choose Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double-click the System icon and select the Performance tab. The Virtual Memory button is along the bottom of the window. 

If you are configuring the system for someone who just wants to click and go, you can also right-click the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop and use the Connection tab of the Internet Settings window to configure auto-dial. Set the connection you have created as the default and specify that the system should "Always dial my default connection." Any time an application needs to access the Internet, it can simply initiate the DUN connection automatically. 

Program Manager Group (GRP) Files Files in the Windows 3.x directories that store information about which application icons are contained in which group icons. 

For Mac and Windows, just drag the uncompressed executable program to a location of the user s choice for Unix/Linux the program is in the form of a file, BugView. jar, which should be placed in the same location (most conveniently one in the user s path ) as a supplied shell script bugview.sh. For Mac OS8/9 it is advisable to rebuild the desktop to ensure the application and files acquire the correct icons. 

You start MATLAB as you would start any other software application. On a Windows-based PC you access it via the Start menu, in Programs (All Programs in Vista, or Windows 7) under a folder such as MATLAB (followed sometimes by MATLAB R2011a subfolder), then click the icon, like MATLAB R2011a. Alternatively, you may have an icon (shortcut on the desktop) set up that enables you to start MATLAB with a simple double-click. 

The Graphical User Interface Design Environment (GUIDE) refers to the platform that allows the creation of icons, buttons, and so on that are visually presented to a user as the front end of a software application. A software application that accepts only keyboard-entered commands is considered to be quite outdated and primitive. We prefer to point our mouse pointer to a graphical representation of some aspect of the application, click on it (invoking some event), and continue working with the application through interactive and successive prompts. We are also accustomed to windows, pull-down menus, slider controls, and check boxes. 

The WINDOWS-VISTA or WINDOWS-7 operating systems can be used to run PCLOBE in Administrator Mode by right-clicking on the PCLOBE icon, but all other files and applications should be closed before running in Administrator mode. 

To begin solving the model, we select the green start icon in the flowsheet toolbar as shown in Figure 5.62. Several initializations step will appear will appear in the lower right comer window of the application. The solution process may take several minutes and the software appears momentarily disabled while solver status messages appear in the lower right comer window. 

Powerful operating environments are already available. Most are in the general category of WIMPs , Windowed, Icon-based, Mouse-driven, Pointing systems. Developers of application software are moving their applications into these environments rapidly, to take advantage of the benefits that result. 

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