Editor widgets defaults

When new widgets are specified, it is possible to specify:

• Which icon will be shown in the Editor for this widget
• The default values of the widget properties when creating a new widget

Grammar

See Editor defaults grammar.

File structure

The default file contains:

• The default values for Symbol commands parameters
• The default values for ARINC extensions parameters
• The default values for widgets parameters

Root element

The root "lt;editorDefaults" allows to specify the default path for icons used for elements.

      <editorDefaults resourceBase="a661supp6/server/resources">

Defining the icon for an element

There are two possible attributes for the element:

• "icon": specifies the path of an icon relative to the root element default path
• "iconRef": specifies the ARINC ID of another existing element to be used for the icon

It is possible to specify nothing for the icon, in that case a default icon will be used.

Defining the default values for an element

Ech property is defined by its name (the name is the key which is used to specify the property in XML Definition Files).

If the property is a position or size property (for example, for the PosX, PosY, SizeX, or SizeY properties), it is possible to define its type as an additional "type" attribute for the element to allow to graphically move or resize the widget in the Editor:

• positionX: a X position
• positionY: a Y position
• position: a position which can be on the X or Y axis
• sizeX: an horizontal size
• sizeY: a vertical size

It is also possible to define default values for arrays. For example:

      <param name="Vertices" defaultValue="0,0,1000,1000,2000,2000" type="position"/>

Note that properties which do not have a specified default value in the Editor n this XML file will still have a generic value defined by the Editor.

Examples

A Symbol Command

      <symbol name="A661_SYMBOL_DEFN_TEXT" icon="label.png">
         <param name="PosX" defaultValue="0" type="positionX"/>
         <param name="PosY" defaultValue="0" type="positionY"/>
         <param name="Alignment" defaultValue="A661_CENTER" />
      </symbol>

A Widget

      <widget name="A661_GP_LINE" icon="line.png">
         <param name="PosXStart" defaultValue="0" type="positionX"/>
         <param name="PosYStart" defaultValue="0" type="positionY"/>
         <param name="PosXEnd" defaultValue="2000" type="positionX"/>
         <param name="PosYEnd" defaultValue="2000" type="positionY"/>
         <param name="Anonymous" defaultValue="A661_FALSE" />
         <param name="Halo" defaultValue="A661_FALSE" />
      </widget>