User`s manual

8. Layout Editor
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8.4.2 Defining regions
This functionality is only available after selecting the option Use Regions in the
Properties|Display Wall menu item.
A region is a rectangular area of the Display Wall. The Edit menu features the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands.
Select a region defined in the database. Use these commands to copy and paste the desired region and paste
them to the Tree View.
Use the context menu (click with right mouse button) of the region to copy, paste, delete a region. If you want
to change its name, click on rename. The properties of a region defined in the database can be edited via the
Properties command.
Create a new region with Edit|Insert region. The dialog to enter the region properties is displayed.
The command Set as Testing Region will inactivate all layouts which are not assigned to this region (which
category does not match). Only the active layouts of the testing regions are available and can be edited. When
selecting a layout, the respective windows are arranged in the testing region. If a window goes across the bor-
ders of the region, it’s displayed in the color assigned to OffRegion windows.
Only windows which are completely within a region are displayed on the Display Wall or on the Remote
Desktop. If a window exceeds the borders of a region, it is automatically resized to fit into the region.
8.4.3 Defining shortcuts in the database
The Edit menu features the commands Cut, Copy, and Paste. These commands can be applied on the following
objects: layout, window, shortcut.
Select a shortcut defined in the database. Use these commands to copy and paste the desired shortcut.
The properties of a shortcut defined in the database can be edited via the context menu (click with right mouse
button) or with the Properties|Shortcut command.