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Adept DeskTop 4.3 User Manual

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Control Windows

A Control, sometimes called a Tool, is a module that provides specific functionalities to Adept DeskTop.

• Controls interfaces can be docked almost anywhere in the interface as shown in

Figure 1

. For

additional help on docking or displaying windows, see

Opening and Displaying Control

Windows

• Most control windows provide a toolbar, for executing processes and tasks to the control.

• Other interface elements that can be found in control windows are message boxes, displays,

status bars, and context menus.

Program Editor Window

The Program Editor is an online, interactive editor for V+ and MicroV+ programs. The Program Editor
performs syntax checking and formatting while you are programming. It also provides debugging
functionality. See the

Program Editor

topic for more details.

The Program Editor cannot be moved or docked in the interface. However you can open multiple pages
(program windows, as shown in

Figure 2

.)

Figure 2 Multiple Program Editor Windows Displaying Various Programs

Various program windows
are currently open in the
Program Editor

Connection status

Adept DeskTop
toolbar

Control window
toolbar