To change the appearance preferences for the JavaTest GUI, choose File > Preferences from the menu bar to open the JavaTest Preferences dialog box.
Click Appearances in the left panel and use the dialog box to set the following appearance preferences:
The JavaTest graphical user interface displays its windows and menus in one of three user specified styles:
Window Style | Description |
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Tabbed | A single top-level window that displays individual tool windows as tabbed panes |
MDI | A single top-level desktop window that contains individual tool windows |
SDI | A JavaTest console window and individual tool windows displayed as top-level windows |
When you choose the Tabbed window style, the JavaTest harness displays the opened tool windows as a set of tabbed panes within a single frame or desktop window.
Tabs at the bottom of each pane allow you to choose the pane that is active and displayed on the top of the stack.
The desktop window contains the complete set of menus including any tool menus used to perform tasks from the active pane. See JavaTest Menus for a description of the two types of menus that JavaTest provides.
Advantages of using the Tabbed window style:
Disadvantages of using the tabbed style:
When you choose the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window style, all of the tool windows that the JavaTest harness opens to perform a task are contained within a single desktop window.
The desktop window contains the standard menus and each tool window contains only the tool menus used to perform tasks appropriate for that window. See JavaTest Menus for a description of the two types of menus that JavaTest provides.
Advantages of using the MDI window style:
Disadvantages of using the MDI style:
When you choose the Single Document Interface (SDI) window style, the JavaTest harness opens a console window and individual tool windows as separate top-level windows.
Each window contains the complete set of menus including any tool menus used to perform tasks from that window. See JavaTest Menus for a description of the two types of menus that JavaTest provides.
Advantages of using the SDI window style:
Disadvantages of using the SDI style:
You can set the tool tip options from the Appearance category of the JavaTest Preferences dialog box.
The Tool Tips area contains combo boxes and a check-box that you can use to specify how tool tips function in the GUI.
Option | Description |
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Enabled | Use the check-box to enable or disable tool tips for the JavaTest GUI. |
Delay | Use the combo box to select the delay interval before displaying tool tips. |
Persistence | Use the combo box to select the duration that the JavaTest GUI displays a tool tip. |
Click Save Desktop State on Exit to save and restore your current desktop in your next JavaTest session. If you chose not to save the the current desktop on exit, the JavaTest harness restores the last saved desktop for you to use.
This option is used each time you start the JavaTest harness.