Navigating the Tree

Just like the Windows Explorer, branches of the eXpress Explorer Tree may be expanded by clicking on a closed folder or the “+”. Branches may be collapsed by clicking on an opened folder or the “-”. The selection of different branches of the tree will highlight related elements within the Design Sheet and will update the context panels at the bottom of the screen to reflect the selected element(s). Also see Text Filter Boxes in Explorer Tree

 

 

 

While a single right-click on any entry in the tree will bring up the appropriate context panels (as shown to the right) to allow editing of that element’s characteristics, many custom editing modes can be invoked by double-clicking on entries in the tree. Double-left-clicking on a test set, for example, will invoke the Test Set editing mode. A new indentation level will appear in the Explorer Tree, showing specific details for the selected test set. These tree indenture levels are used extensively to create and edit data in an eXpress model.

 

Shown below are some of the context sensitive right-click edits directly accessible from the Explorer Tree. There are also ones available which are not shown for editing ports, tests, I/O flags, and other eXpress elements.

 

 

The example below shows four nested editing modes (the mode names are listed in nested banners at the top of the Explorer Tree).

As modes are entered (double-left-click) and exited, the Design Sheet and the context panels often change to reflect the current editing mode.