Controlling the Button Menus with the Sesame.ini file
Controlling the Button Menus with the Sesame.ini file
There are sesame.ini file settings that can be used can use to control the behavior of the new Button Menus. (For a list of sesame.ini file settings, see Appendix 7 in the Sesame User Guide.)
MENU STYLE: Controls whether the Command Area displays the new Button Menus or the older Command Trees. Valid settings are BUTTONS and TREE.
Example: MENU STYLE: TREE
Default: BUTTONS
DEFAULT BUTTON DIRECTORY TYPE: Sets a group of applications for which buttons will appear when Sesame is first opened. Valid settings are:
OFF - No applications
SAMPLES - Applications in the Data/Samples directory under the current working directory
DATA - Applications in the Data directory under the current working directory
CWD - Applications in the current working directory
CUSTOM – Applications in the paths specified by CUSTOM BUTTON DIRECTORY PATH .ini file settings
Example: DEFAULT BUTTON DIRECTORY TYPE: CWD
Default: OFF
CUSTOM BUTTON DIRECTORY PATH: If DEFAULT BUTTON DIRECTORY TYPE is set to CUSTOM, a button group will be created for the applications in the specified path. The group of buttons will have the specified title. You can have up to 10 custom button director paths. Each setting is specified as title:path.
Example: CUSTOM BUTTON DIRECTORY PATH: Teachers:School/Faculty
Example: CUSTOM BUTTON DIRECTORY PATH: Students: School/Pupils
Default: No Default
DISPLAY RECENT APPLICATIONS: Sets whether a button group is displayed for recently used applications when Sesame is first opened. Valid settings are ON and OFF.
Example: DISPLAY RECENT APPLICATIONS: OFF
Default: ON
DEFAULT SCROLLBAR WIDTH: Sets the width in pixels of the new "as needed" scrollbars. These scrollbars appear when you enter a scrollable area and disappear when you leave it.
Example: DEFAULT SCROLLBAR WIDTH: 10
Default: 12
Restoring the Tree Menu Style:
If you prefer the Tree Menus, or if you need to keep Sesame in Tree style while you test and adjust your application design, you can restore Sesame to Tree style menus by adding the following line to your sesame.ini file:
MENU STYLE: TREE