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123 <h1 class="whs1">Using Object Browser</h1>\r
124 \r
125 <p class="whs2"><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Object \r
126  Browser</B></span> in SALOME is destined for displaying the structure of the \r
127  current study in a tree-like form. It contains: </p>\r
128 \r
129 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
130 \r
131 <ul type="disc" class="whs4">\r
132         \r
133         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">components, loaded \r
134  during the current session</p></li>\r
135         \r
136         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">objects with the \r
137  help of different components &nbsp;(The \r
138  objects created with the help of a definite component are located in the \r
139  folder having the name of this component.)</p></li>\r
140         \r
141         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2">references to different \r
142  objects (they are highlighted by red color).</p></li>\r
143 </ul>\r
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145 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
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147 <p class="whs5"><img src="../note1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="36px" height="38px" border="0" class="img_whs6">The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Object Browser </B></span>is \r
148  destined for getting quick access to different objects created during \r
149  SALOME session. All pop-up menu associated with the objects displayed \r
150  in the Object Browser are context-sensitive. So it depends on a definite \r
151  currently loaded SALOME component what options you will see in the pop-up \r
152  menu, if you right-click on definite object in the Object Browser.</p>\r
153 \r
154 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
155 \r
156 <p class="whs2">The Object Browser may contain supplementary \r
157  attributes of the objects displayed in additional columns. By default, \r
158  these columns are not displayed - displaying/hiding these columns is possible \r
159  through <a href="setting_preferences.htm#Object_Browser">setting study \r
160  preferences</a>. </p>\r
161 \r
162 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
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164 <ul type="disc" class="whs4">\r
165         \r
166         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Entry</B></span> \r
167  &nbsp;- Identification \r
168  index of the object in the structure of the study</p></li>\r
169         \r
170         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>IOR</B></span> \r
171  - &nbsp;Interoperable \r
172  Object Reference</p></li>\r
173         \r
174         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Reference \r
175  entry</B></span> &nbsp;- \r
176  &nbsp;Identification \r
177  index of the references to the objects</p></li>\r
178 </ul>\r
179 \r
180 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
181 \r
182 <p class="whs5"><img src="../note1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="36px" height="38px" border="0" class="img_whs6"> The attributes <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Entry, IOR, \r
183  Reference entry</B></span> &nbsp;are \r
184  only for debugging purposes in the framework of SALOME application.</p>\r
185 \r
186 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
187 \r
188 <ul type="disc" class="whs4">\r
189         \r
190         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Value</B></span> \r
191  &nbsp;- &nbsp;Displays \r
192  the value of the first object attribute </p></li>\r
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195 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
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197 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="../pics/objbrowser2.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="796px" height="313px" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p>\r
198 \r
199 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
200 \r
201 <p class="whs2">In the Object Browser you can apply to \r
202  the objects an <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>ascending</B></span> or <span \r
203  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>descending</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>sorting</B></span> \r
204  according to one definite attribute.</p>\r
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206 <p class="whs2">&nbsp;</p>\r
207 \r
208 <p class=TODO>To sort the objects by one of the attributes:</p>\r
209 \r
210 <p class="whs8">&nbsp;</p>\r
211 \r
212 <p class="whs9">Click on the column \r
213  of this attribute. An arrow down shows that the sorting is descending, \r
214  an arrow up - ascending.</p>\r
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