10.7.2 The Member Region

The NetView Member Region

Figure: The NetView Member Region

Below the Action region, in the lower left corner of the NetView is the Member Region. This region contains a vertical scrollbox of buttons which are labeled with the names of the member fields of the units and their connections in the NetView. If there are more member field buttons than can fit in the Member Region, the vertical scrollbar on the left of the Member Region will allow the user to scroll through all the desired member fields.

By pressing one of the member buttons, the View Region will update to reflect the values of that member on the units it is associated with. In the case of connection member buttons, the user will need to pick a unit from which the connections are to be viewed. In this case, the View Mode action button in the Action Region will be automatically selected so that the user may pick a target unit. When The View Mode action button is selected the cursor will change to a pointing hand with which the user can pick units in the View Region. If the user chooses a unit member button instead of a connection member button, the display will revert to the default "Select" mode, and the "Select" Action button in the Action Region will be selected. In the "Select" mode, the pointer is usually an arrowhead.

By using the middle mouse button the user may select multiple member values to be displayed. When more than one member value is selected, the selected member buttons are numbered in the order of selection. The units in the "View Region" will split in to multiple sections each representing one of the selected member values. The units may split horizontally or vertically depending upon the setting of the unit_layout member of the NetView.

Selecting a member button with the right mouse button will provide a more detailed description of member variable.