The Customize User Interface
(CUI) Editor provides a wide range of options to create and modify
all the content that can be displayed with a workspaces.
With
the CUI Editor, you can customize the following user interface elements
with a workspace:
- Application and drawing windows
- Quick Access toolbar
- Ribbon tabs
- Toolbars
- Menus
- Palettes
Control the Display of
User Interface Elements on the Application and Drawing Windows
Workspaces
control the display of user interface elements such as toolbars and
the menu bar. While a workspace primarily provides toolbars, menus, ribbon
tabs, and palettes, you can also use a workspace to control user
interface elements for the application and drawing windows. A workspace
can control the following:
- Which layout tab is set current when
a drawing is opened
- Display of the menu bar
- Display of the application and drawing
status bars
- If layout tabs are displayed along the
bottom of the drawing window.
- Display of the legacy screen menu
- Display of scroll bars in the drawing
window
Control the Display of
the Quick Access Toolbar
The
Quick Access toolbar that is displayed on the application window
is controlled by the current workspace. While a workspace does not
directly control which commands are displayed on the Quick Access
toolbar, it does control which Quick Access toolbar in the loaded
CUIx files is displayed. For information about creating and editing
Quick Access toolbars, see
Quick Access Toolbars.
Control the Display of
Ribbon Tabs and Panels on the Ribbon
The display and order of ribbon tabs and panels
on the ribbon are controlled through workspaces. You add and specify
the order of ribbon tabs and their associated panels in the Workspace
Contents pane. You add ribbon panels to a ribbon tab through the
Customizations In <file name> pane.
After you assign ribbon
tabs to a workspace, you can control the default display and behavior
of both ribbon tabs and panels through the Properties pane. From
the Properties pane, you can set the Tool Palette Group for a ribbon
tab and orientation and resize order for a ribbon panel. For information about
creating and editing ribbon content, see
Ribbon under
Customize User Interface Elements.
Control the Display of
Toolbars
You
can control which toolbars are displayed and how they are positioned
in the application window (if they are floating or docked, and where
they are in the application window). You add the toolbars through
the Workspace Contents pane, and control the appearance of the toolbars
in the Properties pane. For information about creating and editing
toolbars, see
Toolbars under
Customize User Interface Elements.
Control the Display of
Menus on the Menu Bar
Menus
and the order in which they are displayed on the menu bar can only be
controlled through the Workspace Contents pane. By default the menu bar
is not displayed when the ribbon is. Set the system variable MENUBAR to
1 to display the menu bar above the ribbon. You can also set the
Menu Bar property for a workspace to On to display the menu bar
each time a workspace is set current. For information about creating
and editing pull-down menus, see
Pull-down and Shortcut Menus under
Customize User Interface Elements.
Control the Display of
Palettes
You set up a workspace to control the display, position,
and appearance of palettes in the application window. They can be
floating or docked. Unlike ribbon panels, ribbon tabs, and menus,
palettes are available in any workspace. You can turn palettes on
or off with a workspace. The display properties of palettes are
modified through the Workspace Contents and Properties pane. For
information about controlling palettes with workspaces, see
Control the Appearance of Palettes.
To display a Quick Access
toolbar
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Customize Workspace.
- In the Customizations In <file
name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the Quick
Access Toolbars tree node or Partial Customization Files tree node
to expand it.
- Click the check box next to the Quick
Access toolbar to add it to the workspace.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Done.
NoteMake sure to set
the workspace current to ensure the changes are displayed.
- Click Apply.
To display the Quick Access
toolbar above or below the ribbon from the CUI Editor
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the Quick Access Toolbar tree node.
- In the Properties pane, click the Orientation
box and select Above or Below from the drop-down list.
Above displays the Quick
Access Toolbar above the ribbon, while below sets the Quick Access
Toolbar below the ribbon.
- Click Apply.
To display ribbon tabs
from the CUI Editor
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Customize Workspace.
- In the Customizations In <file
name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon
Tabs tree node or Partial Customization Files tree node to expand
it.
- Click the check box next to each ribbon
tab that you want to add to the workspace.
In the Workspace Contents
pane, the selected elements are added to the workspace.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Done.
NoteMake sure to set
the workspace current to ensure the changes are displayed.
- Click Apply.
To reposition a ribbon
tab on the ribbon
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that has the ribbon
tab you want to reposition.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon Tabs tree node to expand it.
- Drag the ribbon tab into the new location.
A splitter bar shows
the new location for the ribbon tab.
- Once the splitter bar is in the place
where you want to insert the ribbon tab, release the pointing device
button.
NoteMake sure to set
the workspace as current to ensure the changes are displayed.
- Click Apply.
To reposition a ribbon
panel on a ribbon tab
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon Tabs tree node to expand it.
- Click the plus sign (+) next to the ribbon
tab with the ribbon panel that you want to reposition to expand
it.
- Drag the ribbon panel into the new location.
A splitter bar shows
the new location for the ribbon panel.
- Once the splitter bar is in the place
where you want to insert the ribbon panel, release the pointing
device button.
NoteMake sure to set
the workspace as current to ensure the changes are displayed.
- Click Apply.
To control the display
of ribbon tabs on the ribbon
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that has the ribbon
tab you want to change.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon Tabs tree node to expand it.
- Select the ribbon tab that you want to
change.
- In the Properties pane, do any of the
following:
- In the Show box, select an option (Yes
or No).
- In the ToolPalette Group box, select
one of the listed tool palette groups.
- Click Apply.
To control the display
of ribbon panels for a ribbon tab
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that has the ribbon
tab for which you want to change the properties of the ribbon panels.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon Tabs tree node to expand it.
- Click the plus sign (+) next to the ribbon
tab for which you want to change the properties of the ribbon panels.
- Select the ribbon panel that you want
to change.
- In the Properties pane, do any of the
following:
- In the Show box, select an option (Yes
or No).
- In the Orientation box, select an option
(Docked or Floating).
- Click Apply.
To associate a tool palette
group with a ribbon tab
- At the Command prompt, enter toolpalettes.
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that has the ribbon
tab for which you want to assign a tool palette group.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Ribbon Tabs node to expand it.
- Select the ribbon tab that you want to
assign a tool palette group.
- In the Properties pane, in the ToolPalette
Group box, click the down arrow and select the tool palette group
you want to assign to the ribbon tab.
NoteThe Tool Palettes
window must be displayed before you can assign a tool palette group
to a ribbon tab.
- Click Apply.
To display toolbars using
the CUI Editor
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces tree node to expand
it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Customize Workspace.
- In the Customizations In <file
name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the Toolbars
tree node, or Partial Customization Files tree node to expand it.
- Click the check box next to each toolbar
that you want to add to the workspace.
In the Workspace Contents pane, the selected
elements are added to the workspace.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Done.
NoteMake sure to set
the workspace current to ensure the changes are displayed.
- Click Apply.
To change the properties
of a toolbar
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the workspace that contains the toolbar you want to modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Toolbars tree node to expand it.
- Select the toolbar that you want to modify.
- In the Properties pane, do any of the
following:
- In the Orientation box, select an option
(Floating, Top, Bottom, Left, or Right).
- In the Default X Location box, enter
a number. A value of 0 starts the location of the toolbar at the
left edge of the screen, as the number increases the further from
the left the toolbar is placed. (Available only if Orientation is
set to Floating.)
- In the Default Y Location box, enter
a number. A value of 0 starts the location of the toolbar at the
top edge of the screen, as the number increases the further from
the top the toolbar is placed. (Available only if Orientation is
set to Floating.)
- In the Rows box, enter a number. Enter
a number to have the buttons on the toolbar wrap around to create
the number of rows if possible. 0 is the default value. (Available
only if Orientation is set to Floating.)
- Click Apply.
To display menus on the
menu bar
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Customize Workspace.
- In the Customizations In <file
name> pane, click the plus sign (+) next to the Menus
tree node, or Partial Customization Files tree node to expand it.
- Click the check box next to each menu
that you want to add to the workspace.
In the Workspace Contents pane, the selected
elements are added to the workspace.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
Done.
NoteMake sure to set
the workspace current to ensure the changes are displayed.
- Click Apply.
To reposition menus on
the menu bar
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Menus node to expand it.
- Drag the pull-down menu into the new
location.
A splitter bar shows
the new location for the pull-down menu.
- Once the splitter bar is in the place
where you want to insert the menu, release the pointing device button.
NoteMake sure to set
the workspace current to ensure the changes are displayed.
- Click Apply.
To display a palette using
the CUI Editor
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
click the plus sign (+) next to the Workspaces node to expand it.
- Select the workspace that you want to
modify.
- In the Workspace Contents pane, click
the plus sign (+) next to the Palettes node to expand it.
- Select the palette you want to display.
- In the Properties pane, under Appearance,
Show box, click the drop-down list and select Show.
- Click Apply.
CommandsCUI
Manages the customized
user interface elements in the product.
