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You can easily create, edit, and reuse commands. The Customize tab of the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor displays a master list of commands that are loaded in the product. You can add any commands from this list to toolbars, menus, and other user interface elements.
When you change properties of a command in the master list or on the tree view, the properties of the command are changed everywhere that command is used.
The following table shows the Scale command properties as they appear in the Properties pane.
Topics in this section
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Create, Edit, and Reuse Commands
You can create a new command from scratch, copy an existing command to create a new command, or edit the properties of an existing command. When you create or edit a command, the properties you can define are the command name, description, extended help file, command display name, macro, tags, element ID (for new commands only), and small or large image.
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Find Command Names and Search Strings
You can search one or more CUI files for commands or search strings (including commands or user interface element names, command display names, descriptions, macros, and tags). You can also replace commands or search strings one at a time or all at once.
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Control the Display of Command Labels
You can control the way that menu labels indicate a command's availability in the program. Display menu commands as grayed out (disabled), mark them with a check mark or border, or use a combination of indicators.
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Create Images for Commands
Images can be associated with a command, and are displayed on a toolbar button or next to a menu item in a pull-down menu. You can use images that come with the program or create your own.
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Assign Tags to Commands
With command tags, you can search for a command or a group of commands with the menu browser.
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Create Tooltips and Extended Help for Commands
Tooltips are descriptive messages that are displayed near the cursor when it hovers over a toolbar or panel button, or menu item.
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Create Status Line Help Messages
Status line help messages are simple, descriptive messages that are displayed on the status line (at the bottom of the application window) when the cursor hovers over a menu item.