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Introduction
   The Fold/Unfold principle
   Focusing
   Color encoding
   Special buttons

The configuration interface


Introduction

After completing the installation, you will find yourself in the Roxen configuration interface. The first page of the configuration interface consists of a tab list. Selecting one of the tabs will focus on that part of the configuration interface and show you the associated information.
We strongly disrecommend to manually edit the configurationfile and have the server reread the configurationfile by sending a SIGHUP. It may work, but we don't take any responsible for what may happen.

The Fold/Unfold principle

The configuration interface is based upon the principle of fold/unfold arrows (see Figure 6.1). If you click on one of the arrows pointing right it will change into a down-pointing arrow and all the underlying items with their associated variables will become visible; they unfold. Clicking on a down-pointing arrow will fold the arrow again.


Figure 6.1 Fold/Unfold arrows

Focusing

It is also possible to click on the main menu items themselves, not only unfold them. Doing this is called focusing. Sometimes focusing is necessary to access certain functions and it also gives you a clearer overview of the variables residing under each item. We consider every clickable item a so called node.

When you have focused on an item, you will see a up pointing arrow to the left of the item. This item will now be the top-most visible header (see Figure 6.2)


Figure 6.2 Focusing on fonts

Clicking on the up pointing arrow will get you back one level in the configuration interface. Clicking on the active tab (Global variables in this case) returns you to an unfocused state. Note that the grey status row in the upper right corner always indicates where in the configuration interface you are.

Color encoding

Roxen uses color encoding. As soon as you have made some changes you will notice that the blue colored arrows turn red. The arrows in red are meant to catch your attention, showing you where unsaved changes have been made. In order to make your changes permanent you will have to click on the Save button at the bottom of the page. Clicking on this button will make the arrows turn blue again.

Special buttons

There are usually one or more buttons at the bottom of the page, to do things that does not fit nicely in the node with sub nodes metaphor. The Roxen configuration interface allows you to choose between fewer and more options respectively. Roxen is by default set to fewer options. More options can be chosen by simply pressing the More options button at the bottom of the page.

When you have made several changes or descended deep into the configuration hierarchy you can fold all the sub menus by clicking on the Fold All button at the bottom of the page. The Unfold level button on the other hand renders all sub menus visible. Roxen also allows you to unfold only modified items. This is done by clicking on the Unfold modified button.

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