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Alias Manager

The Alias Manager is used to set Aliases. An Alias is an Activator that does exactly what another Activator does, without duplicating code or Object Bindings. An Alias can only Alias a single Activator. An Alias cannot already be a bound Activator.

States of the Alias Manager.

Figure 2-27 State

Area Description

`Menu Bar` Pulldown menu options.

`Button Bar` Quick access buttons to common interface operations.

`Alias List` This is the list of all the Aliases for the Activator in the `Activator` combo.

`Activator` This combo enables the developer to select from all of the bound Activators in the current Project. If the selected Activator has Aliases, they will be displayed in the `Alias` List. If `[All]` is selected, all of the Aliases in the project will be displayed in the Alias List. When `[All]` is selected, Activators cannot be added to the Project.

`Selected Aliases` `Pop-up` This menu can be invoked by pressing mouse button 3 while the pointer is over the `Alias List`. These options act upon the Alias selected in the `Alias List`.

Pulldown Menus

File

Option Description

`Close` Closes the Alias Manager.

Edit

Option Description

`Add` Invokes the Activator Selector, enabling the developer to select the Activator that will become an Alias.

`Delete` Deletes the selected Alias from the current Project.

Help

Option Description

`About` Displays the About Sapphire/Web Dialog.

`Interfaces` Provides on-line help for the Alias Manager interface.

Pop-up Menus

Selected Aliases

Option Description

`Add` Invokes the Activator Selector, enabling the developer to select the Activator that will become an Alias.

`Delete` Deletes the selected Alias from the current Project.

Button Bars

Figure 2-28 Alias Manager Button Bar

Option Description

`Add` Invokes the Activator Selector, enabling the developer to select the Activator that will become an Alias.

`Delete` Deletes the selected Alias from the current Project.

`Close` Closes the Alias Manager.

How to Invoke the Alias Manager

: 1. From the Project Window's Tools Menu
: 2. From the Project Window's Selected Activators Pop-up
: 3. From the Project Window's Main Button bar
: 4. From the Project Window's Selected Activators Button Bar
: 5. From the Object Bind Editor's Edit Menu

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