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JPV: Changed the formatting more to wiki standards and made it more consistent. Updated few things.

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Changed the formatting more to wiki standards and made it more consistent. Updated few things.

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Krashan: More sections, more screenshots...

2009-12-02T11:34:07Z

More sections, more screenshots...

Krashan: /* Window border gadgets */

2009-12-02T11:22:58Z

‎Window border gadgets

Krashan: /* MUI Gadgets */ Extended with screenshots.

2009-12-02T11:21:43Z

‎MUI Gadgets: Extended with screenshots.

Krashan at 10:36, 2 December 2009

2009-12-02T10:36:05Z

Krashan: /* Requesters */

2009-12-02T08:05:53Z

‎Requesters

Krashan at 08:05, 2 December 2009

2009-12-02T08:05:16Z

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−	[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_depth.png\|right]]'''Depth Gadget''' - This gadet is used for windows depth arranging. The first click on it moves the window in front of all other windows, the second one sends the window to the back. The right mouse button opens a list of all windows, and the selected one is brought to front.<br clear="both" \>	+	[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_depth.png\|right]]'''Depth Gadget''' - This gadet is used for windows depth arranging. The first click on it moves the window in front of all other windows, the second one sends the window to the back. The right mouse button opens a list of all windows in a popup menu, and the selected one is brought to front. The menu also contains an option to bring all windows of an application to front, or send them back.<br clear="both" \>

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 Screens only have a single gadget, the depth gadget. This gadget when pressed with the left mouse button will cycle the current screen behind other screens. If no other screens are present, then this action does nothing.
-The screen depth gadget menu is opened when the gadget is pressed with the right mouse button. The menu shows a list of available screens with their thumbnails, and a selected screen can be brought to front. The used [[Screenbar_Modules | Screenbar modules]] can also be selected and configured from this menu.
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-[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_altsize.png|right]]'''Zoom Gadget''' - Some windows allow user to switch between two alternate window sizes with this gadget.<br clear="both" \>
+[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_altsize.png|right]]'''Zoom Gadget''' - Some windows allow user to switch between two alternate window sizes with this gadget. The right mouse button opens a menu with options to maximize, minimize, initialize, or hide the window.<br clear="both" \>
-[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_depth.png|right]]'''Depth Gadget''' - This gadet is used for windows depth arranging. The first click on it moves the window in front of all other windows, the second one sends the window to the back.<br clear="both" \>
+[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_depth.png|right]]'''Depth Gadget''' - This gadet is used for windows depth arranging. The first click on it moves the window in front of all other windows, the second one sends the window to the back. The right mouse button opens a list of all windows, and the selected one is brought to front.<br clear="both" \>

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−	Most icons will have all of their available Tool Types listed, but with many deactive. A deactivated Tool Type appears inside of parentheses () . It is suggested that unwanted Tool Types to be deactivated rather than deleted in case that Tool Type is again desired. If a Tool Type is no longer applicable, or is in error, the Tool Type can be deleted by selecting the line with the text of the Tool Type and pressing the DEL button at the bottom of the information window.	+	Most icons will have all of their available Tool Types listed, but with many deactive. A deactivated Tool Type appears inside of parentheses () . It is suggested that unwanted Tool Types to be deactivated rather than deleted in case that Tool Type is again desired. A Tool Type may be activated or deactivated by double clicking it. If a Tool Type is no longer applicable, or is in error, the Tool Type can be deleted by selecting the line with the text of the Tool Type and pressing the DEL button at the bottom of the information window.

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-'''Gadgets'''
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 Appearance of these gadgets on window border depends on application using MUI or not and, in case of MUI application, on user preferences.
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-[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_altsize.png|right]]'''Alternate Size Gadget''' - Some windows allow user to switch between two alternate window sizes.<br clear="both" \>
+[[File:Mui_window_gadgets_altsize.png|right]]'''Zoom Gadget''' - Some windows allow user to switch between two alternate window sizes with this gadget.<br clear="both" \>
 [[File:Mui_window_gadgets_depth.png|right]]'''Depth Gadget''' - This gadet is used for windows depth arranging. The first click on it moves the window in front of all other windows, the second one sends the window to the back.<br clear="both" \>

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	==Window border gadgets==		==Window border gadgets==

−	Appearance of these gadgets on window border depends on application using MUI or not and, in case of MUI application, on user ~~settings~~.	+	Appearance of these gadgets on window border depends on application using MUI or not and, in case of MUI application, on user preferences.

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 ==MUI Gadgets==
-MUI provides a number of additional gadgets that may or may not be used. The appearance of some MUI gadgets are wholly dependent on the MUI preferences. Keep in mind that if a given application has not had it's own MUI preferences set that the application's behavior will fall back to those preferences set in MUI's global preferences.
+MUI provides a number of different gadgets used by applications to build their interface. The appearance of them is dependent on and may be customized with the MUI preferences. If a given application has not had it's own MUI preferences set that the application's behavior will fall back to those preferences set in MUI's global preferences.
-* '''Radio Button  -  Usually displayed in a list, a radio button allows selecting one of several options. When selected the button will appear recessed, and unselected will appear raised.'''
+[[File:Mui_cycle_gadget.png|right]]'''Cycle gadget''' - This gadget cycles through a list of entries, options, or functions. Using the left mouse button, click on the gadget to cycle forward through the list. The same process, but, while holding the shift key, will result in cycling backwards through the list. Holding the mouse button down will result in a drop down list allowing the selection of an item through the highlight-then-release method. Cycle gadget entries may be also switched with mouse (vertical) wheel, when the mouse pointer is positioned over the gadget.
-* '''Scrolling List  -  A list of items, options, of functions that can be single, or multi, selected.'''
+[[File:Mui_radiobuttons_gadget.png|right]]'''Radio Buttons''' - Usually displayed in a list, a radio buttons allow selecting one of several options. When selected the button will appear recessed, and unselected will appear raised.<br clear="both" \>
-* '''Iconfy Gadget  -  Hides all windows of an application, usually resulting in an AppIcon appearing on the Ambient screen.*'''
+'''Text Gadget''' - Used for entering text, this gadget is rectangular in shape and when highlighted will have a blinking cursor inside of it. Standard text operations apply within a text gadget. For example: ''Shift''+''Backspace'' will delete all characters to the left of the cursor.
-* '''Settings Gadget  -  This window button gadget opens the MUI preferences program for the windows application.'''
+'''Scrolling List''' - A list of items, options, of functions that can be single, or multi, selected.
-* '''Jump Gadget  -  A unique gadget that will  send  the MUI application window to the next available public screen. This, for example, will allow on to move an IRC chat window from the Ambient screen to their web-browser's screen.'''
+'''Sliders''' - Allows for the selection of a value through a click-and-drag motion; thus, the action will drag a bar through a range of values, displaying that value next to the slider bar.

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 '''Preferences'''  -  A term often used to indicate Ambient, MUI, or MorphOS options that affect system behavior; when used generally this term can refer to any of the following: Ambient Preferences program, MorphOS System Preferences program, or a specific application's preferences program or preferences window. Often, users and developers alike will use the term  Preferences  to refer to any related program settings within a discussion.
+'''MUI'''  -  An acronym referring to an integral part of the MorphOS operating system called '''''Magic User Interface'''''. MUI is an object oriented library for building graphics interfaces of applications.
 '''Snapshot'''  -  A term used to describe the saving of the desktop information regarding a window or icon. This allows the user to dictate where an application window will appear, the location of icons on the Ambient Desktop, etc.
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 * '''Scroll''' Gadgets  -  Moves the visible area inside of a window up/down or left/right.
 MUI provides a number of additional gadgets that may or may not be used. The appearance of some MUI gadgets are wholly dependent on the MUI preferences. Keep in mind that if a given application has not had it's own MUI preferences set that the application's behavior will fall back to those preferences set in MUI's global preferences.
+'''Cycle gadget''' - [[File:Mui_cycle_gadget.png|right]] This gadget cycles through a list of entries, options, or functions. Using the left mouse button, click on the gadget to cycle forward through the list. The same process, but, while holding the shift key, will result in cycling backwards through the list. Holding the mouse button down will result in a drop down list allowing the selection of an item through the highlight-then-release method. Cycle gadget entries may be also switched with mouse (vertical) wheel, when the mouse pointer is positioned over the gadget.
 * '''Radio Button  -  Usually displayed in a list, a radio button allows selecting one of several options. When selected the button will appear recessed, and unselected will appear raised.'''

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−	~~== Requesters ==~~
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−	A window that appears on-screen prompting a user response is called a ''requester''. These windows usually contain text explaining what the request is for and what the user must do to continue an operation.
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−	~~=== Action Requesters ===~~
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−	[[File:Action_requester.png\|right]] A specific type of requester that asks the user about proceeding with an action in process. These windows have buttons labeled usually with two or more of the following: Ok, Continue, Retry, Cancel, or Fail, but may contain more specific buttons, depending on action to be taken. Underlined letters on the requester buttons indicate keyboard shortcuts that can be used instead of using the mouse. The example on the right shows a system shutdown requester, which is an action one.<br style="clear:both;" />
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−	~~=== Message Requesters ===~~
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−	[[File:Message_requester.png\|right]]These requesters alert the user about something that has occurred in a program or within the system itself, and require only an acknowledgment by clicking on a button.<br clear="both" \>
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−	~~=== Text Requesters ===~~
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−	~~The user is required to provide information through the keyboard into a box within the window.~~
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−	~~=== Font Requesters ===~~
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−	Displays a list of fonts available to the system, and is used to change fonts in applications or documents within an application. A preview of the font is given, as well as options for bold, underline, and italic.
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−	~~'''Screen Mode Requesters'''~~
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−	~~Similar to the Screen Mode Preferences Editor found in MUI Preferences.~~
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−	~~'''''File Requesters'''''~~
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−	~~Used specifically to identify a file, usually for opening or saving a document, this requester usually contains a list of files and drawers.~~
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−	This requester has several gadgets and a list of files and directories. The user may also type in a path and filename in the provided text field. Usually, however, most users will simply scan through a list, dragging the scroll bar as necessary (scroll arrows are provided as well) to locate a given file. There are several extra gadgets used with this requester.
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−	~~''''' / (slash gadget, or parent)'''''~~
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−	~~This gadget indicates the current directory's parent directory. If the list currently displays the root of a given device, using this gadget will act the same as the Volumes gadget.~~
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−	~~'''''< (Back)'''''~~
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−	~~During the process of browsing through directories, the back gadget can be used to re-list the last directory viewed in the file requester.~~
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−	~~''''' > (Forward)'''''~~
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−	~~Similar to the back gadget, the forward gadget browses through directories in the file requester history.~~
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−	~~''' : (Volumes)'''~~
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−	When used, the volume gadget will display a list of devices available to MorphOS. This includes USB devices, assigns, and hard drive partitions. When clicking on a device or a drawer, it's contents are then displayed. Information about the files and directories are also displayed within the lister.
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−	~~'''Ok'''~~
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−	Will load or save the selected file. This result can also be achieved by pressing the return key. Double-clicking on the file-name will open a file, but is inactive for saving. The Ok button may be labeled Ok, Save, Load, or something else based upon a given application.
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−	~~'''''Cancel'''''~~
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−	~~Terminates the action and removes the requester from the screen.~~
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−	~~'''''File Pattern or''''' '''''Pattern'''''~~
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−	~~An optional text input gadget, usually labeled Pattern, allows the use of MorphOS Shell pattern matching to filter the list of files. The text in this gadget is often called a pattern statement.~~
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−	~~'''''MorphOS File Requester Context Menu'''''~~
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−	~~Right clicking on a file within a file-requester will bring provide the following options:~~
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−	~~'''Rename'''~~
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−	~~:Changes the filename of the selected file in the file requester. A requester appears to confirm the renaming of the file.~~
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−	~~'''Delete'''~~
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−	~~:Permanently deletes a file. A requester requires confirmation of file deletion.~~
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−	~~'''New Drawer'''~~
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−	~~:Creates a new directory within the current directory.~~
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−	~~'''View'''~~
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−	~~:Displays the content of a file based on user set preferences through Ambient's file-types.~~
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−	~~'''Ambient'''~~
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−	~~:Utilizes Multiview to display a file asynchronously to the application opening the file requester.~~
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−	~~'''Parent'''~~
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−	~~:Same as clicking the Parent gadget.~~
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−	~~'''Volumes'''~~
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−	~~:Same as clicking the Volumes gadget.~~
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−	~~'''Directory History'''~~
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−	~~:Opens a sub-menu with a list of directories previously browsed through via the file requester.~~
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−	A file may also be chosen by dragging it's icon into the file requester window. When this method is used, the contents of the containing directory of the file chosen will also be displayed in the file requester.

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 * '''Common Terms'''
-* '''Requesters'''
+* [[Requesters]]
 * '''Menus'''
 * '''Screens'''