Configuring a Project

You can change the project configuration using the project Configure dialog box. This dialog box allows you to customize your project window. Some of the available options are:

Configuring the Project Tabs

To configure the project display:

  1. Select Configure... from the Project menu.
    The Configure dialog box opens.
  2. Make sure Tab Widgets is selected. It will show the tabs available for your project. Tabs with a mark in the box are visible; others are hidden. By default, a project displays the Clses Tab, Slot Tab, Forms Tab, Instances Tab, and Queries Tab. All projects also include the KAToolTab (Knowledge Acquistion Tool) and the ClsesandInstancesTab. Additional tabs may show in this window, depending on the project.
  3. If you wish to hide a tab, click to remove the mark from in front of it. For example, if you are giving your project to someone to enter instances, you might wish to hide the other tabs.
  4. If you wish to display a tab, click to add a mark in front of it. For example, you might want to display the Classes and Instances Tab, for a unified view of your classes and instances.
  5. If you wish to configure a tab, double click on the tab item in the tab widget list. If the tab is configurable, a dialog box will appear.
  6. Click OK to close the dialog box and see your new configuration.

Configuring Options

To change project options:

  1. Select Configure... from the Project menu.
  2. Click the Options tab in the Configure dialog box.
  3. This tab allows you choose the following options:
  4. If you wish to select an option, click to mark it. For example, you might want to display the Classes and Instances Tab, for a unified view of your classes and instances.
  5. If you wish to remove an option, click to remove the mark.
  6. Click OK to close the dialog box and see your new configuration.

Enabling Journaling

Journaling allows you to keep a record of all the changes that you make to a project. Changes are stored in an ASCII (text) file, with one line for each change you make. The file is no

To enable journaling:

  1. Click the Journaling tab.
  2. Make sure that Enabled is selected.
  3. If you want to change your user name, enter a new name in the User entry field.
  4. Click OK.
    The journaling file is created in the same directory as the project, with a .pjrn extension.  It can be read using any text editor.

Such a file might look like this:


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