A.6 Submenus

Table A-6 Align Submenu

Operation

Description

Align Top

Aligns the top edge of the selected objects.

Align Bottom

Aligns the bottom edge of the selected objects.

Align Left

Aligns the left edge of the selected objects.

Align Right

Aligns the right edge of the selected objects.

Align Center

Horizontally aligns the centers of the selected objects.

Align Middle

Vertically aligns the middles of the selected objects.

Table A-7 Arrange Applications Submenu

Operation

Description

Arrangement Off

Disables a previously selected auto-arrangement method.

Box

Arranges application icons in a square around the driver set.

Circle

Arranges application icons in a circle around the driver set.

Half Circle

Arranges application icons in a semicircle around the driver set.

Star

Arranges application icons in a star around the driver set.

Fan Out - Bottom

Arranges application icons in a fan shape below the driver set.

Fan Out - Left

Arranges application icons in a fan shape to the left of the driver set.

Fan Out - Right

Arranges application icons in a fan shape to the right of the driver set.

Fan Out - Top

Arranges application icons in a fan shape above the driver set.

Expand/Contract

Expands or contracts the layout of the application icons. Selecting this option opens a dialog box from which you drag the slide in the Factor field to change the layout.

Table A-8 Dataflow Submenu

Operation

Description

Publish

Specifies that the Publisher channel is synchronized for the selected objects (uni directional sync from selected objects.) For more information, see Section 7.0, Managing the Flow of Data.

Subscribe

Specifies that the Subscriber channel is synchronized on the selected objects (uni directional sync to selected objects.) For more information, see Section 7.0, Managing the Flow of Data.

Sync

Specifies that both the Publisher and Subscriber channel are synchronized for the selected objects (bidirectional sync.) For more information, see Section 7.0, Managing the Flow of Data.

Ignore from

Specifies that the selected objects ignore Subscriber channel synchronization. For more information, see Section 7.0, Managing the Flow of Data.

Ignore to

Specifies that the selected objects ignore both Publisher and Subscriber channel synchronization. For more information, see Section 7.0, Managing the Flow of Data.

Ignore both directions

Specifies that the selected objects ignore Publisher channel synchronization. For more information, see Section 7.0, Managing the Flow of Data.

Table A-9 Distribute Operations Submenu

Operation

Description

Horizontal

Evenly spaces the selected objects horizontally.

Vertical

Evenly spaces the selected objects vertically.