How to Customize GUI Layout

To customize the GUI layout through the Interface Customizer Dialog, take the steps:

  1. Go to Tools -> Customize .

  2. In the Interface Customizer Dialog, modify the GUI layout:
    • To add a new item:

      1. In the Available Items palette, select the item to add.

      2. Click the Copy button.

      3. In the Interface Items tree, select an item and click the Insert Before / Insert After / Insert Into button or the Paste button.
        Note:

        Every component may be a child only of a specific list of parents (e.g. menu separator cannot be a child of ContentMap), see "Serna GUI Item Reference Guide".

    • To move/copy an item to another position:

      1. In the Interface Items tree, select the item to move/copy.

      2. Click the Cut / Copy button.

      3. In the Interface Items tree, select an item and click the Insert Before / Insert After / Insert Into button or the Paste button.
        Note:

        Every component may be a child only of a specific list of parents (e.g. menu separator cannot be a child of ContentMap), see "Serna GUI Item Reference Guide".

    • To remove an item:

      1. In the Interface Items tree, select the item to remove.

      2. Click the Cut button.

  3. Close the Interface Customizer Dialog.

Note:

To make the changes persistent, you must save the view. See How to Save View.

To learn more about the the GUI customization tool, see Interface Customizer Dialog.

To see the complete list of Serna GUI Items, refer to "Serna GUI Item Reference Guide".

To customize the GUI layout from the main program window, take the steps:

  1. Go to View -> Toolbars .

  2. Check/uncheck the toolbars to show/hide them.

  3. To move the toolbars, click on a toolbar and drag-and-drop it to a different location.

  4. To hide/show the ContentMap, click View -> Hide ContentMap / Show ContentMap .

  5. To show/hide the Message Window, click View -> Show Message Window / Hide Message Window .

Note:

To make the changes persistent, you must save the view. See How to Save View.

Parent topic: Serna GUI Layout Customization
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