Main menu in the "Design" module

File

Connect / Disconnect portal service

All information on these menu items can be found here.

New, open, delete layout

Opens the layout manager, in which new layouts can be created, opened for editing or deleted.

Close layout

Closes the currently opened layout.

Close all layouts

Closes all currently opened layouts.

Import / export layout

All information on this topic can be found here.

Publish layout / Publish layout with history

Saves the layout currently open on the workspace to the server. Further information can be found here.

Create entry in layout history

Changes that have been saved but not entered in the layout history can be subsequently added to the history here.

Save layout locally

The layout can be saved to an accessible local directory of your choice, or to the network as a layout file with the ending .ixcla.

Administer browser rules

Opens a dialog in which the browser rules can be edited.

Quit

All information on this menu item can be found here.

Edit

Depending on the element that is currently selected, various menu items are available in this menu.

Copy

Copies the currently highlighted element to the clipboard.

Insert

Paste the contents of the clipboard to the workspace.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected element.

Copy CSS property

Copy the style properties for the currently highlighted element from the stylesheet to the clipboard.

Paste CSS properties

Overwrites the CSS properties of the highlighted element with the CSS properties on the clipboard.

Add CSS rule

Opens a dialog in which you can define your own CSS rules.

Insert new level

Opens a dialog in which a new layer can be created.

Create snapshot

Creates a snapshot of the current layout.

Edit stylesheet

In this menu you will find further menu items that can be used to edit the stylesheets of a layout in the stylesheet editor.

• Edit layout styles

  Opens the editor for editing the entire stylesheet.

• Edit user-defined styles

  You have the option to define your own styles here.

  If you make changes to stylesheets, you should have sound specialist knowledge. Errors in the stylesheets can impair the portal's performance. All CSS rules defined in this stylesheet override Intrexx styles if the selector name of Intrexx styles is used for user-defined styles. The style properties of all rules can be modified in the styles for the layout, calendar and calendar navigator. However, it is not possible to add a new rule or to modify existing selectors. Even your comments will not be saved.

• Edit user-defined styles for print version

  Opens the stylesheet in which CSS rules for printing pages can be defined from the browser menu "Print". These rules are appended to the "print.css" stylesheet.

  Settings for the print output of Intrexx pages can be changed in the layout properties on the "Print" tab.

• Edit Image@2x Styles

  In this stylesheet, styles can be defined for optimizing images that are presentend on retina displays.

Properties

This menu item opens the properties dialog of an element that is selected in the Layout structure area.

Add control element

Opens a dialog in which a new control element can be created with the corresponding CSS rules. To do this, the desired type (e.g. text or button) must be selected in the Control elements area.

Add empty control element

Opens a dialog in which a new control element can be created that does not contain any predefined rules apart from a class selector. To do this, the desired type (e.g. text or button) must be selected in the Control elements area.

Details

Opens a dialog in which information on the current layout is displayed. This menu is only active if the expert options are activated.

View

The individual areas of the Design module and the ruler at the edge of the workspace can be shown or hidden here.

Restore default view

Rearranges all areas to the original view.

Layout

Layout settings

Opens the properties dialog of the layout.

Administer image list

Opens a dialog in which all images of the current layout can be managed.

Replace colors

All information on this menu item can be found here.

Layout history

Opens a dialog with the history of the currently open layout.

Comparison with last entry in the layout history

Opens a dialog in which the current status can be compared with the last entry in the history.

Comparison with entry in the layout history

Opens a dialog in which the current status can be compared with entries in the history.