• VA Assist Pro User Guide
  • Preface
  • Trademarks
  • About
    • What’s new?
      • VAST Platform 2021 (version 10.0.0)
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
    • What will VA Assist Pro do for me?
    • What is VA Assist Pro?
      • Browser Enhancements
        • Code Editor Enhancements
      • UI Assistant
    • What you should already know
    • How this manual is organized
  • Chapter 2 Installation
    • Prerequisites
    • Installing VA Assist Pro into the IBMST Image
    • Note on Unloading
  • Chapter 3 Browsers Enhancements
    • Enhanced List Support
    • Drag Drop
    • Integrated History/Find ComboBox
    • Enhanced Code Editor (Windows Only)
      • Context Sensitive Popup Editor Menu
        • Enhanced Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Selection Drag Drop
      • Multiple Undo/Redo
      • Hardware-Accelerated Rendering
      • Abbreviations
      • Auto Indent
      • Bracket Highlighting
        • Bracket Highlighting Configuration Options
      • Smart Highlighting
        • Smart Highlighting Configuration Options
      • Call Tips
        • Action List Call Tips
        • Call Tips Configuration Options
      • Line Numbers
      • Code Folding
        • Code Folding Configuration Options
      • Themes
        • Editor Theme UI
        • Syntax Color Highlighting
        • Language Modes in Workspaces
    • Customizable Tool Bars
    • Edit Bar
    • Code Completion
      • Code Completion Contexts
      • Code Completion Configuration Options
        • Basic Configuration Options
        • Advanced Configuration Options
        • Look And Feel Configuration Options
      • Code Completion Suggestions
      • Effective Search using Code Completion
    • Enhanced Breakpoint Management
      • Breakpoint Icons (Default Theme)
      • Adding Breakpoints
      • Configuring Existing Breakpoints
      • Deactivating Breakpoints
      • Removing Breakpoints
    • Code Analytics
      • Detecting
      • Reporting
      • Repairing
      • Code Analytics Configuration Options
    • Refactoring
      • Correct Spelling
        • How to activate
      • Instant Rename
        • How to activate
      • Remove Unused Temps
        • How to activate
      • Push Down Local
        • How to activate
      • Declare Temporary Variable
        • How to activate
      • Locals Relocation Workflow Mechanics
    • Smart Text Prompters
    • Version Name Templates
    • Super User Status
  • Chapter 4 File & Edit Menu Enhancements
    • File Menu Commands
      • Set Code Font
    • Edit Menu Commands
      • SelectedText
        • Visually Inspect
        • Debug
        • Create Abbreviation
        • Create Auto Correction
        • Selected Text | Comment
        • Selected Text | Un-Comment
        • Selected Text | Indent
        • Selected Text | Un-Indent
        • Selected Text | Insert [ ]
        • Selected Text | Insert ( )
        • Selected Text | UPPER CASE
        • Selected Text | lower case
        • Selected Text | tOGGLE cASE
  • Chapter 5 Classes Menu Enhancements
    • Browse References | To An Instance Variable
    • Browse References | To A Class Instance Variable
    • Edit
    • Test
    • Refactor Class
    • Manage Application
    • VA Assist Pro Tools
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Mark
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | All Instances | Inspect
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | All Instances | Close / Destroy
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | All Instances | become: nil
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Inspect
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | In Class
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | In Hierarchy
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore $NON-NLS$/$NLS$
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore Part Names
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String | In Class
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String | In Hierarchy
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String | In System
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Spell Check | Class
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Spell Check | Hierarchy
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Hide/Show Source
  • Chapter 6 Applications Menu Enhancements
    • Browse Application
    • Manage Application
    • Configure Application
    • Locate Application
    • Refactor Application
    • VA Assist Pro Tools
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | All Instances | Inspect
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | In Application
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | Include Subapplications
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore $NON-NLS$/$NLS$
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore Part Names
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String | In Application
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String | Include Subapplications
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String | In System
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Spell Check | Application
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Spell Check | Including Subapplications
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Hide/Show Source
    • Select All
  • Chapter 7 Categories Menu Enhancements
    • Add Default
    • Rename | Globally
    • Rename | In Controlling Application
    • Set As Default
    • Copy To Clipboard
    • Select All
  • Chapter 8 Methods Menu Enhancements
    • Filtering
    • Copy To Clipboard
    • Copy Message Pattern
    • Browse Senders | In Root Application
    • Browse Senders | In Defining Application
    • Browse Senders | In Dependent Applications
    • Browse Senders | In Applications Matching Prefixes
    • Browse Senders | In Selected Applications
    • Browse Senders | In Selected Configurations
    • Browse Senders | In User Applications
    • Browse Senders | In System Applications
    • Browse Implementors | In Root Application
    • Browse Implementors | In Defining Application
    • Browse Implementors | In Dependent Applications Applications
    • Browse Implementors | In Applications Matching Prefixes Prefixes
    • Browse Implementors | In Selected Applications
    • Browse Implementors | In Selected Configurations
    • Browse Implementors | In User Applications
    • Browse Implementors | In System Applications Applications
    • Browse Messages | Implementors
    • Browse Messages | Senders
    • Categorize | Add to Default Categories
    • Categorize | Change to Default Categories
    • Browse Methods
    • Browse Methods | Including String
    • VA Assist Pro Tools
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Mark
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Inspect
    • VA Assist Pro Tools | Hide/Show Source
  • Chapter 9 Options Menu
    • Tools
    • Enhanced List Widgets
      • Show Item Colors
      • Show Attributes
      • Drag Drop Mouse Button
    • Color Syntax
    • Spell Check
    • Abbreviations
    • Code Assist
    • Tool Bar
    • Desired Window Size
    • Inspect
    • Snapshot
    • Browse Methods
    • Browse Classes
    • Synchronize Browsers
    • Use Abbreviated Names
    • Auto Indent
    • Use Emulated Toolbar
    • Use Quick Add Buttons
    • Show Version Graph Page
    • Sticky Notebook Pages
    • Drag Drop
    • Zoom
    • Compare With…
    • Open Preferences Window…
    • Scrub Image…
  • Chapter 10 Application Manager Enhancements
    • Version Renaming
    • Applications Menu Commands
      • View | All Applications
      • View | All Visual Applications
      • View | Applications Matching Prefixes
      • View | Applications Needing Versioning
      • View | Applications Managed by “Current User”
      • View | Set Application Prefixes
      • View | Add Application Prefix
      • View | Set Open Edition Prefix Character
      • View | Change User
      • Import/Export
      • Import/Export | Import New Names
      • Import/Export | Export Library Format
      • Subapplications | Release To Existing Configs
      • Configuration Maps | Locate Selected Applications
      • Configuration Maps | Locate Maps For | Current Edition
      • Configuration Maps | Locate Maps For | Any Editions
      • Configuration Maps | Release Selected Applications
      • Configuration Maps | Release Other Editions
      • Configuration Maps | Propagate Changes
      • Configuration Maps | Create New Editions As Necessary
      • Configuration Maps | Update Required map Lineups | Update Required Map Lineups
      • Create & Release New Edition
      • Rename Version | Classes
      • Rename Version | Applications
      • Rename Version | Both
      • Rename Version | Include Subapplications
      • Rename Version | Reset Cutoff Dates
      • Version | Include Subapplications & Classes
      • Version | Allow Any Name
      • Groups | Add Users
      • Groups | Delete Users
      • Groups | Replace Users
      • Groups | Include Subapplications
      • Privileges
    • Classes Menu Commands
      • Locate
      • Add
      • Rename Version
      • Version | Allow Any Name
      • Version/Release All | Allow Any Name
      • Version/Release Selected
    • Prerequisites & Dependents Menu Commands
      • Delete
      • Path
      • Why?
      • Find
    • Group Menu Commands
      • Change To “Selected User”
      • Replace
      • Select Owned Classes By
      • Become Manager
      • Browse Unreleased Classes
      • Super User
    • Miscellaneous Enhancements
      • Visual Hinting of Open & Scratch Editions
      • Class Double Click Preference
      • Revision Notes
  • Chapter 11 Configuration Maps Browser Enhancements
    • Names Menu Commands
      • View | All Names
      • View | Names Matching Patterns
      • View | Names Managed By “Current User”
      • View | Set Name Patterns
      • View | Add Name Patterns
      • View | Change User
      • Import | Selected Versions
      • Import | Selected Most Recent Versions
      • Import | All Versions
      • Import | Most Recent Versions
      • Import | Import New Names
      • Export | Selected Versions
      • Export | Selected Most Recent Versions
      • Export | Most Recent Versions
      • Export | Most Recent Versions to Default Files
      • Export | Set Default Export File Names
      • Export | Export Library Format
      • Copy Description To
      • Maps Needing Updating
      • Dependents
      • Create New Edition
      • Release Latest
      • Release Latest | Create New Editions As Necessary
      • Release Latest | Release Versions Only
      • Release Latest | Update Required Map Lineups
      • Groups | Add Users
      • Groups | Delete Users
      • Groups | Replace Users
      • VA Assist Pro Tools
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Spell Check
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Hide/Show Source
    • Editions Menu Commands
      • Show Loaded Status
      • Browse Changes | Selected Editions
      • Browse Changes | Including Required Maps
      • Browse Changes | To Another Map
      • Browse Loaded Applications
      • Browse Applications
      • Rename Version
      • Version
      • Release Latest
      • Release Latest | Release Versions Only
      • Release Latest | Update Required Map Lineups
      • Time Stamp
      • Copy Description To
      • VA Assist Pro Tools
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find Hard Coded Strings
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Find String
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Spell Check
      • VA Assist Pro Tools | Hide/Show Source
      • Change User To Manager
      • Groups | Add Users
      • Groups | Delete Users
      • Groups | Replace Users
      • Super User
      • Create New Library
    • Applications Menu Commands
      • Browse Loaded Edition
      • Manage Application
      • Configure Application
      • Locate Application
      • Release All Latest
    • Expressions Menu Commands
      • Copy To Clipboard
      • Show Valid Expressions
      • Add Filter Expression
    • Required Maps Menu Commands
      • Released Latest
      • Find
    • Miscellaneous Enhancements
  • Chapter 12 Application Editions Browser Enhancements
    • Names Menu Commands
      • View | All Applications
      • View | All Applications Matching Patterns
      • View | Visual Applications
      • View | Applications Needing Versioning
      • View | Applications Managed by “Current User”
      • View | Set Application Patterns
      • View | Add Application Pattern
      • View | Change User
      • Import New Names
      • Groups | Add Users
      • Groups | Delete Users
      • Groups | Replace Users
      • Groups | Include Subapplications
      • Privileges
    • Editions Menu Commands
      • View | Sorted By Time Stamp
      • View | Sorted By Hierarchy
      • View | Show Time Stamp
      • Browse Loaded Edition
      • Manage Application
      • Configuration Maps | Locate Selected Name
      • Configuration Maps | Locate Selected Edition
      • Configuration Maps | Release Selected Edition
      • Configuration Maps | Propogate Changes
      • Configuration Maps | Create New Editions As Necessary
      • Configuration Maps | Update Required Map Lineups
      • Rename Version
      • Groups | Add Users
      • Groups | Delete Users
      • Groups | Replace Users
      • Groups | Include Subapplications
    • Classes Menu Commands
      • Browse Loaded Edition
      • Browse Hierarchy
      • Rename Version
      • Purge
      • Salvage
    • Group Menu Commands
      • Change To “Selected User”
      • Replace
      • Select Owned Classes By
      • Become Manager
      • Browse Unreleased Classes
      • Super User
    • Expressions Menu Commands
      • Copy To Clipboard
      • Show Valid Expressions
      • Add Filter Expression
    • Subapplications Menu Commands
      • Browse Loaded Edition
      • Manage Subapplication
      • Find
    • Prerequisites Menu Commands
      • Find
  • Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Browser Enhancements
    • Context Sensitive Titlebar Text
    • Augmented Source Button
    • Abbreviated Names
    • Multi-Browser Synchronization
    • Zoom Item in Popup Text Menu
    • Named Workspaces
    • Save Methods with Class Definition Showing
    • Debugger Enhancements
  • Chapter 14 Special Browsers
    • Marked Methods Browser
    • Recently Modified Methods Browser
    • Recently Visited Methods Browser
    • Marked Classes Browser
    • Multiple Selector Browser
    • Spell Check Browser
    • Unreleased Classes Browser
  • Chapter 15 Application Organizer Enhancements
    • Organizer Closable
    • Applications Menu Commands
      • New Edition & Release
      • Rename Version | Classes
      • Rename Version | Applications
      • Rename Version | Both
      • Rename Version | Include Subapplications
      • Rename Version | Reset Cutoff Dates
      • Version | Include Subapplications & Classes
      • Version | Allow Any Name
      • Release | Current Edition To Existing Configs
      • Configuration Maps | Locate Selected Applications
      • Configuration Maps | Release Selected Applications
      • Configuration Maps | Release Other Editions
      • Configuration Maps | Propogate Changes
      • Configuration Maps | Create New Editions As Necessary
      • Inspect All Instances
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | In Application
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | Include Subapplications
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore $NON-NLS$/$NLS$
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore Part Names
      • Find String | In Application
      • Find String | Include Subapplications
      • Find String | In System
      • Spell Check | Application
      • Spell Check | Including Subapplications
    • Parts Menu Commands
      • Version | Allow Any Name
      • Rename Version
      • Version/Release Owned | Allow Any Name
      • Inspect All Instances
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | In Class
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | In Hierarchy
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore $NON-NLS$/$NLS$
      • Find Hard Coded Strings | Ignore Part Names
      • Find String | In Class
      • Find String | In Hierarchy
      • Find String | In System
      • Spell Check | Class
      • Spell Check | Hierarchy
    • Options Menu Commands
      • Version Name Templates
      • Super User
  • Chapter 16 Tools Menu Enhancements
    • Browse Methods
      • Browse Methods | Including String
    • Browse Unreleased Classes
    • Browse Marked Classes
    • Setup
    • Settings
      • Enhanced List Widgets
      • Spell Check
      • Abbreviations
      • Version Names
      • Import New Names
      • Export Library Format
      • Smart Prompters
      • Snapshot Target
      • Change Sizes
      • Clear Lists
      • Auto Update
      • Sorted
      • Set Code Font
      • Set Marked Class Prefix
      • Synchronize Browsers
      • Auto Indent
      • Drag Drop
      • Use Abbreviated Names
      • Only Release Clean Classes
      • Show Valid Expressions
      • Super User
      • Allow Special Features
    • Save/Restore
      • Save To Disk
      • Restore From Disk
      • Save Settings In Library
      • Load Settings | From Library
      • Load Settings | From User
      • Load Settings | System Defaults
    • Enable
    • Disable
    • Un-Install
  • Chapter 17 UI Assistant Overview
    • Starting the UI Assistant
    • Enabling and Disabling VA Assist Pro
    • Using the UI Assistant
      • Setting Attachments
        • Setting Attachments with the UI Assistant
      • Setting Styles
        • Setting Label Alignment with the UI Assistant
      • Setting Colors
        • Setting Background Color with the UI Assistant
        • Setting Colors with the UI Assistant
      • Setting Fonts
        • Setting Fonts with the UI Assistant
      • Morphing
      • Link Filtering
  • Chapter 18 UI Assistant Standard Toolbar
    • Test Window
    • Selection Tool
    • Show All Connections
    • Hide All Connections
    • Toggle Grid
    • Snap To Grid
    • Align Left
    • Align Center Horizontally
    • Align Right
    • Align Top
    • Align Center Vertically
    • Align Bottom
    • Distribute Horizontally
    • Distribute Vertically
    • Match Width
    • Match Height
    • Cut Selections
    • Copy Selections
    • Paste Selections
    • Duplicate
    • Clear Selections
    • Undo
    • Redo
  • Chapter 19 UI Assistant Tools Toolbar
    • Test Window
    • Selection Tool
    • New Part
    • Open Part
    • Save
    • Toggle Grid
    • Snap To Grid
    • Cut Selections
    • Copy Selections
    • Paste Selections
    • Duplicate
    • Clear Selections
    • Undo
    • Redo
    • Select All
    • Select All In Same Class
    • Bring To Front
    • Send To Back
    • Set Tab Order
    • Browse Class
    • Inspect Part
    • Settings View
  • Chapter 20 UI Assistant Settings Toolbar
    • Selection Tool
    • Select All
    • Select All In Same Class
    • Color
    • Font
    • Paint Attributes
    • Set Name
    • Settings View
    • Morph
    • Undo
    • Redo
    • Style ComboBoxes
  • Chapter 21 UI Assistant Layout Toolbar
    • Offset / Position
    • Top-Left Corner
    • Top-Right Corner
    • Bottom-Left Corner
    • Bottom-Right Corner
    • Top, Left and Right Sides
    • Bottom, Left and Right Sides
    • Top, Bottom and Left Sides
    • Top, Bottom and Right Sides
    • All Sides
    • Relative Position and Size
    • Relative Width, Fixed Distance from Top
    • Relative Width, Fixed Distance from Bottom
    • Top, Left and Right Sides, Relative to Bottom
    • Bottom, Left and Right Sides, Relative to Top
    • Top, Bottom and Left Sizes, Relative to Right
    • Top, Bottom and Right Sides, Relative to Left
    • Top-Left Corner, Relative to Bottom and Right
    • Top-Right Corner, Relative to Bottom and Left
    • Bottom-Left Corner, Relative to Top and Right
    • Bottom-Right Corner, Relative to Top and Left
  • Chapter 22 UI Assistant Size & Position Toolbar
    • Set Size
    • Set Position
    • Auto Size
    • Align Left
    • Align Center Horizontally
    • Align Right
    • Align Top
    • Align Center Vertically
    • Align Bottom
    • Distribute Horizontally
    • Distribute Vertically
    • Match Width
    • Match Height
    • Move Left
    • Move Right
    • Move Down
    • Move Up
    • Size Left
    • Size Right
    • Size Down
    • Size Up
    • Toggle Grid
    • Snap To Grid
  • Chapter 23 UI Assistant Links Toolbar
    • Show Incoming Event Connections
    • Show Outgoing Event Connections
    • Show Event Connections
    • Show Attribute Connections
    • Show Connections
    • Hide Connections
    • Show All Event Connections
    • Show All Attribute Connections
    • Show All Connections
    • Hide All Connections
    • Filter ComboBox
  • Chapter 24 UI Assistant Parts Toolbar
    • Selection Tool
    • Add Part
    • Widget Buttons
    • Parts ComboBoxes
  • Chapter 25 UI Assistant Setup Toolbar
    • Set VA Smalltalk Options
    • Edit Tool Bars
    • Set Defaults
    • Position (floating mode only)
    • Hover Help
    • Auto Sticky
    • Dynamic Links
    • Keep Open (floating mode only)
    • Hide VA ToolBar
    • Hide VA Palette
    • Small Tabs
    • Auto Parenting (floating mode only)
    • Include Standard Page
  • Chapter 26 UI Assistant Frame Controls
    • Help
    • About
    • New Assist
    • Auto Hide (floating mode only)
    • Manual Parenting (floating mode only)
  • Chapter 27 UI Assistant Enhanced Menus
    • File Menu
    • Edit Menu
    • Layout Menu
    • Connections Menu
      • Optimize Connection Display
    • Options Menu

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Chapter 27 UI Assistant Enhanced Menus