Customization

The following visual aspects of the eCos Configuration Tool can be changed to suit individual preferences. These aspects are saved on a per-user basis, so that when the eCos Configuration Tool is next invoked by the same user, the appearance will be as set in the previous session.

Window Placement

The relative sizes of all windows in the eCos Configuration Tool may be adjusted by dragging the splitter bars that separate the windows. The chosen sizes will be used the next time the eCos Configuration Tool is invoked by the current user.

All windows except the Configuration Window may be shown or hidden by using the commands under the View menu (for example, ViewMemory Layout ) or the corresponding keyboard accelerators ( Alt+1 to Alt+5 ). By default the memory layout and conflicts window are hidden.

Your chosen set of windows (and their relative sizes) will be preserved between invocations of the eCos Configuration Tool.

Toolbars

Select View Toolbars : each of the standard and Memory Layout toolbars may be hidden or shown.

Settings

To change other visual aspects, select View Settings. The Settings dialog box will be displayed that allows you to customize the following options:

Displaying Header Files

You can change the viewer used to display header files.

View Documentation

You can change the browser used to display HTML Help (see Methods of Displaying HTML Help ).

Configuration Item Labels

In the configuration window, you can choose to have either descriptive names (the default) or macro names displayed as tree item labels. Descriptive names are generally more comprehensible, but macro names are used in some contexts such as conflict resolution and may be directly related to the source code of the configuration. Note that it is possible to search for an item in the configuration view by selecting Find Edit (see Searching ). Both descriptive names and macro names can be searched.

Configuration Item Integer Format

You can choose to have integer items in the Configuration Window displayed in decimal or hexadecimal format.

Fonts

The font used in each window of the eCos Configuration Tool may be changed independently. To use this feature, select the window whose font is to be changed in the drop-list labeled "Window" and press the " Change Font " button.