A control in the Polybench user interface, that allows the user to switch between pages.

Page Bar

Overview

Located on top of the drawing board is the Page Bar. By pressing on one of the page buttons on the bar, the selected page ("Page") will show on the drawing board, or on the full-screen display that is currently shown.

If you right-click on a page button, a menu appears where you can select a number of page editing functions.

The order of the page buttons can be changed by dragging them to another position.
Using the Page menu, individual page buttons on the page bar can be hidden or shown.

Details

Elements of the Page Bar

1. Add a new page
Press this button to add a new page to the project.

2. Active page button
This is a page button that indicates that the 'Design' page is currently active.

3. Inactive page button
This page button is not highlighted, indicating that this page is currently not visible. Click on this (or any other) inactive page button to make it active and to view the page it represents.
The color of the page buttons differ, depending on the type of page. This makes it easier to see which pages contain for example measurement configurations or user interfaces.

Page properties

The page buttons display the caption of the page. Click right on the page to open (via the context menu) the properties page of the current page. If you change the property Caption, then the text on the page button is also changed.

You may also open the page's properties by right-clicking on the corresponding page button. A small context menu opens, from which the properties can be made to display.

Changing the order of pages

You may shift the page buttons on the page bar, in order to change the order of pages in your project. To do that, click left on a page button and move the mouse over another page button. You will see that the page button changes its position on the fly.

Encrypted pages

If a page encryption extension is installed on your system, then pages can be locked, so that unauthorized people cannot see the page contents. In that case, a lock symbol is displayed next to the caption on the page button. Click right on the page button and select "Unlock...". After the password is validated, the page is unlocked and the symbol on the page button shows an open lock.