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6. GUI Overview

This section provides a brief description of each graphical interface component.

6.1. BCT Major Graphical Components

  • The Menu Bar is the primary interface through which the user interacts with the BCT to open a BSF and patch the binary file.
  • The Navigation Pane provides an interface for the user to traverse the configuration settings tree (once a BSF is opened) and change the the view provided in the Configuration Pane.
  • The Configuration Pane provides an interface for the user to manipulate specific configuration settings.
  • The Help Pane by default is enabled to display additional help information about a specific item selected in the Configuration Pane.
  • The Status Bar typically displays help messages when a menu or toolbar item is under the mouse cursor.

6.3. Configuration Setting Value Indicators

The following table identifies the various icons that are used to indicate the change or error states of a configuration data value and any help message that might be associated with the state indicated by the icon.

Icon Displayed when Message
normal Normal, unchanged state None
valuechange Value has been changed, no error detected None
invalidvalue An invalid value has been entered The message will provide information on what type of value is permitted
outofrange Value entered is outside the acceptable range Entered value is outside acceptable range
asbuiltnomatch As built value does not match the binary value None
profnomatch A Profile has been selected and the value entered does not match the binary value None
unknown Unknown value The initial value was not set or cannot be determined
conflict Two or more values are in conflict The message will provide information on resolving the conflict

6.4. Controlling View of the Main Panes

The three main panes are the Navigation Pane, the Configuration Pane, and the the Help Pane (see GUI Overview).

If you are unable to view the entire width of the screen, you can hide either the right side Help Pane or the left side Navigation Pane.

Scroll bars will allow you to move vertically and horizontally in the Configuration Pane. The Configuration Pane cannot be hidden.

The Navigation Pane, and Help Pane views are all controllable from:

  • the View -> Side Windows menu selection