Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide

To Modify the Behavior of a View

You can modify the behavior of a view in the following ways:

To modify the behavior of a view perform the following steps:

  1. Choose View -> View as.

  2. Select the view that you want to modify from the table in the Open with Other Viewer dialog.

  3. Click on the Modify button. The following table describes the options on the Modify dialog:

    Option 

    Description  

    Include in the menu for item-name items

    Select this option to include the view in the View as submenu for this type of item.

    Use as default for item-name items

    Select this option to use the view as the default for this type of item. 

    Include in the menu for item-name only

    Select this option to include the view in the View as submenu for this item only.

    Use as default for item-name only

    Select this option to use the view as the default for this item only. 

    Don't include in the menu for item-name items

    Select this option to exclude the view from the View as submenu for this type of item.

  4. Click OK, then click Cancel to close the Open with Other Viewer dialog.


Note –

You can also modify the actions that are associated with a file type in the Edit file type dialog in the File Associations preference tool. To open the Edit file type dialog, click on the Go There button.