Gear modes reflect the functional mode a gear is in. A gear can have one or more of the following seven gear modes:
Gear Mode | Description |
|---|---|
About | Information about the gear (for example, author, copyright, and version). |
Content | The main or primary presentation of the gear. |
Help | Help information for the gear. |
Preview | A mode for administrators or community leaders to view the presentations of the gear. |
Initial Configuration | Options that are set when the gear is first created in a community. Typically, these are set by the community leader. |
Instance Configuration | Administrative customization options, which configure a gear for a particular community. Often these are gear appearance or community membership settings. Typically, these are set by a community leader. |
User Configuration | Gear personalization options (for example, entering stock quotes in a stock ticker or ZIP Codes in a weather gear). These are always set by portal end users. |
