Window Container

You use Window Containers to control how a ViewX client displays on a Multi-Monitor setup. Each Window Container hosts specific components of the client interface on a particular monitor, creating a distributed arrangement that displays in the same way each time ViewX opens.

You use a Startup Configuration File to define the number of Window Containers that are included in a Multi-Monitor setup, and to associate each Window Container with one of the monitors that the Windows operating system detects. You can also use the Startup Configuration file to define any documents that display automatically in each Window Container whenever you start ViewX.

There are two types of Window Container:

• Primary Window Container
• Secondary Window Container.

A Multi-Monitor setup can include one Primary Window Container, and up to 5 Secondary Window Containers.

All Window Containers include the following:

• Title bar
• Log On/Log Off commands
• Minimize button
• Maximize/Restore button.

If the Window Container is displayed in Full Screen mode, only the Log On/Log Off commands will appear.

The Close button is only visible in the Primary Window Container and will close all of the Window Containers associated with that ViewX client and will then exit the ViewX client.

If required, you can use the Confirm ViewX Close option to display a confirmation dialog when the Close button is used (see Miscellaneous Options for ViewX Clients).

With a Multi-Monitor setup, the Alarm Banner and Explorer Bars can be displayed in one or more Windows Containers.

With a ViewX client on a Multi-Monitor Setup, you may be able to select the name of the Window Container in which to display or edit a document. Each Window Container displays on a particular monitor by default. Such options are only available when you select certain Display... or Edit... pick actions from the Database Bar or Operator Documents Bar. For more information, see Ability to Specify the Window Container in which to Display or Edit a Document.