About menus

Build 1501 on 14/Nov/2017  This topic last edited on: 6/Sep/2016, at 13:33

Configuration method

Manual editing of the appropriate XML file.

Locate menus in Ted4 and Fred4

Locate and expand <GN4ShellMenus> node (it exists in every XXX_TABITEMS.XML configuration file).

Menus are either global (available on all main tabs), or related to a main tab. Typically, each main tab has own main menu, and one or more context menus. The context menus may appear in different zones of the application, thus they are defined in different menusets.

hmtoggle_plus1Global menus for Ted and Fred

Global menus are available in all main tabs of the specific GN4 application, and allow to avoid duplication of the same menu commands.

See Global menus for further information.
hmtoggle_plus1Ted menus

All menus and context menus related to Ted4 (and also for ones, inherited by Fred4) are defined under <GN4ShellMenus> node in TED4_TABITEMS.XML file. Typically, menus are related to main tabs.

Ted4 main menu and navigators context menus are defined under <Menuset Name="Ted4Main">. Ted4 context menus related to the article tree are defined under <Menuset Name="ArticleDesigner">. Ted4 context menus related to an open article are defined under <Menuset Name="TxtDesigner">.
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Fred4 specific menus are defined under <GN4ShellMenus> node in FRED4_TABITEMS.XML file. Fred4 menus, inherited from Ted4, are defined under <GN4ShellMenus> node in TED4_TABITEMS.XML file.

Fred4 main menu and navigators context menus are defined under <Menuset Name="Fred4Main">. Fred4 context menus related to an open page are defined under <Menuset Name="PageDesigner">.
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EdAdmin4 menus are defined under <GN4ShellMenus> node in EDADMIN4_TABITEMS.XML file.

 

Locating menus in the browser

Menus are defined in xxx_Config.xml files. As those files are loaded as a cascade, look at

•BasePortalConfig.xml, PortalConfig.xml and gnpc_Config.xml for the standard browser interface

•BasePortalConfig.xml, PortalConfig.xml and gnpcInt_Config.xml for the administrative browser interface

•BasePortalConfig.xml, PortalConfig.xml and gnpcMobile_Config.xml for the mobile browser interface

Look under the <menus>.

After making changes, re-import the file in your GN4 database, see Re-importing the file in the database after making changes.