OR 11.2 | Create Additional Toolbar Buttons

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Create Additional Toolbar Buttons

You can create toolbar buttons using the Toolbar Editor.

To add additional toolbar buttons to a toolbar

1. Click Insert, Button Field in the Toolbar Editor.

2. Place the new button on the frame.

Repeat the first two steps to add more toolbar buttons. For information about specific toolbar item types, see How You Can Create Various Toolbar Items.

3. Select the blank button, and then specify its properties using the Property Inspector.

Note: For more information about using the OpenROAD color palettes, see Field Colors.

4. Enter a button name in the Name property and a label in the TextLabel property for each button you created.

Your changes are reflected in the Toolbar Editor.

Note: For complete descriptions of each field property, see Button Field Properties and Common Field Properties.

5. Click File, Close to exit the Toolbar Editor.

You are returned to the Frame Editor. Note that the toolbar is not visible.

6. Click Debug, Go to view the toolbar.

Note: The toolbar you just added is not functional. For more information about adding frame and field scripts, see Writing Scripts and Procedures.

7. Click Close in the upper right corner to close the running frame.

You are returned to the Frame Editor.

8. Click File, Save and Close in the Frame Editor to save the frame with its toolbar.

Last modified date: 12/20/2023