Opening painters

Painters that edit objects

There are several ways to open painters that edit objects.

Table 3-2: How to open painters that edit objects

From here

You can

PowerBar

Click New or Inherit to create new objects, or Open to open existing objects

Library painter

Double-click an object or select Edit from the object’s pop-up menu

System Tree

Double-click an object or select Edit from the object’s pop-up menu

Browser

Select edit from an object’s pop-up menu

Other painters

Painters that do not edit objects are accessible on the Database tab or the Tool tab of the New dialog box. Some are also available on the PowerBar and from the Tools menu.

NoteSelect Target for Open Suppose that you use the same PKL in more than one target in the current workspace. If you double-click an object from that PKL in the Library painter or on the Workspace page of the System Tree when the root is not set to the current workspace, the Select Target for Open dialog box displays. The same dialog box displays if you select Inherit, Run/Preview, Regenerate, Print, or Search for this object under the above conditions.