Tool bar buttons

Resource windows include tool bar buttons to make it easy to perform common functions. A tool bar for CS Linux is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. CS Linux Tool Bar

Not all buttons appear in the tool bars of each resource window. If a button's operation is not valid for the currently selected item (or an operation requires an item to be selected, but none is), the outline of the button is displayed in gray, and the function cannot be selected (clicking on the button has no effect). The following buttons can appear on resource windows:

Start
Starts the selected item.
Stop
Stops the selected item.
New
Adds a new resource item.
Delete
Deletes the selected resources.
Properties
Opens the dialog for the selected item to view or modify the item's configuration.
Status
Displays the current status of the selected item.
Copy
Copies the selected item. Clicking on this button opens a dialog whose fields duplicate the configuration of the selected item. Complete the dialog's fields (filling in the new item's name) to add the new resource.

Many resources, such as ports and link stations, cannot be modified while they are active. You can, however, view an active resource's parameters by selecting the resource and clicking on the Properties button to open its dialog. Click on the Close button when you are finished.