List View Organization

All the windows that presents information as a list are in general called List Views and there are some operations that are common to all of them.

View Formats

In general, the List Views support four different view formats. These are:

Printing and Copying a List

It is in general possible to print and copy all Lists. However, no matter what format they are currently presented in they are always printed and copied in a format that corresponds to the View Details format. If none or all items are selected the complete List is printed/copied. If only specific items have been selected a List containing only these items is printed/copied. The List View grid is always printed/copied in black and the background always in white.

When copied the following formats will be available on the Windows Clipboard:

• Unformatted Text (Text): Each column is separated by a tab and each row by a newline character. When pasting in Microsoft Excel this is the default paste format.

• Rich Text Format (RTF): Each column is separated by a tab and each row by a newline character. When pasting in Microsoft Word this is the default paste format.

• Comma Spaced Values (CSV): Each column is separated by a comma and each row by a newline character. Can e.g. be accessed by Microsoft Excel using the Paste Special command.

• Enhanced Metafile Format: By pasting in this format it is impossible to edit the table. The appearance is similar to printing the table directly. Can e.g. be accessed by Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel using the Paste Special command.

Sorting Items in Ascending or Descending Order

If the header control that appear in the View Details format is button-like, as shown below:

it indicate that the items of the table are sortable. If you click on the Frequency [Hz] header the complete list is sorted so that the frequencies are appearing in descending order. The left-aligned triangle shows the sorting direction. If the triangle is pointing upwards the values are sorted in descending order. If the triangle points downwards the sorting is performed in ascending order. If the items are numerical values the sorting is performed by simple comparison of the size of them. If the items are strings they are compared from the left, character by character, instead.

Editable and Read-only Items

In general an item of a table in the View Details format is either read-only or editable. If the item is read-only the background is gray whereas the background is white if the field is editable. To edit an editable item simply double-click with the left-hand side mouse button on the item, an edit box or a drop-down box will then appear. To close the edit or drop-down box press the <Return> key or click somewhere outside the edit or drop-down box. To abort the editing press the <Esc> key.