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Taking the first stepThe first step making
CSS completely usable is to load the plugins. The following video
will briefly represent, how to load and install all important
plugins to CSS.
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Jump Start |
This document is intended to assist new CSS users to get a first orientation when working with the system. Therefore the very basic features are explained shortly, along with a brief description of how to navigate within the software.
When you start the CSS for the
first time, it will look like this:
All features of the CSS are accessible through the CSS Menu Bar. It provides the following menu entries:
Restart CSS
Restart your CSS installation.
Exit
Shut down your CSS installation.
All available CSS applications are linked into the CSS menu. Depending on your CSS distribution this menu provides a subset of the following entries (initially this menu will be empty. To load applications see: 2.4 Help -> Software Update):
Display
Display applications (e. g. The Synoptic Display Studio).
Alarm
Alarming tools and applications.
Trends
Trend tools and applications.
Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic tools and applications.
Debugging
Debugging tools and applications.
Configuration
Configuration tools and applications.
Management
Management tools and applications.
Editors
Editors.
Utilities
Utilities.
Test
Experimental applications (sandbox stuff).
Other
Any other tool or application.
Preferences
Open the central CSS configuration dialog that provides access to all CSS settings.
Open in New Window
Open a new CSS window.
Open Perspective
Select and open a particular CSS perspective. In the CSS context, a perspective is a set of user interface elements that are positioned in a certain way.
Show View
Open a particular CSS view. In the CSS context, a view is an element of the user interface that displays something and can be freely arranged by the user.
Welcome
Open this Jump Start document.
About CSS
Open the “About” dialog that contains the CSS license agreement.
Help Contents
Open the CSS help system. There you may find a more detailed description of the basic user interface concepts and all system settings.
Software Updates
Manage the local CSS installation by installing and updating features. -> find and install -> search for new features to install -> DESY CSS
The CSS contains its own console. This console display system messages of certain events and information about occurred errors.
Click on the Console tab and try
to move it around. You may even drag it outside of the main window.
Try to get familiar with the Eclipse way to handle windows. (Drag the
outside console back to an existing tab – and so on …)