Toad for Oracle
Customize (toolbars and menus)
You access the Customize window via the right-click menu Customize command on either the main toolbar or main menu. This window lets you customize the main toolbar and the menu bar. You can also add new menus and new toolbars.
You must have the Customize window open in order to customize toolbars or menus.
If you want your menu lists to automatically hide items that you seldom use, you can turn this option on via the Customize window| Options tab by checking the Menus show recently used commands first option. If checked, the menu lists configure themselves in response to how often you use each menu command, moving the most used commands to the top of the list, and hiding commands that you seldom use. If you check Show full menus after a short
delay, then after you select a menu and wait a few seconds, the remainder of the menu (the hidden menu items) displays. If the Show full menus after a short delay option is unchecked, you can still display the rest of the menu by clicking the down arrow at the bottom of the menu. The Reset my usage data button will reset the menu usage data.
The Customize | Options tab also lets you display large icons, show/hide tooltips, show/hide shortcuts on tooltips, and select menu animations.
If you want to make a lot of changes to the main toolbar, it might be easier to create your own custom toolbar via the Customize window| Toolbars tab.
Click New, name your new toolbar and click OK. Then click-and-drag commands from the Commands tab to your new toolbar. You can remove a command from the toolbar by clicking and dragging it off the toolbar. Notice the commands are categorized by their associated menus. If an icon is associated with the command the button will display the icon by default. You can right-click on an icon to change it to text display, icon and text, edit the displayed text, and other options. When editing text, if you want to define a hotkey (<Alt><key>) type an ampersand (&) before the letter you want underlined. You change a hotkey by changing the position of the ampersand. You can click-and-drag New Menu from the Commands tab to add a menu to your new toolbar.
While the Customize window is open, you can rearrange your customizable toolbar buttons and menus via click-and-drag. You can add a separator between groups of commands by clicking on a button and dragging it slightly left or right.
The customizable toolbars (which includes the main toolbar) can be docked (via click-and-drag) to any side of the screen, or left as floating toolbars which will remain on top of all Toad windows. The Customize window |Toolbars tab lets you show/hide toolbars via check boxes next to each toolbar. Restore the default settings of a customizable toolbar through the Customize window by selecting the toolbar from the list and clicking the Reset button.
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Basics
Toolbar Options
View | Options|Toolbars lets you select or add a toolbar configuration. The preconfigured toolbars are read-only. Regardless of the configuration you choose, you will not receive items that you are not licensed to receive.
User Default - keeps your customized toolbar or gives you the Toad Default toolbar (all toolbar items). This is the only choice that is customizable.
Toad Default - all toolbar items that you are licensed to receive. Toad will have to be restarted.
The Add button adds a new toolbar using an existing template that you can later customize. Name is the name you want displayed in the options screen and INI
Filename is the filename for your new configuration.
Allow docking and hiding of read-only toolbars
Default - Unchecked
Unchecked, Toad shows all toolbars in their default location at restart, and you cannot hide or move and dock read-only toolbars (such as the main menu toolbar). Checked, you can move and hide the read-only toolbars.
Lock all toolbars
Default - Unchecked
If checked, this prevents the toolbars from being dragged from their current position and docked elsewhere. The toolbars can be locked in any position, docked or floating.
Use vertical text when toolbars are vertical
Default - Checked
If checked, vertically docked toolbar text will display vertically. If unchecked, vertically docked toolbar text will display horizontally, possibly resulting in a wider toolbar to accommodate the horizontal orientation of the text.
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Window Bar
Options let you
Show connection string on buttons (Default-Unchecked)
Show window title on buttons (Default-Checked)
Highlight window buttons for current connection (Default-Checked).
Visual Style dropdown
You can select a new style from the dropdown list.
If you are running on the Microsoft XP OS platform, you can use XP themes.
Standard
This is the original Toad style. Buttons are flat, but appear raised when the pointer is over them and depressed when selected.
Enhanced
This enhances the original Toad style with captions for docked windows and other visual enhancements.
Flat
This style gives a flat, two dimensional effect to the toolbars. Selected buttons are outlined with a hard border.
Office 2003
This style gives the menus and toolbars a blue-gradient Office 2003 style.
XP
This applies the XP style to the menus and toolbars.
Auto-save current desktop on shutdown
Default - Checked
If checked, this saves your desktop options when you shutdown.
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