Customizing ArcView 3'2

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Customizing ArcView 3.2
1. Double click on the gray area right of the
buttons, or from the Project menu click
Customize ArcView displays the Customize
dialog The action for Click for the View menu
Add Themecommand is View.Add
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Learn about available commands

• Most menu commands are also available in Avenue
  code
• Avenue is the special programming language for
  ArcView

1. From the Window menu, select the project
file 2. From the left-hand-side of the project
window, select Scripts 3. Click on the button
New
ArcView creates a new script called Script1 and
opens a new script window for it
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Examine a system command

• From the Script menu, select Load System
  Script. This displays a dialog that lists all
  available system scripts
• From the Script Manager dialog, select the
  View.Add script, then click on the OK button

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Avenue code for the View.Add system script
appears in the window
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Compile and run your script

• From the Script window, select Step (F8) or
  Run (F5)
• Step stops after each section of the code
  Run continues

• From the Script window, first select Compile
• This makes sure the code is valid

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The new script adds a theme
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Add a new menu

• Add a new menu called My Custom Commands
• From the Customize dialog, select Menus and click
  New
• Double-click on Label to enter your menu name

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Add a new menu item

• Click on New Item
• Double-click on Label and add your menu item
  name
• Double-click on Click and from the Script
  Manager, add add an existing script, such as
  View.Add

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Use your new menu item

• Now you can call your own routines from your own
  menu names

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Add custom buttons

• Launch the Customize dialog (double-click in the
  gray area next to the buttons)
• Select the Category Buttons
• Click New
• The new button appears in its position on the
  button bar

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Change the button icon

• Double-click on the Icon section
• The Icon Manager dialog appears
• Choose the icon for your new button
• Click OK
• The button is updated

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Associate this button with a command

• Double-click on Click
• From the Script Manager, select the command
  associated with this button
• Test it by clicking on your new button