Glossary 535
upper-left corner of the object, or click the right mouse button with the
pointer over the object.
Object Menu Button
The button at the upper-left corner of an open view object, which
displays the object menu when you click it.
Open View
The representation of a VEE object that shows more detail than the
minimized view (icon). Most object open views have fields that allow
you to modify the operation of the object.
Panel Driver
An instrument control object that forces all the function settings in the
corresponding physical instrument to match the settings in the control
panel displayed in the open view of the object.
Panel View
The view of a VEE program, or of a UserObject or UserFunction,
that shows only those objects needed for the user to run the program and
view the resulting data. You can use panel views to create an operator
interface for your program.
Pin (or Pins)
An external connection point on an object to which you can attach a line.
Pointer
The graphical image that maps to the movement of the mouse. The
pointer allows you to make selections and provides you feedback on a
particular process underway. VEE has pointers of different shapes that
correspond to process modes, such as an arrow, crosshairs, and
hourglass.
Pop-Up Menu
A menu that is raised by clicking the right mouse button. For example,
you can raise the
Edit menu by clicking the right mouse button in an
empty area within the work area. Or you can raise the object menu by
clicking the right mouse button on an inactive area of an object.
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