HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 HSCI - Basic Configuration; Window Manager

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8.1.33 Window manager
The XFCE window manager is used to configure the control's graphical
interface. The XFCE window manager is a standard window manager for
UNIX-based operating systems. It provides the following functions:
 Optional taskbar for switching between various applications (user
interfaces).
 Additional desktop on which the machine tool builder's applications can be
run.
 Controlling the focus between NC-software applications and those of the
machine tool builder.
 The size and position of pop-up windows can be changed. It is also possible
to close, minimize and restore the pop-up windows.
Basic configuration The window manager is supplied with two default configurations (FULL and
SIMPLE). The configuration of the window manager can be changed at any
time by using the XFCE configuration dialog.
The SIMPLE configuration neither has a taskbar, nor a background image for
the third desktop. As a result, the TNC software with window manager differs
only very slightly from the NC software version without window manager. The
FULL configuration has a taskbar, however.
HEIDENHAIN recommends using the taskbar of the window manager only on
controls equipped with a mouse or a touchpad.
If a software version with the window manager is installed on a control for the
first time, the PLC:\WINDOWMANAGER directory does not exist. It is created when
the NC software is started up for the first time, and the SIMPLE configuration
is active.
If you delete the PLC:\WINDOWMANAGER directory, the directory is created again
the next time the NC software is started and the SIMPLE configuration is
used.
If TNCremoNT is used to transfer the PLC partition between the programming
station and a single-processor or dual-processor version, the configuration of
the Window Manager (PLC:\WINDOWMANAGER directory) is also transferred. The
configuration is portable, except for the position of the XFCE taskbar (also
called TNC taskbar).
On a dual-processor control, the TNC taskbar is moved to the opposite side of
the screen if it displayed at the same position as the Windows taskbar, which
is usually at the bottom of the screen.
If a window manager configuration exists, it is retained when the NC software
is reinstalled (software update).