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<H3>Using The Control Panel</H3>
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<P> The P4Web control panel, visible at the top of every P4Web page, offers
<a href="controlpanel.html#shortcuts">shortcut buttons</a> and the <a href="controlpanel.html#menus">Action
menu</a>. It also shows your Perforce <a href="controlpanel.html#config">configuration
information</a>, and in some cases, <a href="controlpanel.html#recentactivity">recent
depot activity</a>. Some of the shortcuts buttons and menu choices are available
only if you're using P4Web in <a href="helper.html">Standard mode</a> and
are not displayed in <A HREF="browseonly.html">Viewer mode</A>.
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Shortcut buttons
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Depending on the P4Web page you're on, you'll see a selection of shortcut buttons.These
buttons provide links to many of the operations that are also available in the
drop-down menus. In most browsers, you can mouse over the buttons to see brief
descriptions of what they do:
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<br><img src="../icons/gotree.gif">Display the Tree view of the depot or workspace
<br><img src="../icons/runsync.gif">Sync to head revisions
<br><img src="../icons/runedit.gif">Open for edit
<br><img src="../icons/rundelete.gif">Open for delete
<br><img src="../icons/rundiff.gif">Diff workspace file
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<br><img src="../icons/launchedit.gif">Open file in associated editor
<br><img src="../icons/showtext.gif">Show file text
<br><img src="../icons/showfilelog.gif">Show revision history
<br><img src="../icons/runsubmit.gif">Submit default changelist
<br><img src="../icons/runrevert.gif">Revert opened files if unchanged
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<br><img src="../icons/cancel.gif">Cancel the last Perforce command
<br><img src="../icons/recentactivity.gif">Show/hide recent activity
<br><img src="../icons/info.gif">Show P4Web, Server, and Perforce information
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<h4> <a name=menus> The Action menu </a> </h4>
<p> There is a pulldown Action menu at the top of every page that allows you
to act on the objects on that page. Depending on your browser, you either
simply select the option or select the option and click <B>Go</B>.
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<a name=config>
Configuration settings
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The banner at the top of the P4Web control panel shows the
P4Web page you're on, and your current Perforce
<A HREF="defs.html#port">port</A>,
<A HREF="defs.html#user">user</A>, and
<A HREF="defs.html#client">client</A> configuration settings.
You can change the current client workspace setting by clicking the
<b>Settings</b> tab.
<p> This banner also shows your current path in the <b>Path</b> field, which
is important in P4Web, because you are often given the option of viewing items
that only affect your current path.
<ul>
<li>While viewing a file, click <b>Go</b> to view the Revision History of that file.
<li>While viewing a folder, click <b>Go</b> to go to the Tree view of that folder.
</ul>
To navigate to another file or folder, type the path in the <b>Path</b> field
and click <b>Go</b>. If the path is a folder, the path must have a trailing
path delimiter. If the path does not have a trailing path delimiter, P4Web assumes
that the path is a file.
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<a name=recentactivity>
Recent activity
</a>
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The control panel can be set to
show the five most recent changes to the current file or path.
Use either the "Show/Hide recent activity"
<a href="controlpanel.html#shortcuts">shortcut button</a> to set this preference.
If you are working with a large depot, please see
see <a href="tips.html#serverimpact">Reducing P4Web's impact on the Perforce Server</a>.
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