controlpanel.html #1

<TITLE>Using The Control Panel</TITLE>

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  <P> The P4Web control panel, visible at the top of every P4Web page, offers 
    <a href="controlpanel?help#shortcuts">shortcut buttons</a> and the <a href="controlpanel?help#menus">Action 
    menu</a>. It also shows your Perforce <a href="controlpanel?help#config">configuration 
    information</a>, and in some cases, <a href="controlpanel?help#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?help">Standard mode</a> and 
    are not displayed in <A HREF="browseonly?help">Viewer mode</A>. 
  <h4>
<a name=shortcuts>
Shortcut buttons
</a>
</h4>
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="/gotree?icon">Display the Tree view of the depot or workspace
<br><img src="/runsync?icon">Sync to head revisions
<br><img src="/runedit?icon">Open for edit
<br><img src="/rundelete?icon">Open for delete
<br><img src="/rundiff?icon">Diff workspace file
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<br><img src="/launchedit?icon">Open file in associated editor
<br><img src="/showtext?icon">Show file text
<br><img src="/showfilelog?icon">Show revision history
<br><img src="/runsubmit?icon">Submit default changelist
<br><img src="/runrevert?icon">Revert opened files if unchanged
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<br><img src="/cancel?icon">Cancel the last Perforce command
<br><img src="/recentactivity?icon">Show/hide recent activity
<br><img src="/info?icon">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>. 
  <p>


<H4>
<a name=config>
Configuration settings
</a>
</H4>
<P>
The banner at the top of the P4Web control panel shows the
P4Web page you're on, and your current Perforce
<A HREF="defs?help#port">port</A>,
<A HREF="defs?help#user">user</A>, and
<A HREF="defs?help#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. 
  <h4>
<a name=recentactivity>
Recent activity
</a>
</h4>
<p>
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?help#shortcuts">shortcut button</a> to set this preference.
If you are working with a large depot, please see
see <a href="tips?help#serverimpact">Reducing P4Web's impact on the Perforce Server</a>.

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