SuperArch Tutorial: How to Use Acelet-Log

Acelet-Log is a suite of Java tools with many modules. This short tour shows you some basic common features.

Use F1 key for help anywhere in the program. F1 shows context sensitive help about the GUI object that currently has focus. If none of them gets focus, try to click on a focusable GUI component.

1. The main window

The main window is a JSplitPane. The left part of it is the Menu Tree Panel. You can collapse it, expand it, or resize it:

The Menu Tree Panel provides the same functionality as the main Menu Bar. It provides a graphic view of all menu commands. Clicking on any leave of the tree produces the same result as clicking on its counter part of the menu item.

2. Reset window numbers and positions

Each time you open a JInternalFrame (a non-modal window), the window's number increases one and the window is positioned a little lower than the previous window. If you work for a long time and want to rearrange windows, you can click on the menu item Cascade. If you want a new window to start from the top-left corner, you can click on the menu item Close All to reset:

3. System clipboard

System clipboard is available for both Unix and Windows:

• Copy: Control-c or Control-Insert
• Cut: Control-x or Shift-Delete
• Paste: Control-v or Shift-Insert

Known issues: On Unix, the traditional way (highlight - copy; middle mouse button - paste) may or may not always work.

4. Set preferred layout

Many panels are inherited from the Table Panel. You can re-arrange the layout. You have choices to save the new layout or not. If it is saved, the new layout will automatically take effect the next time the panel is open.

Note: on some of panels, the text on the Close button may be different. The rule of thumb is: a button, which is on the main menu bar, which closes the panel, will save new layout. The small cancel button on the top-right corner will not save layout information.

5. Preference

The Menu Tree Panel can be opened or closed when Acelet-Log starts. You can choose this option by setting preference. Click on System > Preference:

Note: This is the preference for SuperArch. Acelet-Log is a component-based architecture. Each component may has its own preference.

6. Properties 

Click on System > Properties, the Properties Panel appears. It shows the system's property values. 

7. Show Output

Click on System  > Show output, the Output Panel appears, which collects all the information that would be on regular STDOUT and STDERR. 

Usually, you do not need to read them. But sometimes they give some clues about what has happened to the system. If errors do happen, our technical supporter will ask you to send a copy of this file. 

8. Install License

Install License facility reads and parses your license files. It installs appropriate licenses for both client side and server side (if any).

Click on System  > Install License, the Install License Panel appears. Fill in the text fields to install licenses.

9. Component Manager

The Component Manager is an advanced facility. Acelet-Log is a component-based architecture. You can use this manager to add or remove components.

Click on System  > Component Manager, the Component Manager Panel appears. Using the Install New or Uninstall buttons to add or remove components.

10. Exit and Quit

If you terminate Acelet-Log by clicking on menu item Exit, Acelet-Log will remember current monitoring panels, so Acelet-Log will display these monitoring panels automatically next time you start Acelet-Log. If you terminate Acelet-Log by clicking on menu item Quit, Acelet-Log will not remember current panels.