ShowOptionalPanel

Introduced

5.0

Description

Shows an optional panel. The optional panels in a layout are listed in the View > Optional Panels menu.

Scripting Syntax

    ShowOptionalPanel( Name, [All] )

Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
Name | String | Name of an existing optional panel in the layout. You can use the name of the panel or the display name (the text displayed on the View > Optional Panels menu). To show all optional panels, pass an empty string ("") with All=True. In a layout (.xsily) file, you can find optional panels by looking for elements (such as frames, switchers, and framesets) that have an "optional" attribute (the value of the "optional" attribute is the default state of the panel: hidden or visible). The name and display name of the optional panel are specified by the "name" and "displayname" attributes.
All | Boolean | True to shows all optional panels. Default Value: False

Examples

1. VBScript Example

    '
    ' This example shows and hides the timerange (Time Range Slider) panel.
    '
    ShowOptionalPanel "timerange"
    HideOptionalPanel "timerange"

2. JScript Example

    /*
       This example shows all the optional panels.
    */
    ShowOptionalPanel( null, true );

See Also

ToggleOptionalPanel | HideOptionalPanel

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