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Applications F1 - F10 are setup very similar to icons in the program manager. F11 - F12 do not contain any fields pertaining to the display of an application, as they are intended for keyboard only use.
Description (8 chars): - This is an 8 character short description that sits below the icon. This description defaults to the first 8 characters of the file name after browsing for an application or dropping a shortcut on to the command line area.
App Start Enabled Check Box - determines if this icon and button will be displayed in the Visual Automation program manager.
Cut, Copy, Paste, & Delete Buttons - These are standard clipboard functions that work with the entire collection of possible settings for a given application, providing a simple method of copying an application to a different place. Individual text strings may work with the clipboard via the Ctrl-X (Cut), Ctrl-C (Copy), Ctrl-V (Paste), or Del (Delete).
Tooltips Help Description: - This description is displayed as a tooltip when the mouse passes over an icon. This can be a much longer description, and defaults to the directory and executable name when the browse button is used.
Command Line: - This is the most important part of setting up an application. The command line represents the path and executable name with any additional command line parameters. The browse button on the right is useful for finding the application that you want to configure. Typical file extensions in the command line are EXE, COM, PIF, and BAT, but you can also bring in shortcut files (*.lnk) in Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/2003/XP. If the last 3 characters in this line are HLP, you may enter in a Keyword in the Help Keyword entry field. A help file's keywords are in the search list. This provides a mechanism of jumping anywhere in a help file.
Working Directory: - This represents the path needed by the program defined in the command line. Most programs use their own path as the working directory, so this is the default when a program is browsed for. There are some programs that may require a different path be entered here.
Command Line Prompt Check Box - Turns on command line prompt feature. After checking, place a one character variable name in the field to the right of the check box. When configuring the command line, place the variable in the command line portion of the string. When the user clicks on the icon, a prompt will appear (similar looking to the password dialog). The user can then type in a string. This string is then inserted where the variable is in the command line. This can be useful for running a program that requires a date string at the time of execution.
Security Password Check Box - determines if individual application security is enabled.
Security Password Entry Field - determines the password to use if the Security Password Check Box is enabled. When the user is prompted for the password, an on screen keyboard may be used for touchscreen applications.
Window State - determines the initial size of the window for the application, normal representing the last size, minimized as an icon, maximized as full screen, and hidden. Hidden windows are not displayed anywhere in the system and are useful for communications programs that users do not need to interact with. In Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP, a check box is displayed and enabled for 16-bit applications as to whether it should run as a shared memory application or seperate memory application.
Re-start Program If Closed - When checked, Secure Desktop will monitor a program to see if it has shut down for any reason. If it has shut down, it will re-start it with the exact same parameters specified. NOTE: This function works because Secure Desktop actually starts a new process. In the main timer loop, Secure Desktop checks to see if that process is still running. If it is not running, the program is re-launched. If the program that you start actually starts another program and then ends it's main process, you may have a loop situation where the program will continually start. We have witnessed this effect with Netscape and Mozilla browsers.
Advanced - Click on this button to disable or delete menus in the application that you launch (note that this is no longer the preferred method for this, please see the window wizard). You can also change the title bar name in the application to whatever you want or prevent multiple instances of application starts. <Click Here> for more details.
Icon Information - The left side shows what the application will look like to the user, complete with tooltips help description and the ability to start the application to make sure that parameters are setup correctly.
Icon Button - Provides the ability to change to a different icon in the application, or to switch to an icon in another file, such as different EXE, DLL, or ICO file extension. This file and index are displayed in the center of the Icon Information group.
Function Key Radio Buttons - Function keys can be set for Local Only, meaning they work only when the Visual Automation Secure Desktop has focus, or for System Wide. System Wide traps that key away from other applications. This can be useful if you choose to set the Visual Automation Secure Desktop as "Always On Top" in the options dialog.
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