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Chapter 10

G2 Items


Presents the characteristics that are common to all G2 items.

Overview
Logical Components of Items
Understanding Item Inheritance
Understanding the Knowledge Contained in Items
Identifying the Knowledge in Attributes
Identifying the Knowledge Not Stored in Attributes
Identifying the Status Knowledge of Items
Permanent/Transient Status
Active/Inactive Status
Referencing Inactive Definitions
Enabled/Disabled Status
Participation Status
Identifying the Superior and Subordinate Relationships Among Items
Item Representation
Identifying the G2 Color Palette
Identifying the Color Attributes of Items
Actions That Affect Item Appearance
Locating Items Upon a Workspace
Layering Items Upon the Same Workspace
Distinguishing Permanent and Current Knowledge
Working With Items Interactively
Using Item Menus
Common Item Menu Choices
Changing the Size of an Item
Cloning an Item
Cloning Specific Knowledge
Changing the Color of an Item
Deleting an Item
Describing an Item
Describing the Configuration of an Item
Lifting to the Top and Dropping to the Bottom
Naming an Item
Showing and Hiding an Item Name Box Programmatically
Rotating and Reflecting an Item
Displaying the Table for an Item
Transferring Items to Another Workspace
Item Expressions
Referring by Item Name
Referring Through a Symbolic Expression
Referring By Variable or Parameter Name
Referring By Workspace Location
Referring By Identity
Referring By Association with an Event or Location
Referring By Item Evaluation
Referring to Other Item Knowledge
Referring to the Name and Class
Referring to the Superior Item
Referring to The Workspaces Associated With an Item
Referring to The Relationships of an Item
Referring to The Size of an Item
Referring to Degrees of Rotation
Referring to the Position of an Item
The Item Class
System Procedures for Moving and Transferring Item Groups
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