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Customizing Menu Preferences

You can specify a menu preference that sets the font size, language, initial menu bar, and colors of the text and background that NOL uses in its top-level menu bar. You can create multiple preferences.

To create a new menu preference:

  1. Select Preferences > Menus to display the Menu Preferences dialog.


  2. To create a new set of menu preferences, click New.

    To use the default as a base, click the Use Default button (if it is not selected) then click New. The Menu Settings dialog appears.

    You can also use an existing preference as a base for the new menu preferences. First, select a menu preference in the Existing Preferences box, then click New. The Menu Settings dialog appears.


  3. To name a menu preference, enter its name in the Preference Name field.

    Do not use spaces in the name of the preference.

  4. To specify the size of the characters in the menu bar, enter one of the following in the Font Size field:

  5. To specify the language, type the name of the language, such as english, in the Language field.

    To use the default language, type none.

  6. To specify the menu bar that appears when you start NOL, enter the name of the menu in the Initial Menu Bar field.

    The name of the menu bar must match a G2 Menu System (GMS) user key value in a GMS menu bar template. To use the default initial menu, type none. For more information, see the GMS User's Guide.

  7. To specify the colors of the menu text and its background, click on the color squares shown to the left of the text or background name.

    Here is a top-level menu bar whose colors have been customized, with the basic colors labeled:


    There are four types of text:

    When you click the color square, you see a display of available colors. Select one. The square is colored with your choice.

  8. To complete specifying your menu preferences, click OK in the Menu Settings dialog.

    The Menu Preferences dialog appears again.

  9. To activate your set of menu preferences, make sure it is selected, then click OK in the Menu Preferences dialog.

To edit an existing menu preference:

  1. Select Preferences > Menus to display the Menu Preferences dialog.

  2. Click on the name of the preference, then click Edit.

    If necessary, scroll through the list of menu preferences.

    The Menu Settings dialog appears.

  3. Follow the steps for creating a new menu preference, beginning with Step 4.

To use the default menu preference settings:

  1. Select Preferences > Menus to display the Menu Preferences dialog.

  2. Click the Use Default button in the Menu Preferences dialog, then click OK.

To delete a menu preference:

  1. Select Preferences > Menus to display the Menu Preferences dialog.

  2. Select the preference to delete in the Existing Preferences box in the Menu Preferences dialog, click Delete, then click OK.

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