Explorer Button

Explorer Button

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Description

The Explorer Widget can be configured to launch Windows Explorer for Windows (or Finder for OSX). It can be configured to open to a directory which is either the sandbox or to the repository of the corresponding item.

Info

Name

Explorer

Class

tactic.ui.table.ExplorerElementWdg

Category

Common Columns

TACTIC Version Support

3.0+

Required database columns

none

Implementation

When added to the view, the Explorer Widget button is represented as an icon of a folder. The button opens up Windows Explorer (or Finder on OSX). This gives the user a quick starting point for navigating to a directory that is relevant to the corresponding item. The convenience is greater when the repository contains a lot of items or the directory folder structure is very deep. Users save time by not having to navigate through endless directories to get to where they need to go to do work.

By default, the Explore Widget opens a window to the corresponding item if it exists in the user’s sandbox.

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Options

mode

sandbox

Advanced

The following example configures the Explorer Widget to browse to the assets directory as specified in the Tactic Config File

<element name='explorer'>
  <display class='tactic.ui.table.ExplorerElementWdg'>
    <mode>client_repo</mode>
  </display>
</element>

<element name='explorer'>
  <display class='tactic.ui.table.ExplorerElementWdg'/>
</element>