Customize Dialog Box: Tools Tab (Windows CE 5.0)
This tab includes the following settings that you can use to configure toolbars and menus in Platform Builder.
Menu contents
Use to see the commands you added to the Tools menu.To add a command, do the following:
a. Above the Menu Contents list, click the New button.
b. In the box at the end of the Menu Contents list, type the text for the menu item. Placing an ampersand (&) before a letter in the menu item text makes the letter an accelerator key.
c. In the boxes below, provide the necessary information.
To modify a command, select it in the Menu Contents list and change the information specified in the boxes below.
To delete a command, select it and click the Delete button above the Menu Contents list.
To move a command up or down on the Tools menu, select the command in the Menu Contents list and click one of the arrows above the list.
Command
Use to see the path and file name of the tool selected in the Menu Contents list.Arguments
Use to specify additional arguments for a tool each time you start it.For example, you can use $(TargetArgs) to specify the command-line arguments that are passed to the application you are developing.
You can also specify arguments for each instance of the tool.
Initial directory
Use to specify the working directory of the tool.Use output window
Select to specify that a console application runs without a console window, and that the application's output is displayed in an output window.Each tool uses a separate output window.
You can switch among output windows by selecting a tab at the base of the output window.
Prompt for arguments
Select to display a dialog box that prompts for command-line arguments when you run the tool.You can specify additional arguments for each instance of the tool.
Close window on exiting
Select to specify that the window associated with the tool will close when you close the tool.
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