The Component UI API provides functions for integrating your component with the WinGate Management Console as well as creating standard core, consistent user interface elements . The Component UI API provides enables you to create and manage the following types of UI elements.
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| Element type | Description |
|---|---|
| Navigation Tree Items | Nodes that sit in the navigation tree on the left side of the in WinGate Management Console. Typically you provide a panel that appears when you click on your node. |
| Tasks | Text buttons that sit under the navigation treeallow you to set commands for configuring your component's data. You can add, remove and edit tasks and task groups as well as task groups. Most existing modules you see fit, allowing you to provide permanent tasks as well as tasks that are only active under certain conditions. Most components in the WMC add tasks when they are navigated to in the tree receive a NI_EVENT_ACTIVATE message and remove their tasks when the user navigates awaythey receive a NI_EVENT_DEACTIVATE message. |
| Navigation Bar | Provides alert messages with optional links for navigating around the user interface. |
| Context Help | Shows Support for showing HTML help text based on the current navigation position in the navigation tree. |