JasperAssistant contributes with a number of menu items to the IDE's menu. Most of the items represent either the standard IDE operations or mirror the actions available in toolbar. For more information on toolbar action see Section 5.10, “Toolbars”. This section describes the remaining menu items that are not part of the categories above mentioned.
Table 5.4. View Menu
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Rulers | Toggle the rulers visibility |
| Snap To Guides | Toggle the snap to guide behavior |
| Show Page Margins | Toggle the page margins visibility |
| Show Grid | Toggle the grid visibility |
| Snap To Grid | Toggle the snap to grid behavior |
| Grid Size... | Invoke the grid size configuration dialog |
JasperAssistant also provides a context menu for every report element. The context menu can be invoked by right-clicking either in Outline View or Design Editor.
Table 5.5. Context Menu
| Item | Context | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Add Band sub-menu | Report, Group | Add a band to the report |
| Add Template | Templates | Add a template to the report |
| Add Style | Styles | Add a style to the report |
| Add Font | Fonts | Add a font to the report |
| Add Parameter | Parameters | Add a parameter to the report |
| Add Field | Fields | Add a field to the report |
| Add Variable | Variables | Add a variable to the report |
| Add Group | Groups | Add a group to the report |
| Add Element Group | Band, Element Group | Add a element group to the report |
| Group | Report Element, Element Group | Group report objects by placing them in an element group |
| Ungroup | Element Group | Ungroup report objects by removing them from the element group |
| Add Parameter | Subreport/Parameters | Add a subreport parameter |
| Import Parameters... | Subreport, Subreport/Parameters | Import subreport parameters from a report template |
| Add Return Value | Subreport/ReturnValues | Add a subreport return value |
| Add Category Series | Chart/Category Dataset | Add a category series to the chart's dataset |
| Add XY Series | Chart/XY Dataset | Add an XY series to the chart's dataset |
| Add XYZ Series | Chart/XYZ Dataset | Add an XYZ series to the chart's dataset |
| Add TimePeriod Series | Chart/TimePeriod Dataset | Add a time period series to the chart's dataset |
| Add Time Series | Chart/TimeSeries Dataset | Add a time series to the chart's dataset |
| Change Chart Type... | Chart | Change the chart/dataset type of the chart |
| Add Meter Interval | Chart/Meter Intervals | Add a meter interval to a meter type chart |
| Add Axis | Chart/Axes | Add an axis to a multi-axis type chart |
| Format Field... | TextField | Specify the display format for a text field |
| Convert To Text Field | StaticText | Convert a StaticText object to a TextField object |
| Page Settings | Report | Configure page settings such as size, margins and columns using a dedicated dialog |