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If this is
the first time you have used the Visualiser, switch
to the visualization perspective by selection Window -> Open Perspective
-> Other… and then “Aspect Visualization”.
The visualization
perspective opens:
You can
switch between the Java and Aspect Visualization perspectives using the
perspective icons in the top right of the menu bar (or left-hand margin in Eclipse 2.1.x).
To start
visualizing, click on a project or package in the projects / packages views to
see a visualization for that project / package. The aspects affecting the
selected item appear in the Visualiser Menu.
You can turn them on and off in the view by
selecting and deselecting them.
Double-clicking
on a stripe on one of the bars opens the editor on the advised type
at the appropriate point.
The icons
in the Visualiser toolbar perform the following
functions (in left to right order) :
If a project contains any
errors or warnings caused by AspectJ "declare error" or "declare warning" statements, these will show up
in the Visualiser as red and yellow stripes respectively. If the aspect that declared a particular error or
warning is unchecked in the menu, the corresponding stripe will not be shown. You can also hide all declared errors and/or
all declared warnings using the icons on the toolbar of the Visualiser Menu view.
In addition the Visualiser
has a preferences page that can be used to configure bar width, stripe depth and since 1.2.0 M1 color palette and
rendering options.
For more
information see the Visualiser's online help.