The toolbar provides button access to frequently used menu commands. Textual labels for the buttons appear when you move the cursor over a button. This feature is called a tool tip. Every toolbar button has a tool tip; a longer description appears in the status bar. The Cut, Copy, Paste, and Run Macro buttons appear only when you click on the New Macro command. The Timing Analyzer window displays the following buttons, which are discussed in the order that they appear on the toolbar.
New Macro opens a new Timing Analyzer macro document window. It is equivalent to the New Macro (File Menu) command.
Open Design button opens an existing design for timing analysis. It is equivalent to the Open Design (File Menu) command.
The Save button saves the active macro or report window to a specified file. It is equivalent to the Save (File Menu) command.
The Print button displays the Print dialog box and sends the contents displayed in the active window to the default printer. It is equivalent to the Print (File Menu) command.
The Run Macro button runs an existing macro, which you open with the Open command on the File menu. It is enabled when a macro file is active. The Run Macro button is equivalent to the Run Macro (File Menu) command.
The Cut button cuts the selected text from a macro window and moves the text to the clipboard. It is enabled when a macro window is open and text is selected. (The Console and report windows are read-only.) The Cut button is equivalent to the Cut (Edit Menu) command.
The Copy button, copies the highlighted commands in the Console window or selected text in a macro or report window to the clipboard, so that you can paste them into a macro window to form a new macro or edit an existing one. It is enabled when the Console window is open and commands are highlighted or a macro or report window is open and text is selected. The Copy button performs the same function as the Copy (Edit Menu) command.
The Paste button replaces the currently selected text in the macro window with the contents of the clipboard. If no text is selected, the contents of the clipboard are inserted at the cursor position in the macro window. The Paste button functions the same as the Paste (Edit Menu) command.
The Report Paths in Timing Constraints button generates a Timing Constraints Analysis report for all paths covered by timing constraints. This button is equivalent to the Report Paths in Timing Constraints (Analyze Menu) command.
The Report Paths Failing Timing Constraints command generates a Timing Constraints Analysis report for only the paths that do not meet the timing constraints. This button is equivalent to the Report Paths Failing Timing Constraints (Analyze Menu) command.
The Report Paths Not Covered by Timing Constraints command generates a Timing Constraints Analysis report for paths covered by timing constraints and for paths not covered by timing constraints. This button is equivalent to the Report Paths Not Covered by Timing Constraints (Analyze Menu) command.
The Advanced Design button generates the Advanced Design Analysis report. The report indicates overall design performance. It is equivalent to the Advanced Design (Analyze Menu) command.
The Custom button generates the Custom Analysis report, which contains worst-case path delays for all paths in the design. It is equivalent to the Custom (Analyze Menu) command.
The About button displays program and copyright information about the Timing Analyzer. It is equivalent to the About Timing Analyzer (Help Menu) command.
Help displays information about a menu command or option when you click on it. The information is displayed in a pop-up window. See the “Obtaining Help” section of the “Getting Started” chapter.
