Virtual Spaces Tutorials

Tutorial 1 - The Basics

Tutorial 2 - Alien Slide Links

Tutorial 3 - Module Categories

Step 1 - Getting Started

Step 2 - Category Editor

Step 3 - Assigning Modules

Step 4 - Linking Categories

Tutorial 4 - Export/Import Categories

Tutorial 5 - VSpace Maps

Tutorial 6 - Scene Navigation

Tutorial 7 - Diagrams as Background Image

Step 2 - Module Category Editor

In this step you will learn what module categories are and how to add new ones.

Module categories are, as the name suggests, categories modules belong to. A module category can have subcategories. Furthermore, module can be assigned to modules categories. While each module category can only have one supercategory, a modules can be assigned to several module categories. For example, assume there are two module categories A and B. A has a subcategory C. A module X can be in module category B and C. Module category C is only subcategory of A.

In this tutorial, you will create a module category "Cities" with a subcategory "Festivals" and assign each module to a module category.

1. On the top of the Virtual Spaces application window there is a toolbar with several buttons. The last button has a drawer icon. Click on the drawer to open the module categories editor.

   

2. The module categories editor looks like this:

   

   On the left-upper corner there are two buttons. A drawer with a minus to remove module categories and a drawer with a plus to add new module categories.
3. Click on the button with the drawer with the plus. A new module category appears in the editor.
4. Select the module category. The properties view should show its properties now.

   

5. Click on the Edit... button in the "name" row of the properties view and set the module category's name to "Cities."
6. Click on the Edit... button in the "description" row of the properties view and paste the text you can find here as description.
7. Select the module category in the module category editor again and save your project.
8. Make sure the module category "Cities" is selected (its row is highlighted in blue) and click the button to add a new module category (the drawer with the plus) again.
9. A little triangle appears in front of the module category. By clicking on the triangle the content of the module category is shown. You've just created a new subcategory that you should see now.

   

10. Set the title of the new subcategory to "Festivals" and add as description the text you can find here.
11. Save your project.

Continue with step 3.