27.4. Create a New Controller

Before you can do anything else with the Cairngorm plug-in, you need to have a FrontController class. However, there is a known issue with this plug-in that may prevent the Cairngorm Controller and Cairngorm Command menu items from appearing in the New submenu (Figure 27-18), which you will need to be able to access before you can create the FrontController.

Figure 27.18. Figure 27-18

The documentation suggests that the only known workaround is to create a new workspace. However, this is not actually necessary. If the Cairngorm Controller and Cairngorm Command menu items do not appear for you, do the following:

  1. Right-click a blank area near the toolbars at the top of the application and select the Customize Perspective item shown in (Figure 27-19).

    Figure 27.19. Figure 27-19
  2. In the Customize Perspective dialog (Figure 27-20) select New from the Submenus drop-down.

  3. Click the checkbox next to Cairngorm in the Shortcut Categories list on the left.

  4. Select the Cairngorm Command and Cairngorm Controller items from the Shortcuts list on the right.

  5. Click OK.

Figure 27.20. Figure 27-20

Once you have done this, the Cairngorm Controller and Cairngorm Command items ...

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