The Primary Template

When you create a new Template in QwikTouchPro you have the option to mark it as Primary.

The Primary Template functions much like the original version of QwikTouch.

When you display a primary template, you replace the primary template that is currently being displayed.

For e.g. In QwikTouch1 you might have 2 templates –

                Standard 16x11 – Standard Template

                Standard 16x11 QWERTY – Standard Template w/ Keyboard

When you wanted to display the Keybaord, you would change the entire template to the QWERTY Version, and then switch it back to Standard when done.

You can duplciate this behavior in QwikTouchPro by re-creating the 2 templates and marking them both as Primary.  As you open one Primary Template, it replaces the other Primary Template.

If you did not mark either template as Primary they would never close (on their own).  As you switched back and forth between the 2 templates you would just keep opening more and more templates.  This can be confusing to the user and takes more resources than are required because you end up with a stack of open templates.

By marking both templates as Primary you are ensuring that 1, and only 1 template will be open at any time.

So when would you NOT mark a template as Primary? 

Anytime you want to display more than 1 template at a time, like a customer display running on a second monitor, or a popup window (keyboard, number pad, inventory list).

There is also a Macro called “Close Child Templates” that allows you to close any templates that are open but not marked as primary.  This is a quick way to close any stray templates the user may have opened.