Opening and Viewing Versions

There are two modes in which you can load a composition into Toxik: Open and View. The Open mode allows you to modify the composition (read/write mode). The View mode allows you to view the dependency graph and all attributes in the tool UI, but without being able to modify anything (read-only mode). There is a circumstance where you can only view it, and that is whenever another user has already opened the same composition for modification. This is indicated in the browser by a yellow version icon.

(a) Version icon

NoteThe Player display preference determines what the Player displays (tool input, tool output, rendered output, and so on)—see Displaying Player Option Information in the Player view.

To open a composition:

Select Composition > Open or press Ctrl + O(for Windows and Linux) or Cmd + O(for Mac OS).
In the File Browser, do one of the following:
- Double-click a composition.
  The working version of the composition is opened in Open mode (read/write). If the composition is in use by another user, it will open in View mode (read only).
- Right-click a composition and select Open. If there are any versions of the composition, it is displayed in a list. Select a version to open.
  
  The version of the composition is opened in Open mode (read/write). If the composition is in use by another user, it will open in View mode (read only).
- Select a composition and drag it to the Schematic or Player. In the Gate UI that appears, swipe east to open the composition.
  If the composition is not in use and there is no composition currently open, the following Gate UI is displayed. Swipe through the east gate to open the composition.
If the composition is not in use and there is already an open composition, the following Gate UI is displayed. Swipe through the east gate to open the composition.

The composition opens in Open mode or View mode. In the tool UI, the Composition tab is displayed.
The name of the currently open composition is displayed in the taskbar. Click beside the Composition icon to view the list of open compositions.

(a) Composition icon (b) List of versions

To view a composition:

Select Composition > Open or press Ctrl + O(for Windows and Linux) or Cmd + O(for Mac OS).
In the File Browser, do one of the following:
- Select a composition, then right-click and select View.
  A list is displayed with any different versions of the composition and the working version. You can view any of these compositions.
- Select one or more compositions, and drag them to the Schematic or Player. In the Gate UI that appears, swipe north to view the compositions. There might be a different combination of choices depending on whether or not a composition is already open and if a composition has already been opened by another user.
The name of the composition you are viewing is displayed in the taskbar.
Click the composition icon to view the list of versions available; both open/writable and viewed/read-only).

(a) Composition icon (b) List of viewable compositions (c) Version icon
Click the Version icon to view a list of different versions (if any) of this composition. The yellow color indicates that the version is being viewed. That is, it is read-only.