---
name: "toolbar"
section: "3erl"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-manpages"
version: "1:15.b.1-dfsg-4+deb7u1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/toolbar"
---

# toolbar(3erl)

GUI for Starting Tools and User Contributions

## NAME

toolbar - GUI for Starting Tools and User Contributions

## DESCRIPTION

**Warning:**

The Toolbar application is deprecated and will be removed in R16.

Toolbar makes it easier to use the different Erlang tools - and the user contributions - which are provided. It has a graphical user interface with an icon for each tool. Clicking the icon activates the corresponding tool.

All tools to be included on Toolbar must have a configuration file containing information about the tool, for example its start function and help information location. Configuration files must have the *.tool* suffix.

When started, Toolbar automatically checks for *\*.tool* files in the current path and adds the corresponding tools. For each *ebin* directory found in the path, it will also look in a *priv* directory next to it. This is a feature of the Erlang file structure.

## EXPORTS

**start() -\> ok \| already\_started**\

Creates a window containing tool icons.

**version() -\> string()**\

Returns the current version number of Toolbar.

**update() -\> ok \| {error,not\_started}**\

Makes a search for new tool files in the current path and adds the corresponding tools to Toolbar window.

**quit() -\> ok \| {error,not\_started}**\

**create\_tool\_file() -\> ok \| {error,not\_started}**\

Starts the GUI used for creating and editing tool files.

**add\_gs\_contribs() -\> ok \| {error,not\_started}**\

Adds the path to the directory where the GS contributions are situated and add the tools found there, if any.