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// pull in shared headers, footers, etc
:docinfo: shared

// support image rendering and table of contents within GitHub
ifdef::env-github[]
:imagesdir: ../../images
:toc:
:toc-placement!:
endif::[]

// enable support for button, menu and keyboard macros
:experimental:

// Until ENDOFHEADER the content must match adoc-headers.txt for consistency,
// this is checked by the build in do_generate_asciidoc.sh, which also ensures
// that the checked in html is up to date.
// do_generate_asciidoc.sh can also be used to apply this header to all the
// adoc files.
// ENDOFHEADER

== Launch Bar

Core Build System (CBS) projects rely on the *Launch Bar*. Make sure
the _LaunchBar UI_ feature is installed and enabled. In the global
preferences the launch bar can be enabled or disabled.

image:launchbar_preferences.png[Launch Bar preferences]

The launch bar exists out of several components:

image:launchbar.png[Launch Bar]

. Build button, to launch a build.
. Run button, to launch a run. This button will change to a Debug
button in Debug mode.
. Stop button, to stop a Run or Debug session.
. Launch mode selector. To change between Run and Debug mode.
. Launch configuration selector.
. Edit launch configuration. To change the launch configuration
properties.
. Target selector. Not always visible.
. Edit target.

icon:arrow-circle-right[] xref:cbs_build_project.adoc[Next: Building a
project]