When you start the GUI Designer for a new project, it creates the first design window for you. The Window part is added to the:
Parts Palette.
Project view.
Window with canvas.
The GUI Designer generates the initial part name. The part type is indicated by the first few characters:
FRAM for a
Frame Window
part.
FRA for
Frame Window
part.
FR for a
Frame Window
part.
To place several instances of the same part onto the canvas you:
Click on the part. Select the
Edit
menu choice and then select the
Duplicate
submenu choice.
Double-click on the part to open the Properties notebook. Choose the
Style
tab.
Select
Options > Part creation > Point and Click
. Then click on the part. Select the
Sticky
option on the Parts Palette.
To change the size of a
Static text
part:
Click and hold the left mouse button on the part. Move the pointer on the part to enlarge the part.
Click and hold the left mouse button on the part and move the pointer between the two sizing handles to enlarge the part.
Double-click on the part to open the Properties notebook. Change the size of the part.
Sizing handles are:
Small solid triangles on the borders of a part or window and are used to resize a part or window.
Large solid boxes on the borders of a window and are used to resize a window.
Small solid boxes on the borders of a part and are used to resize a part.
To add a part that will allow data entry, you:
Select
from the Parts Palette which is the Add Part icon.
Select
from the Parts Palette which is the Push Button icon.
Select
from the Parts Palette which is the Entry Field icon.
To align parts to an imaginary horizontal axis, you click on the parts and then:
Right click to see a pop-up menu. Select Align and then select
.
Right click to see a pop-up menu. Select Align and then select
.
Right click to see a pop-up menu. Select Align and then select
.
To add push buttons, you select the following icon from the Parts Palette:
To change the text of a
Push button
part:
Click on the part and change the text.
Press and hold the
Ctrl
key and select the part to change the text.
Press and hold the
Alt
key and select the part to change the text.
When you duplicate a part the GUI Designer generates a part with:
The same properties as the original part.
The same properties as the original part including the part name.
The same properties as the original part excluding the part name.
To save the work you have completed in the GUI Designer you select:
from the Tool bar.
from the Parts Palette.
from the Parts Palette.