2.1 Changing the Properties

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 Project view. This window is the first window of the Customer Inquiry application.

As with all parts, the GUI Designer generates the initial part name with the first few characters indicating the part type. For example, FRA indicates a Frame Window part.

Now, you want to change the window part name and the window title to be associated with the Customer Inquiry application. You need to change the properties for the new window.

Follow these steps:

  1. Double click on the title bar of the Window with canvas window. The Window Part Properties notebook appears.
  2. Change the Part Name field to CUSTINQ and the Title to Customer Inquiry.
  3. Click on the Style tab of the notebook.
  4. Cancel the selection of both the Minimize button and Maximize button check boxes.
  5. Select Thin as the style of the window border if it is not already selected.
  6. Click OK to save and close the notebook.
  7. Notice the changes to the window. The title and border are changed, and the Minimize and Maximize icons are removed.

    Instead of using the notebook, you can change the labels and titles of parts by pressing the Alt key and clicking the left mouse button at the same time when the pointer is over the chosen item in the tree view of the Project view.

  8. Click on to indicate that you've done all the steps.