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Operation
Integrated development environment
Form designer, Toolbox and Properties window
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Toolbox
The Toolbox contains the control elements that can be placed on the form. First, the
desired control element has to be selected in the toolbox. Then, you left−click at the
position on the form where the control element is to be placed. If the mouse button is
released immediately, the control element is placed in this position and is of a previously
specified size. If, in contrast, the mouse button is held down and the cursor is moved, the
movement on the screen creates a frame. The effect of then releasing the mouse button
is that the control element is created on the form and has the size of the displayed frame.
The position and size of control elements can be altered after the element has been placed
in position. If a control element is selected with a mouse−click, a frame with pulling points
appears around the control element.
How you move a control element:·
ƒ Click the control element to select it.
ƒ Hold the left mouse button down and drag the control element to the desired
position.
ƒ Release the mouse button.
How you alter the size of a control element:
ƒ Click the control element to select it.
ƒ Hold the mouse button down on a pulling point at the edges and pull it until the
control element reaches the desired size.
ƒ Release the mouse button.
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Note!
You can move or scale several control elements at the same time by selecting
them one after the other with the Ctrl key held down.
Typical help functions for aligning or positioning control elements can be
called by means of the "Format" toolbar.
Properties window
You specify the properties of a control element in the Properties window.
Here, you specify "what" the control element is to show and "how" the contents are to
look. A typical example of "what" is the specification of the process variable to be shown,
whereby this variable is specified by means of the "VWItem" property. An example of
"how" is the setting of colours by means of "ForeColor" and "BackColor".
The Properties window always shows the properties of the selected control element. A
control element is selected by means of a mouse−click as described above. The selected
control element is highlighted by a frame.
If no control element has been selected, the properties of the form itself are shown.