1.1. Dialog Editor Application Window

Dialog boxes created with Dialog Editor normally appear in an 8 point Helvetica font, both in Dialog Editor's application window and when the corresponding code is run.

The application window contains the following elements.

	Feature	Description
1	Toolbar	Collection of tools that you can use to provide instructions to the Dialog Editor, as discussed in the following subsection
2	Dialog box	Visual layout of the dialog box that you are currently creating or editing.
3	Status bar	Provides key information about the operation you are currently performing, including the name of the currently selected control or dialog box, together with its position on the display and its dimensions; the name of a control you are about to add to the dialog box with the mouse pointer, together with the pointer's position on the display; the function of the currently selected menu command; and the activation of Dialog Editor's testing or capturing functions.