1.3. Dialog Editor Menus

  • File menu
  • Edit menu
  • Controls menu
  • Help menu

File Menu

Selection Function
New Creates a new dialog box.
Open... Opens the Open Dialog File dialog box, which you can use to open an existing dialog box template.
Update Updates the template. Does one of the following in the open Program Editor script.
  • Inserts the template code, if it is not in the script.
  • Updates existing template code in the script.
Save As... Opens a Save ??As Dialog File dialog box, which you can use to save the current dialog box template in a file under the same or new name.
Test Dialog Toggles between:
  • Run mode in which the dialog box emulates a dialog box during runtime for testing purposes
  • Edit mode in which changes can be made to the dialog box.
Capture Dialog Captures the standard Windows controls from a standard Windows dialog box in another Windows application.
Exit & Return Closes the Dialog Editor and returns you to the host application.

Edit Menu

Selection Function
Undo Undo up to 10 preceding operations. The Undo command continually indicates the next operation you can undo by selecting it and grays out when there are no more operations that can be undone.
Cut Cuts the selected dialog box or control from the Dialog Editor window and places it on the Clipboard.
Copy Copies the selected dialog box or item, without removing it from the Dialog Editor window, and places it on the Clipboard.
Paste Inserts cut or copied dialog box or items into the Dialog Editor.
Clear Deletes the selected dialog box or control from Dialog Editor's application window without placing it on the Clipboard.
Duplicate Creates a duplicate copy of the selected item.
Size to Text Adjusts the borders of certain items to fit the text displayed on them.
Info... Displays an Information dialog box for the selected dialog box or item.
Grid... Displays the Grid dialog box.

Controls Menu

Selection Function
OK button Adds a default OK button to the dialog box.
Cancel button Adds a default Cancel button to the dialog box.
Push button Adds a push, or command, button to the dialog box.
Option button Adds an option button to the dialog box.
Check box Adds a check box to the dialog box.
Group box Adds a group box to the dialog box.
Text Adds a text control to the dialog box.
Text box Adds a text box to the dialog box.
List box Adds a list box to the dialog box.
Combo box Adds a combo box to the dialog box.
Drop list box Adds a drop list box to the dialog box.
Picture Adds a picture to the dialog box.
Picture button Adds a picture button to the dialog box.

Help Menu

Selection Function
Help Topics Opens documentation for the Dialog Editor.