resicon.pngResBuilder Toolbars (Superseded)

ResBuilder has been superseded by the FormBuilder module in the BASIS IDE for BBj. ResBuilder is no longer included in the BBj download package as of version 12.0 but can be downloaded with Visual PRO/5.

Description

The Main, Controls, and Align toolbars provide shortcuts to performing commonly used commands. Each button runs the command of the same name on the corresponding menu. The View menu's Toolbar command displays or hides each toolbar.

Main Toolbar

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Contains commands for opening, saving, and printing ASCII and binary resource files; standard Windows edit functions; accessing online help; and setting pointer options.

Each button runs the File, Edit, View, Options, or Help command of the same name; see File, Edit, View, Options, and Help menus.

The Help button (a question mark with an arrow) displays context-sensitive help for buttons, menus and windows.

Controls Toolbar

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Contains commands for creating resource controls and elements.

Each button places the control of the same name on the selected form or child window, as described in the following table:

Control

Description

Check Box

Places a check box control on the selected form or child window.

Child Window

Places a child window on the selected form or child window.

Custom Edit

Places a custom edit control on the selected form or child window.

Edit Box

Places an edit control on the selected form or child window.

Grid Control

Places a grid control on the selected form or child window.

Group Box

Places a group box control on the selected form or child window.

Horizontal Line

Places a horizontal line element on the selected form or child window.

Horizontal Scroll Bar

Places a horizontal scroll bar control on the selected form or child window.

Image

Places an image element on the selected form or child window.

INPUTD (BBj only)

In BBj 4.00 and higher, places an InputD control on the selected form or child window.

Note: This control is not supported by Visual PRO/5. Visual PRO/5 ignores the control if it is encountered in a resource file.

See INPUTD Control Properties.

INPUTE

Places an INPUTE control on the selected form or child window.

INPUTN

Places an INPUTN control on the selected form or child window.

List Box

Places a list box control on the selected form or child window.

List Button

Places a list button control on the selected form or child window.

List Edit

Places a list edit control on the selected form or child window.

Navigator (BBj only)

In BBj 4.00 and higher, places a navigator control on the selected form or child window.

Note: This control is not supported by Visual PRO/5. Visual PRO/5 ignores the control if it is encountered in a resource file.

See Navigator Control Properties.

Pointer

Specifies the cursor that is used to place or size controls in the edit area.

Progress Bar (BBj only)

Places a progress bar on the selected form or child window.

Note: This control is not supported by Visual PRO/5. Visual PRO/5 ignores the control if it is encountered in a resource file.

See Progress Bar Control Properties.

Push Button

Places a push button control on the selected form or child window.

Radio Button

Places a radio button on the selected form or child window.

Static

Places a static text control on the selected form or child window.

Tab Control

Places a tab control on the selected form or child window.

Tool Button

Places a tool button control on the selected form or child window.

Tree (BBj only)

Places a tree control on the selected form or child window.

Note: This control is not supported by Visual PRO/5. Visual PRO/5 ignores the control if it is encountered in a resource file.

See Tree Control Properties and Tree Control Overview.

Vertical Line

Places a vertical line element on the selected form or child window.

Vertical Scroll Bar

Places a vertical scroll bar control on the selected form or child window.

Align Toolbar

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Contains commands for aligning, sizing, and distributing controls, and for setting grid options.

Each button runs the Layout menu command of the same name.