Add/Edit palette component
GUI Designer Palette | context menu | Add / Edit Component
Use this dialog to create a new component in the Palette, or change an existing one.
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Class | Click this radio-button to add a component from a class library. You can enter a fully qualified class name in the text field, or click the ellipsis button, and select the desired class from the libraries, or project. Note that code completion is available in the text field. |
Form | Click this radio-button to add an existing GUI form. You can enter a fully qualified form name in the text field, or click the ellipsis button, and select the desired form from the libraries, or project. |
Icon | Specify the fully-qualified name of the icon file, or click the ellipsis button, and select the desired icon file from the libraries, or project. |
Group | Select the target group where the new component will be added. |
Horizontal / Vertical Size Policy | The sizing policies define the behavior of the component, when its parent container is being resized. |
Can shrink | If this option is checked, the size of the component can reduce when the container is resized. |
Can grow | If this option is checked, the size of the component can increase when the container is resized. |
Want grow | If this option is checked, the size of the component can increase when the container is resized. This option has a higher priority, when competing with the cells of the other components. |
Is container | If this option is checked, the component can accommodate nested components, and acquires some properties that pertain to the containers. |
Create binding automatically | If this option is checked, the field for the component is automatically added to the bound class. |
Can have attached label | If this option is checked, the component of this type appears in the  |