Developing the Application User Interface Index

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Topics

• Developing the Application User Interface - Overview
• Controlling Application Behavior
  • Working at the Application Level
  • Handling the Screen
• Using the Main Form
  • Hiding the Main Form
  • Adding Forms
  • Managing Layout
• Using Forms
  • Controlling When Forms Reside in Memory
    • Displaying an Auto-created Form
    • Creating Forms Dynamically
    • Creating Modeless Forms Such as Windows
    • Creating a Form Instance Using a Local Variable
  • Passing Additional Arguments to Forms
  • Retrieving Data from Forms
    • Retrieving Data from Modal Forms
    • Retrieving Data from Modeless Forms
• Reusing Components and Groups of Components
• Creating and Using Component Templates
• Working with Frames
  • Creating Frames
  • Using and Modifying Frames
  • Sharing Frames
• Developing Dialog Boxes
  • Using Windows Common Dialog Boxes
• Organizing Actions for Toolbars and Menus
  • What Is an Action
  • Setting Up Action Bands
  • Creating Toolbars and Menus
    • Adding Color, Patterns, or Pictures to Menus, Buttons, and Toolbars
    • Adding Icons to Menus and Toolbars
    • Selecting Menu and Toolbar Styles
    • Creating Dynamic Menus
    • Creating Customizable Toolbars and Menus
    • Hiding Unused Items and Categories in Action Bands
    • Creating Most Recently Used Lists
• Using Action Lists
  • Setting Up Action Lists
  • What Happens When an Action Fires
    • How Actions Find Their Targets
  • Updating Actions
  • Predefined Action Classes
  • Writing Action Components
  • Registering Actions
• Creating and Managing Menus
  • Opening the Menu Designer
  • Building Menus
    • Naming Menus
    • Naming the Menu Items
    • Adding, Inserting, and Deleting Menu Items
    • Adding Separator Bars
    • Specifying Accelerator Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Creating Submenus
    • Moving Menu Items
    • Adding Images to Menu Items
    • Viewing the Menu
  • Editing Menu Items in the Object Inspector
  • Using the Menu Designer Context Menu
    • Switching Between Menus at Design Time
  • Using Menu Templates
  • Saving a Menu as a Template
    • Naming Conventions for Template Menu Items and Event Handlers
  • Manipulating Menu Items at Runtime
  • Merging Menus
    • Specifying the Active Menu: Menu Property
    • Determining the Order of Merged Menu Items: GroupIndex Property
  • Importing Resource Files
• Designing Toolbars and Cool Bars
  • Adding a Toolbar Using a Panel Component
    • Adding a Speed Button to a Panel
    • Assigning a Speed Button's Glyph
    • Setting the Initial Condition of a Speed Button
    • Creating a Group of Speed Buttons
    • Allowing Toggle Buttons
  • Adding a Toolbar Using the Toolbar Component
    • Adding a Tool Button
    • Assigning Images to Tool Buttons
    • Setting Tool Button Appearance and Initial Conditions
    • Creating Groups of Tool Buttons
    • Allowing Toggled Tool Buttons
  • Adding a Cool Bar Component
    • Setting the Appearance of the Cool Bar
  • Responding to Clicks
    • Assigning a Menu to a Tool Button
  • Adding Hidden Toolbars
  • Hiding and Showing Toolbars
  • Demo Programs, Actions, Action Lists, Menus, and Toolbars
• Common Controls and XP Themes