The Dialog Editor toolbar is only accessible when the Resource window is activated (e.g. by selecting a dialog or control element in the Project window).
It has six parts which enable the user to edit control elements on a dialog. All functions can also be called up from the menu Layout.
Icons (from left to right):
Test:
Test:
To simulate the appearance of an adjusted dialog. Please select a dialog in the Resource window. Then click on this icon.
Align:
Align Left:
To align two or more selected controls to the left, please select those control elements (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource Window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Align Right:
To align two or more selected controls to the right, please select those control elements (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource Window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Align Top:
To align two or more selected controls to the top, please select those control elements (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource Window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Align Bottom:
To align two or more selected controls to the bottom, please select those control elements (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource Window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Center:
Center Horizontal:
To center one or more selected control on the dialog, please select the control element(s) (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource Window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Center Vertical:
To center one or more selected control on the dialog, please select the control element(s) (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource Window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Space:
Space Across:
To evenly space three or more selected controls across the dialog, please select those control elements (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Space Down:
To evenly space three or more selected controls across the dialog, please select those control elements (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) in the Resource window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. Then click on this icon.
Size:
Make Same Width
To give two or more selected controls the same width, please select those control elements in the Resource window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. The width from the last selected control will be used as reference for all other selected controls. Then click on this icon.
Make Same Height:
To give two or more selected controls the same height, please select those control elements in the Resource window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. The height from the last selected control will be used as reference for all other selected controls. Then click on this icon.
Make Same Size:
To give two or more selected controls the same size, please select those control elements in the Resource window with your mouse while pressing the CTRL (Strg) key on your keyboard. The size (height and width) from the last selected control will be used as reference for all other selected controls. Then click on this icon.
Grid:
Toggle Grid
To turn on / off the dialog grid. If the dialog grid is turned on all control elements (e.g. buttons, combo boxes, ...) will snap to the grid and you can position them easier.
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