Virtual web hosting - CHAPTER 2 NAVIGATING THE REALBASIC INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 2 NAVIGATING THE REALBASIC INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT The Tabs bar provides a convenient mechanism for quickly moving between major applications components, each of which is created and managed on its own screen. Editor Toolbar Each REALbasic screen provides access to an editor or viewer. Each editor has its own custom tool- bar, which is referred to as the Editor toolbar. For example, the Code Editor has a different toolbar than the Menu Editor. Figure 2-7 shows the contents of the Project Editor screen, which provides access to icons you can use to add various components to your projects. Most of the functionality found on the Editor toolbar is replicated on the Project menu s Add submenu. However, the Editor toolbar provides a much easier and more intuitive tool. Screens Each major component of your REALbasic projects is created and managed on its own screen. For example, each of the following IDE editors has a unique screen. Project Editor. Manages the items that make up your REALbasic projects. Windows Editor. Used to design Windows dialogs that make up your applications. Menu Editor. Used to develop menus for your application Window dialogs. Code Editor. Used to write and edit the code statements that make your applications work. Each screen is organized into two or more panes. For example, the Project Editor screen is divided into two panes, as you saw in Figure 2-7. The left pane contains all the items that make up your REALbasic projects. On the right side of the screen is the Properties pane. Each pane is separated by a divider, which you can click and drag to the left or right to increase or decrease the amount of space provided to each pane on the screen. Note The REALbasic Properties pane looks and operates in almost exactly the same manner as the Visual Basic Properties Window. If you have a Visual Basic programming background, you probably only need to take a cursory look at the REALbasic Properties pane. Then, you can focus your attention on other IDE features in this chapter. Because working space is limited within the IDE, REALbasic provides you with the capability to increase the amount of available space by temporarily hiding the display of toolbars. This is achieved by clicking the View menu and selecting the Editor Only menu item. This temporarily hides the following toolbars. Main toolbar Bookmarks bar Editor toolbar
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