Panel Designer

Tool Bar Option

Description

Always on top

Display the panel on top of any other open windows.

Save

Save changes to the panel without exiting. Also available from the Panel menu or from the popup menu when right clicking on the panel.

Print

Print the details of all panel controls. Also available from the Panel menu or from the popup menu when right clicking on the panel.

Undo

Undo up to 50 changes. Also available from the Edit menu or from the popup menu when right clicking on the panel.

Redo

Sequentially reapplies the last changes that were undone by the Undo option until a new change is made. After a new change, Redo will recall only changes that were "undone" after the newest change. Also available from the Edit menu or from the popup menu when right clicking on the panel.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected control. If the control was deleted in error, use the Undo toolbar button to bring it back. The deleted control is not written to the Clipboard; therefore, it cannot be pasted.

(The Delete button was added in PxPlus 2020.)

Object Name

Drop box on the tool bar that displays the name of the currently selected control or design element. Select the drop-down arrow to obtain a list of all other objects belonging to the current panel.

Note:
Use this drop box as an alternate method for selecting an object for editing. This is particularly useful for accessing objects that may be hidden from view or difficult to select via the mouse pointer.

Properties

Display the design properties for the selected panel control.

Test

Switch to test mode. Also available from the Panel menu or from the popup menu when right clicking on the panel.

Header

Display Panel Definition properties. Also available from the Panel menu or from the popup menu when right clicking on the panel.

Ctls

Launches the User Defined CTL Values Utility for assigning CTL values that are used to associate programs or events with specific function key values when running the current panel. Also available from the Utilities menu.

Tabs

Launches the Tab Order Definition Utility for defining the tabbing sequence. Also available from the Edit menu.

Bulk Edit

Launches the Panel Bulk Edit Utility for changing the design properties of two or more selected panel controls. Also available from the Utilities menu. (If using Property Sheets, select Bulk Edit from the drop-down list at the far right side of the tool bar.)

Drag/Drop

Launches the Drag and Drop Utility that allows selected items to be moved between controls at run time. Also available from the Utilities menu. (If using Property Sheets, select Drag&Drop from the drop-down list at the far right side of the tool bar.)

Dependencies

Launches the Dependency Definition Utility that enables selected controls to be hidden, locked, enabled based on a preset condition. Also available from the Utilities menu. (If using Property Sheets, select Dependencies from the drop-down list at the far right side of the tool bar.)

Groups

Launches the Group Assignment Utility for assigning controls to a group name for a selected library and panel. Also available from the Utilities menu. (If using Property Sheets, select Groups from the drop-down list at the far right side of the tool bar.)

Re-Size

Launches the Custom Sizing Definition Utility for defining resizing options for the panel and for all the controls on it. Also available from the Utilities menu. (If using Property Sheets, select Resize from the drop-down list at the far right side of the tool bar.)

Auto Complete

Launches the Auto Complete Definition Utility for defining auto complete functionality for use in a Multi-Line Control. Also available from the Utilities menu. (If using Property Sheets, select Auto Complete from the drop-down list at the far right side of the tool bar.)

Commit

If your application programs and files are integrated with the PxPlus Version Control System Using TortoiseSVN, a Commit button displays in the tool bar after saving any changes to the current panel. Selecting this button invokes the TortoiseSVN Commit procedure for committing the saved changes to the repository.

Test Alt/Subs Pnls

(Available only when Alternate Panels and/or Substitute Panels have been assigned to the current panel)

Select this check box to test the alternate or substitute panel logic for the current panel when the Test option (see above) is selected.

To test the current panel without the alternate or substitute panel logic, uncheck this option (default).

(The Test Alt/Subs Pnls check box was added in PxPlus 2017 Update 0002.)