Command Palette (Magic xpa 2.x)
You can use the Command palette, the Drawing menu, or the context menu to edit the controls you have placed on the form. The Command palette includes tools for aligning, resizing, and for arranging the Z-Order of controls.
For a brief explanation of each button in the GUI Command palette, see the table below:
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Aligns all selected controls to the left side of the select frame.
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Aligns all selected controls to the vertical center of the select frame.
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Aligns all selected controls to the vertical center of the form.
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Spaces all selected controls vertically within the select frame.
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Aligns all selected controls to the right side of the select frame.
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Stretches all selected controls to the width of the widest control.
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Stretches all selected controls to the height of the tallest control.
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Aligns all selected controls along the top of the select frame.
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Aligns all selected controls to the horizontal center of the select frame.
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Aligns all selected controls to the horizontal center of the form.
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Spaces all selected controls equally and horizontally within the select frame.
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Aligns all selected controls along the bottom of the select frame.
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Shrinks all selected controls to the width of the narrowest control.
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Shrinks all selected controls to the height of the shortest control.
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Brings a selected control one layer forward in the form.
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Sends a selected control one layer back in the form.
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Brings a selected control to the front of the form.
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Sends a selected control to the back of the form.
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Displays the Z-Order of the controls on the form.
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Enables the automatic Z-Order of controls on the form.
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Removes dividers between breaks on the form.
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Undo – Cancels the last Form Editor action. See the Note below.
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Restores the last Undo.
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Establishes a parent-child link between controls.
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Breaks the parent-child link between controls.
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Attaches controls to the Table control. See below for more information.
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Indicates a parent control.
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Fits the frame of a control to the picture size of the control.
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Automatic tab order
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Display tab order
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The Drawing menu > Links submenu, contains the Arrange Table On Link option, which lets you determine the behavior of a "link parent" on a field, when you are linking to a table. If it is on, the field will move and be placed in the table. If it is off, the field will remain in its current position (but will also be linked to the table). Note that when linking a control to a Windows style table, the field will move and be placed in the table, regardless of this option.
The Attach To Table option lets you select several controls that exist on a form, and link them to the table. During the link, they will be placed in the table.
It is useful to use this when you have a large control that you want to add to a table. If you place the control directly on the table, it would be difficult to change the size of the control. Therefore, first put the control on the form by itself, edit the size of the control, and then attach the control to the table by using the Attach To Table icon.
This is equivalent to selecting them and during a "link parent" to the Table control, selecting the Arrange Table On Link option.
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The maximum number of operations saved in the Undo buffer is 10. The Undo buffer is cleared after performing some actions on the expressions, such as changing the order of the expressions.
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Color Palette
How Do I View the Tab Order of All Controls?
How Do I Undo the Last Modification in the Form Editor?
How Do I Make Some Controls Have the Same Height or Width?
How Do I Associate Controls to Different Tabs in a Tab Control?
