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Modify Palette Window

Use this window to perform the following actions:

Once you have added beans to the palette, you can place them on the free-form surface, in the beans list, or on an existing container bean, in the same way you place beans that VisualAge provides.


Choose this button... To perform this action...
Browse Locate the class/file for the bean.
Add to Category Add a bean to the selected category.
New Category Create a new category for the palette.
Rename Category Change the name of the selected palette category.
Remove Remove the selected bean or category from the palette.
Add Separator Place a separator line within the category and drag it to the desired position.
Restore Original Beans Restore the order and composition of the base categories. User created categories or beans are not affected.
OK Perform the action and exit the window.
Cancel Cancel the action.



Bean Type

The bean type field specifies the form of bean that you can add.
Select... If you want...
Class To add a bean to the palette.
Serialized To add a serialized bean to the palette.

Class Name or File Name

This field name changes according to the specified bean type.


If you specified... The field name is...
Class Class Name
Serialized File Name

If you created the bean, the name you specified appears in the Name field.

Open the Modify Palette window from the palette pop-up or by selecting Bean and Modify Palette. In the Name field enter the class name of the bean that you want to add. If you created the bean, this is the same name you specified when you originally created the bean. You can use the Browse button to locate the correct File or Class name.

Palette List

The Palette list displays the current categories where you can add a bean. If you create a new category, it appears in this list. You can expand the category for a list of its beans and you can remove beans and categories by selecting the item and then selecting Remove.


Related concepts
Beans Palette

Related procedures
Managing the Beans Palette
Adding a Bean to the Palette