User interface: Project explorer window

Applies to:
User interface

 

Description:

Open View->Project explorer, to open the project explorer window, which gives you access to all objects used in your project. This part of the project explorer is referred to as Objects explorer.

 

Additionally the project explorer shows you in which State you are working at the moment by displaying its name (State: Main State in our example).

It gives you an overview over available states and allows you to switch your project design between all defined states, by clicking on the state name.

 

Click the + or - symbols to expand or hide detail levels in the objects explorer. Select objects via this dialog to work on their properties without touching them on the screen.

 

Objects will be shown in an object oriented hierarchy. All objects placed on the Main Dialog will be shown under the Main Dialog object tree (expanded by clicking on +). On the highest detail level, you will only find container objects, like the Main Dialog and Panels.

 

In this hierarchy you will also find all action lists, which have been added to an object. A click on the action list name will bring up details of the action list in the tools window.

 

Note: in case of hidden objects, which are invisible in design mode, the object explorer is the only way of accessing these objects. A click on the respective object will display the objects properties on the properties window and will show the selection frame of the object in the design area.

Related topics:

Adding objects to your project
States - "multiple app's in one" - realtime exchange of user interface and functions