Main Dialog
properties

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Properties window overview (all objects)

The Main Dialog is the main window, the platform for other objects and also the object that represents the whole browser or weblication, it's the basis for your browser. Access these properties by clicking on the main background picture in your design area.

Detailed reference about the Main Dialog object including descriptions of all properties and possible choices: Main Dialog object

 

The following gives you a quick overview about this window and what you can do. Please refer to in the Main Dialog object Reference for full details and usage of each property.

 

General
Here you specify where on the screen the application will launch, and if it should always stay on top of other programs during runtime.


Graphic

Select the main graphic for the application user interface. This will be the graphic where most of your objects (buttons, labels, addressbar, ...) and
content windows will be placed. Additionally you can select an invisible color for transparency , set  startsize and startwidth and a blending value.

How to edit the graphic in your graphics editor:
Click the Edit image button in order to open the MainDialog graphic in the application that has been assigned to this file type under File->External Editors...

Puzzle
Defines the positions of the puzzle helper lines, which divide the background graphic into 9 different areas for proper graphical resizing of the Main Dialog.

Sound
Assign sound files (in wav format) to the strart and exit of the application.

States
Here you specify in which State your application will launch, which is  the default State of your application. Additionally you can select a State for Popup windows, which signifies a special user interface for the opening of Popup windows.

Explanation: if you have designed several States for your application, you have the opportunity to assign two different states to the system's requests for a new window. If a new window shall be opened for general browsing, it will appear in the state indicated under Default, if this window is a so called pop-up window, it will appear in the state indicated under Popup.

Related topics:
Ma
in Dialog object
Resizing basics - the puzzling functionality
States overview