The Design Window

The Design Window is a powerful component of Pocket PC Creations used to edit and preview in WYSIWYG the points in a project.

The design window is split into three panes. From left to right:

The page list.

The preview pane.

The point list.

The Page List
The page list pane displays an ordered list of the pages in the project. This is the order the pages will be displayed on the mobile device.

Select a page to preview or edit it.

Drag a page to re-order the list.

Click Add Page to add pages.

Click Edit Page to edit a page.

The Preview Pane
The preview pane displays a WYSIWYG view of the currently selected page. The preview operates similarly to on a mobile device, except that data is not stored.

The Point List
The point list pane displays an ordered list of the points on the selected page. Changes made to this list are reflected instantly in the preview pane.

Drag a point to re-order on the page.

Click Add Point to add points.

Click Edit Point to edit properties.

Design Settings
Several design settings are avaiable under the Edit menu to modify the behaviour of the Design window:

Show Point Captions - by default, the point list displays points by their ID names, but they can also be listed by type and caption.

Show All Referenced Points - Highlights all points which are involved in references with a purple diamond.

Show Selected References - Highlights points which are referenced by the selected point. Dependent points display a green diamond, while precedent points display a purple diamond.

Resizable Design Window - By default the Design window cannot be resized vertically, to preserve WYSIWYG. This option allows it to be adjusted.