Providing MicroHelp – PB Docs 80
Providing MicroHelp MDI provides a MicroHelp facility that you can use to display information to the user in the status area at the bottom of the frame. For example, when the user selects a menu item, the MicroHelp facility displays a description of the selected item in the status area. You can define MicroHelp for…
About the sample applications – PB Docs 80
About the sample applications PowerBuilder provides sample applications with source code so you can learn and reuse the techniques used in the samples. Code examples One of the sample applications, PowerBuilder Code Examples, contains many examples you can use to learn a range of coding techniques. The examples are specifically designed to show you how…
Providing toolbars – PB Docs 80
Providing toolbars To make your MDI application easier to use, you can add toolbars with buttons that users can click as a shortcut for choosing an item from a menu. You can associate a toolbar with the MDI frame and a toolbar with the active sheet. This screen shows New, Print, and Exit buttons on…
Sizing the client area – PB Docs 80
Sizing the client area PowerBuilder sizes the client area in a standard MDI frame window automatically and displays open sheets unclipped within the client area. It also sizes the client area automatically if you have defined a toolbar based on menu items, as described in the preceding section. However, in a custom MDI frame window–where…
About keyboard support in MDI applications – PB Docs 80
About keyboard support in MDI applications PowerBuilder MDI applications automatically support arrow keys and shortcut keys. Arrow keys In an MDI frame, how the pointer moves when the user presses an arrow key depends on where focus is when the key is pressed: Key If focus is in Focus moves to Left The menu bar…
Chapter 6 Managing Window Instances – PB Docs 80
Chapter 6 Managing Window Instances About this chapter This chapter describes how to manage several instances of the same window. Contents Topic About window instances Declaring instances of windows Using window arrays Referencing entities in descendants Document get from Powerbuilder help Thank you for watching.
Using ListView controls – PB Docs 80
Using ListView controls A ListView control allows you to display items and icons in a variety of arrangements. You can display large icon or small icon freeform lists, or you can display a vertical static list. You can also display additional information about each list item by associating additional columns with each list item: ListView…