Modifying an existing style – PB Docs 2019

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Identifying the window as the basis
of a style

To begin by modifying an existing form style:

1. Open the Library painter in PowerBuilder.

2. Copy the window and menu that serve as the foundation for a form
   style to a library that is on your application’s library search
   path.

   Starting from a built-in form style

   The windows and menus that serve as the basis for the built-in
   form styles are in IMSTYLE190.PBL, which is shipped with InfoMaker
   and installed in the InfoMaker 2019 R3 directory. You can make a
   copy of this PBL and use it as the basis of your own form
   styles.

3. Open the window in the Window painter and select File>Save As
   from the menu bar to save it with a new name.

4. Give the window a new name.

   You can use any name you want, except that names of windows that
   define form styles must be unique across all style libraries that are
   used by an InfoMaker user.

5. Define a special comment for the window (for instructions, see
   Identifying the window as
   the basis of a style).

6. Click OK to save the window.

7. Open the menu in the Menu painter and select File>Save As
   from the menu bar to save it with a new name.

8. Provide a new name and an optional comment, then click OK to
   save the menu.

   You do not need to provide a comment for the menu, but it is a
   good idea to identify it as being used in the form style you are
   building.

9. Enhance the form style (for instructions, see Completing the style
   ).