The following table outlines the System Modeler Painter tools. The names of some presentation elements have changed and some presentation elements that were available in Developer 3.3 are no longer available in System Modeler.
Once an object has been dragged onto the Painter screen you can highlight the object to see the properties available for that object in the properties window.
What it looks like | What it is called | What it does |
|---|---|---|
 | Pointer | The pointer enables you to drag objects onto the Painter screen, resize them and reposition them on the form. The pointer is selected by default when you open the toolbox. |
 | Label | Allows you to label elements and insert text into text fields. Change the properties of the label to choose colors, bolded or italicized text, fonts and so on. |
 | Button | Inserts a button object. To change the text displayed on the button face edit the text property. Multiple buttons on a form or in a panel exhibit particular functionality. |
 | Submit | Inserts a submit button which transmits the form to the application at runtime. |
 | TextField | Inserts a text field. To change the default text displayed, edit the value property. |
 | TextArea | Inserts a text area. You can resize the text area or use its scroll bars to view text that extends beyond its display area. To change the default text displayed, edit the value property. |
 | PasswordField | Inserts a password text field. |
 | Checkbox | Inserts a check box. Multiple check boxes on a form or in a panel exhibit particular functionality. |
 | RadioButton | Inserts a radio button. Multiple radio buttons on a form or in a panel exhibit particular functionality. |
 | Panel | Inserts a grid layout panel in which other graphical objects can be inserted and are identified as a group of objects sharing common attributes. The border of the panel can be formatted with a border style. |
 | Image | Inserts an image. Edit the element properties to specify the image source and alternate text. |
 | Listbox | Inserts a multi-line dynamic or static listbox with default size=2. Change the listbox properties to specify the format, size, and location of each listbox. |
 | Line | Inserts a horizontal line. To create a vertical line, insert a horizontal line and change the direction property of the line to Vertical. |
 | Rectangle | Adds a Rectangle to a page, for example to visually group other objects on a form. After you add a rectangle, you can modify its properties to change its appearance. |
 | Combo Box | A combo box can be added to a graphics screen using the Graphic Control command from the Add menu or using the Control Palette. Double-click a combo box to change its presentation attributes in the Graphic Control dialog box. |
By default, Ids for multiple objects on a form are “object1” for the first object inserted, “object2” for the second object inserted and so on.
For example, if there are multiple horizontal rules placed on the form, the first line will have Id=”Line1”, the second will have Id=”Line2” and so on.
To drag an object from the Toolbox and drop it onto a form, perform the following:
In the Toolbox, click the object you want and drag it to your form.
Drop the object onto the form by releasing the mouse button.
The object is added to the form at the specified location in its default size. You can then modify the properties of the object.
You can add a dynamic object to a form by changing the Direction property of an attribute in the Properties window from "None" to another value from the Class View window. When the direction is changed, a default Text Box is placed on the form.