This chapter describes the different sorts of controls which you can place on an ATEasy form to collect or display information.
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Clicking buttons to perform actions. |
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Displaying data in a chart. |
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Choosing options with a checkbox. |
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Adding file, print, and color dialogs to your application. |
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Using the label to display text. |
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Using the textbox to enter text. |
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Grouping controls with the group box. |
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Displaying images in your form. |
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Storing images in an indexed list for use with AToolBar |
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Displaying choices with list and combo boxes. |
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Writing text and graphical test results to the log. |
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APanel (ATEasy v5) |
Container control. Used to group several controls under same container. Hiding this control will hide all its controls. |
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Using the radio button to make choices. |
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Scrolling with the scrollbar. |
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Using sliders for input and output. |
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Reporting status of program conditions via paned statusbar. |
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Using switches as input devices. |
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ATab (ATEasy v5) |
Allows definition of multiple pages for the same area of a form. Each page consists of a certain type of information or a group of controls that the application displays when the user selects the corresponding tab. |
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How to draw text and graphics on a form. |
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Scheduling events with the timer. |
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Creating a toolbar of buttons to perform different actions. |