WINDEV Concepts

Part 1: Main concepts 43 4.3 Real-time interface checker When a control is moved in a window, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker. The objects snap to the guides, allowing you to align the moved control with the other controls found in the window. 4.4 Advanced interface checker The advanced interface checker is a tool used to improve the layout of the controls in the different windows of the application. This interface checker also enables you to apply the interface rules from the Windows standard to the current window or to the selected controls: control alignment, button sizes, etc. 4.5 Alignment options To align multiple controls, WINDEV includes: • a preset alignment (available on the "Alignment" or "Modification" tab, in the "Depth and Alignment" group). • a custom alignment (available on the "Alignment" tab, in the "Other alignments" group). The custom alignment allows you to use specific alignment properties. In the custom alignment, you can define: • the horizontal or vertical alignment : controls can be aligned to the left from the beginning of the control or from the input area. They can also be aligned to the right according to the end of the control or input area. • the even spacing : the spacing between controls is adapted in order to be the same between each control (horizontally or vertically). • the size : the size of the selected controls automatically adapts to obtain controls with the same height and/or width. • the reference control : to align and define the size of the controls, the reference control can be: • the first selected control (the one with the white handles). • the last selected control. • the largest selected control. • the most top left selected control. 5 Control edit options in a window The edit options allow you to set: • the display options. • the snap-to behavior of the controls. • the clicks and double-clicks on the controls. • the control selection options. • the position of the window when it is opened. These display options are used to customize the operations performed on the controls in the window editor. To open these options, go to the "Display" tab and click the dialog box launcher ( ) in the "Options" group. 5.1 Making a control visible/invisible To make a control visible/invisible in the window editor: 1. Select the control in the editor. 2. On the "Modification" tab, in the "Help for edit" group, check/uncheck "Visible (editor)".