The object gallery is located at the bottom of the layout screen. It consists of a scrollable row of icons, each of which represents a different object type. At some screen resolutions, the entire gallery is not in view. The scroll arrows at either end of the gallery can be used to scroll the gallery left and right. Optionally, the names of the different object types can be displayed beneath each icon. This is controlled by the Gallery names item in the View menu. Whether or not the object gallery itself is displayed is controlled by the Gallery item in the View menu.
The object gallery contains four different classes of objects. These are form, form field, menu, and menu item. The majority of the objects are form field objects. From left to right, the objects in the gallery are as follows:
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Form |
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Option Box form field |
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Frame form field |
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Label form field |
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Entry form field |
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Push Button form field |
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Check Box form field |
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Radio Button form field |
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List Box form field |
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Combo Box form field |
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Horizontal Scroll Bar form field |
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Vertical Scroll Bar form field |
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Rectangular Graphic form field |
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Diamond Graphic form field |
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Horizontal Line Graphic form field |
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Vertical Line Graphic form field |
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Bitmap Image form field |
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Icon Image form field |
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Meta File Image form field |
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Menu |
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Menu Item |
To add a new object to the layout, the required object type is selected from the gallery by clicking on the icon. The cursor takes on an outline form of the object's icon. The cursor is placed at the desired position within the layout and a mouse click adds the new object at that position. If the position is within another object which can own the new object, then the ownership relationship is established.