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9    Menu Reference

Palm OS® Resource Editor Guide

Palm OS® Developer Suite

This chapter provides a description of each Palm OS Resource Editor menu item.

Menu Reference Overview ^TOP^

The Palm OS Resource Editor menus include:

File ^TOP^

Use the File menu to manage the resource files in your workspace.

New

Opens a dialog box, shown in Figure 9.1, so that you can create an XML Resource Description or an XML Resource Workspace.

Figure 9.1  New dialog box

You can open only one workspace at a time. If you try to create a new workspace while another workspace is open, you are asked whether you want to save the existing workspace, if you have made changes to it. The current workspace is closed before the new workspace is created.

Open

Opens a dialog box, shown in Figure 9.2, so that you can select an existing XML resource description (XRD file) or XML resource workspace (XRW file).

Figure 9.2  Open dialog box

You can open only one workspace at a time. If you try to open an existing workspace while another workspace is open, you are asked whether you want to save the open workspace, if you have made changes to it. The open workspace is closed before the new workspace is opened.

Close

Closes all the files associated with the currently open workspace. If you have made changes to the workspace, Resource Editor asks whether you want to save the workspace before closing it.

Save

Saves the currently-selected resource file or workspace.

Save As

Opens a dialog box, shown in Figure 9.3, that allows you to save the currently selected XML resource description (XRD file) or XML resource workspace (XRW file).

Figure 9.3  Save As dialog box

Save All

Saves any XML resource description (XRD file) or XML resource workspace (XRW file) that has been changed during this editing session.

Recent Documents

Lists the names of the most recently opened XML resource descriptions (XRD files).

Recent Workspaces

Lists the names of the most recently opened XML resource workspaces (XRW files).

Exit

Closes all the files associated with the currently open workspace, and exits Palm OS Resource Editor.

Edit ^TOP^

Use the Edit menu to access editing functions in the currently open editor window.

Undo

Undoes the most recently performed action.

Cut

Removes the current selection and puts it on the system clipboard.

Copy

Copies the current selection to the system clipboard.

Paste

Pastes the contents of the system clipboard into the active window.

Clear

Clears the current selection in the active window.

Find

Opens a Find dialog box so that you can search for text in the active window.

Find Next

Resumes the prior search without displaying the Find dialog box.

Replace

Opens a Replace dialog box so that you can search for a text string and replace the text string with a new text string.

Select All

Selects all items in the active window.

Duplicate

Makes a copy of the currently selected item, pasting it to a default location.

Validate Resources

Runs a validation check on the currently selected resource or resource description file. This means checking the resource or resource description file for UI and OS compliance. Noncompliant items will be listed in the Tasks pane.

You can either select an item in the Tasks pane to edit or delete the item, or you can double-click on an item to open it in the default editor.

New Resource

Creates a new item of the same resource type as the currently selected resource.

New Resource...

Opens the New Resource dialog box, shown in Figure 9.4, so that you can select the type of the resource you want to create.

Figure 9.4  New Resource dialog box

Edit Resource

Resource Editor includes custom editors for the most common resources. It also includes an XML Editor and a Hex Viewer that you can use to work with resource types for which no custom editor is available. The items in the Edit Resource menu are:

  • Default Editor - The custom editor for the currently selected resource, if one exists, or the XML Editor.
  • XML Editor - A text editor showing the XML resource description for the currently selected resource.
  • Hex Viewer - A text viewer showing the binary form of the currently selected resource.

Form ^TOP^

Use the Form menu to arrange controls in the Form Editor.

Align Lefts

Aligns selected items along the left of the left-most selected item.

Align Centers

Aligns selected items halfway between the left of the left-most selected item and the right of the right-most selected item.

Align Rights

Aligns selected items along the right of the right-most selected item.

Align Tops

Aligns selected items along the top of the topmost selected item.

Align Middles

Aligns selected items halfway between the top of the topmost selected item and the bottom of the bottommost selected item.

Align Bottoms

Aligns selected items along the bottom of the bottommost selected item.

Make Same Widths

Changes the size of the selected items so that they all have the same width as the first item that you selected.

Make Same Height

Changes the size of the selected items so that they all have the same height as the first item that you selected.

Make Same Size

Changes the size of the selected items so that they all have the same size as the first item that you selected.

Center Vertically

Moves the selected items so that the center of the "bounding box" containing all of the items is halfway down the length of the form. The position of the items within the "bounding box" is unchanged.

Center Horizontally

Moves the selected items so that the center of the "bounding box" containing all of the items is halfway down the width of the form. The position of the items within the "bounding box" is unchanged.

Create Navigation Resource

Creates a default form navigation resource for the currently selected form. The resulting XML can be edited in the XML Editor.

Image ^TOP^

Use the Image menu to access tools in the Bitmap Editor

Rectangle Selection Tool

Selects the rectangle selection tool, so that you can draw a rectangle selection area in the editor window.

Color Selection Tool

Selects the color selection tool, so that you can select a single color in the editor window.

Fill Tool

Selects the fill tool, so that you can fill an area defined by a single color with another color.

Magnification Tool

Selects the magnification tool, so that you can zoom in on a rectangular area.

Pencil Tool

Selects the pencil tool, so that you can place single pixels of the currently selected foreground color.

Brush Tool

Selects the brush tool, so that you can draw by sketching with a selected brush.

Air Brush Tool

Selects the air brush tool, so that you can spray random pixels of the foreground color onto the image.

Line Tool

Selects the line tool, so that you can draw a point-to-point line with the currently selected foreground color.

Rectangle Tool

Selects the rectangle tool, so that you can draw a rectangle with the currently selected foreground color. (The interior of the rectangle is left unchanged.)

Outlined Rectangle Tool

Selects the outlined rectangle tool, so that you can draw a rectangle framed with the currently selected foreground color and filled with the currently selected background color.

Filled Rectangle Tool

Selects the filled rectangle tool, so that you can draw a rectangle framed and filled with the currently selected foreground color.

Rounded Rectangle Tool

Selects the rounded rectangle tool, so that you can draw a rounded rectangle with the currently selected foreground color. (The interior of the rectangle is left unchanged.)

Outlined Rounded Rectangle Tool

Selects the outlined rounded rectangle tool, so that you can draw a rounded rectangle framed with the currently selected foreground color and filled with the currently selected background color.

Filled Rounded Rectangle Tool

Selects the filled rounded rectangle tool, so that you can draw a rounded rectangle framed and filled with the currently selected foreground color.

Ellipse Tool

Selects the ellipse tool, so that you can draw an ellipse with the currently selected foreground color. (The interior of the ellipse is left unchanged.)

Outlined Ellipse Tool

Selects the outlined ellipse tool, so that you can draw an ellipse framed with the currently selected foreground color and filled with the currently selected background color.

Filled Ellipse Tool

Selects the filled ellipse tool, so that you can draw an ellipse framed and filled with the currently selected foreground color.

Window ^TOP^

Use the Window menu to change how the editor windows are displayed, to close the editor windows, or to select which editor window is in the foreground.

Arrange Icons

Arranges any minimized editor windows.

Cascade Windows

Arranges any non-minimized and non-maximized editor windows so that they are the same size and overlapping down a diagonal line from upper-left to lower-right.

Tile Horizontally

Arranges any non-minimized and non-maximized editor windows as horizontal tiles, making them all visible at the same time.

Tile Vertically

Arranges any non-minimized and non-maximized editor windows as vertical tiles, making them all visible at the same time.

Close Editor

Closes the currently selected editor window.

Close All Editors

Closes all of the currently open editor windows.

Toolbar

Toggles the display of the toolbar panel.

Color Palette

Toggles the display of the color palette in the Bitmap Editor.

Character Map

Toggles the display of the character map window, shown in Figure 9.5.

Figure 9.5  Character map window

Help ^TOP^

Use the Help menu to get information about Palm OS Resource Editor.

Help Topics

Opens the Palm OS Resource Editor help file.

About Palm OS Resource Editor

Opens the Palm OS Resource Editor About dialog box.