Menu Designer

1.Open an existing panel in the Panel Designer

2.Click the Shape button on the Components toolbar.

3.In an area of the Panel Designer workspace away from the buttons to be grouped, press and drag to add and size the shape. (The shape appears by default on a layer above item buttons or labels, and below the ticket displays and linked panels.)

4.Select the group of components that will have the background behind them.

5.On the Edit menu, click Bring To Front to move the button group to the top layer.

6.Position the background shape behind the button group.

7.Edit the properties of the shape using the Components Property Editor.

1.Open an existing panel in the Panel Designer

2.Click the Shape button on the Components toolbar.

3.Press and drag in the Panel Designer workspace to add the shape.

4.In the Components Property Editor, the Brush section controls the fill inside the shape, while the Pen section controls the border around the shape. Click the Expand buttons to expand those sections of the Components Property Editor.

5.Select a Shape Style of Unstyled.

6.In the Brush section, click the Style field and select bsClear from the drop-down list. This removes the fill inside the shape.

7.In the Pen section, click in the Background Color field and select a color for the outline from the drop-down list.

8.In the Width field, enter a width (in pixels) for the outline.

9.Click in the Shape field and select a shape for the outline from the drop-down list.

10.Reposition the outline, if needed.

11.On the File menu, click Close to close the Panel Designer.

12.Save the file and refresh Terminal to see your changes.

Use this procedure to add a narrow, beveled, gray line or border to separate components on your panel.

1.Open an existing panel in the Panel Designer

2.Click the Bevel button on the Components toolbar.

3.Press and drag to surround the buttons or other components you want to group.

4.In the Components Property Editor, click the Shape field and select the a shape from the drop-down list (see examples below).

5.Click in the Style field and select the Lowered or Raised option from the drop-down list. A raised bevel style will make the box shape appear to be raised slightly off the screen, while a lowered bevel style will make a box appear slightly depressed (see example above).

6.On the File menu, click Close to close the Panel Designer.

7.Save the menu file and refresh Terminal to see your changes.