Exploring the Accordion Designer Form
The Accordion Designer Form contains a menu, toolbar, Edit tab, Preview tab, and properties pane.
• Accordion Designer Form Menu
The Accordion Designer Form menu contains the following menu items and subitems:
Menu Item |
Submenu Item |
Description |
File |
Load from XML |
Load the formatting for a C1Accordion control from an .xml file. |
Save as XML |
Save the current formatting of the C1Accordion control to an .xml file. | |
Exit |
Closes the Accordion Designer Form. | |
Edit |
Insert Item |
Inserts a new C1AccordionPane at the specified place in the list of panes. |
Add Child |
Adds a new C1Accordion pane as a child of the C1Accordion. | |
Cut |
Cuts the selected C1AccordionPane to be moved in the list of panes. | |
Copy |
Copies the selected C1AccordionPane. | |
Paste |
Pastes a C1AccordionPane at the specified location in the list of panes. | |
Delete |
Removes the selected C1AccordionPane. | |
Rename |
Allows you to change the name of the C1AccordionPane. |
• Accordion Designer Form Toolbar
The table below describes each button in the toolbar:
Button |
Name |
Description |
Move Item Up |
Moves the selected C1AccordionPane up the list of panes. | |
Move Item Down |
Moves the selected C1AccordionPane down the list panes. | |
Move Item Left |
Moves the selected C1AccordionPane to the left in the hierarchy. | |
Move Item Right |
Moves the selected C1AccordionPane to the right in the hierarchy. | |
Add Child Item |
Inserts a C1AccordionPane as a child of the C1Accordion control. | |
Insert Item |
Inserts a C1AccordionPane at the specified location in the list of panes. | |
Cut |
Cuts the selected C1AccordionPane to be moved in the list of panes. | |
Copy |
Copies the selected C1AccordionPane. | |
Paste |
Pastes a C1AccordionPane at the specified location in the list of panes. | |
Delete |
Removes the selected C1AccordionPane. |
• Edit Tab
Click the Edit tab and select the C1Accordion control or the desired C1AccordionPane for which you would like to manipulate or adjust the properties.
• Preview Tab
Click the Preview tab for a preview of what the C1Accordion control will look like.
• Properties Pane
The Accordion Designer Form properties pane is almost identical to the Visual Studio Properties window. Simply select a C1AccordionPane or the C1Accordion control and set the desired properties here.
• Command Buttons
The command buttons are summarized in the following table:
Button |
Description |
OK |
Clicking OK applies the new settings to the C1Accordion control. |
Cancel |
Clicking Cancel closes the Accordion Designer Form, cancelling the new settings and applying the default settings to the C1Accordion control. |
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