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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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