C1InputPanel Designer

C1InputPanel, has a powerful yet simple designer, C1InputPanel Item Collection Editor, for adding, removing, or editing input component items on the panel. The main part of the editor's application consists of a windows form, which conveniently allows the user to modify the input components' properties. The editor's command buttons enables the user to quickly add, insert items before or after the selected item, delete, or move the position of the input components just with one click. Each time you add an input component using the designer, the input component automatically appears on the C1InputPanel control on the form. When you add an input component, its properties appear in the group pane of the editor so you can conveniently modify the input component's properties.

C1InputPanel's WYSIWYG (“What you see is what you get”) designer interface makes it simple to see how your elements appear on the InputPanel at design time without having to run the project to see it at run time.

To access the C1InputPanel Item Collection Editor

Right-click on C1InputPanel and select Edit Items.

The C1InputPanel Item Collection Editor appears.

$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\C1InputPanelItemCollectionEditor2.png$

The following table provides a description for the functions of all of the command buttons in the C1InputPanel Item Collection Editor:

Command Button	Description
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\AddButton.png$	Add the selected item in the combo box after the last input item in the C1InputPanel.
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\InsertBefore.png$	Inserts the selected input item in the combo box before the selected item in the Members list box.
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\InsertAfter.png$	Inserts the current input item in the combo box after the selected item in the Members List box.
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\MoveUpbutton.png$	Moves the selected input item in the Members list box one position up.
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\MoveDownbutton.png$	Moves the selected input item in the Members list box one position down.
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\DeleteButton.png$	Deletes the selected input item in the Members list box from the C1InputPanel.
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\OKbutton.png$	Saves and updates the changes in the C1InputPanel and closes the C1InputPanel Item Collection Editor.
$Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\CancelButton.png$	Cancels the changes you made and closes the C1InputPanel Item Collection Editor.

Adding Input Components

To add an input component, select an item from the drop-down list box and click on the Add button.

Adding an Input Component Before or After the Current Input Component

Click on the insert before, $Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\InsertBefore.png$ , button to insert the input component before the current/selected one.

Click on the insert after, $Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\InsertAfter.png$ , button to insert the input component after the current/selected one.

Changing Input Component's Position

To change an input component's position within C1InputPanel click the MoveUp, $Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\MoveUpbutton.png$ and MoveDown, $Description: C:\MyFiles\D2H2008Projects\WinForms\WinForms_C1InputPanel\Documents\Graphics\MoveDownbutton.png$ , buttons. The MoveUp button moves the selected item up one position in the C1InputPanel and the MoveDown button moves the selected item down one position in the C1InputPanel.

Deleting a Specific Input Component

Select the input item from the Members list box that you wish to delete and click the Delete button.

Editing Input Components

Once an input component is added to the Members list box in the editor, you can edit its properties in the property grid.

To edit a specific input component, select the input component from the Members list box and edit its properties in the property grid.