File Menu

The file menu gives you operations which deal with complete window designs. By convention, window designs are stored in files with the suffix ".xd".

New - creates a new window design. If you already have a window design in the design area, you will be asked if you want to save it.

Open - opens an existing window design file and reads the design into the design area. If you already have a window design in the design area, you will be asked if you want to save it.

Read - opens an existing window design file and reads the design into the design area. If you already have a window design in the design area, it will remain open and can be retrieved from the window holding area.

Save - saves the window design currently in the design area into a window design file. If the window design is newly created, you will be asked to give a name for the window design file.

Save as - saves the window design currently in the design area into a window design file. You will always be asked to give a name for the window design file.

Print - prints the widget hierarchy on a suitable PostScript printer.

Exit - exits from X-Designer. If you have any window designs open you will be asked if you want to save them.

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