Transform Widgets

The Transform () option in the Widget menu allows you to change specific controls into another, keeping any resources, constraints or callbacks that have been set.

The following widgets may be transformed into any of the others in the list:

The following widgets may be transformed into any of the others in the list:

In addition the following widget transformations can be performed:

Widget tranformations are particularly useful when you need to fix compliance failures. See the "Microsoft Windows Compliance" section of the "Designing for Microsoft Windows" chapter of the User's Guide.

You can also apply the resource file masking toggles to multiply selected widgets. This toggle can be in one of three states: on, off and mixed. If all of the selected widgets have the same setting for this toggle, it shows on or off, as appropriate. If they have different settings, however, it shows the mixed state. More information on the function and purpose of these toggles is given in the "Masking Resources" section of the "Generating Code" chapter of the main User's Guide.

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