The Toolbar provides access to commands commonly used in the Design View and Component Tree.

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Command Name

Description

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Test/Preview

Preview the window using a quick test mode. This is ideal for testing the layout and resizing behavior of your components.

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Refresh/Reparse

Re-parse the current source and refresh the design view.

 

Look & Feel

Choose the Look & Feel to display the current widgets (Swing only).

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Cut

Copy the selected components to the clipboard and remove them from the DesignView.

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Copy

Copy the selected components to the clipboard.

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Paste

Paste the selected components from the clipboard.

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Delete

Delete the selected components from the Design View.

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Layout Assistant

Open the layout assistant for the layout manager associated with the selected container.

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Align Left

Align the selected components along their left edges.

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Align Center

Align the selected components along their horizontal centers.

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Align Right

Align the selected components along their right edges.

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Align Top

Align the selected components along their top edges.

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Align Middle

Align the selected components along their vertical centers.

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Align Bottom

Align the selected components along their bottom edges.

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Replicate Width

Replicate the width of the selected components.

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Replicate Height

Replicate the height of the selected components..

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Distribute Width

Distribute the extra horizontal width equally for the selected components. If the Ctrl key is down, the left-most and right-most widgets will act as anchors.

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Distribute Height

Distribute the extra horizontal height equally for the selected components. If the Ctrl key is down, the top-most and bottom-most widgets will act as anchors.

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Center Horizontally

Center the selected components horizontally in the window.

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Center Vertically

Center the selected components vertically in the window.

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Externalize Strings

Opens the Externalize Strings dialog.

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Choose Locale

Choose the Locale to display the current widgets.

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