Working With the Dialog Editor

The Dialog Editor is located in the Layout tab of the Dialogs view. This is where you can customize the contents of the frame and pane areas of any frame group of dialogs, as well as the pane area of any individual dialog in your project. You can also create new, custom dialogs in this view.

The following topics are available to assist you in customizing dialogs in the Dialog Editor.

Topics for Working With the Dialog Editor
Topic	Content
Setting Dialog Properties	Descriptions of and instructions for setting the properties of the frame and pane areas of dialogs.
Creating a New Frame Group	Instructions for creating a new frame group.
Using Dialog Controls	Descriptions of each type of control you can add to a dialog, along with a link to instructions for setting its properties.
Adding a Dialog Control	Instructions for adding controls to a dialog.
Editing a Dialog Control	Instructions for editing the controls in a dialog.
Deleting a Dialog Control	Instructions for deleting controls from a dialog.
Working with Custom Dialogs	Instructions for creating new, custom dialogs in the Dialog Editor.
Working With the Dialog Gallery	Description of and instructions for adding locations to which to export custom dialogs.
Importing and Exporting Dialogs and Frames	Description of and instructions for importing, exporting, and resetting custom dialogs and frames.
Using Question Dialogs	Description of and instructions for creating Question dialogs.
Creating and Using Dialog Events	Descriptions of and instructions for creating and modifying the events associated with dialogs that determine what occurs when the user interface (UI) is Swing, console, or silent.