As you develop a window, you can preview its appearance from the Window painter. By previewing the window, you get a good idea of how it will look during execution.
Preview button on the PainterBar and the PowerBar
You can preview a window from the Window painter using the
Preview button on the PainterBar or by clicking the Preview button
on the PowerBar. When you use the Preview button on the PainterBar,
you do not have to save the window first, but you cannot trigger
events as described below. For information about previewing using
the PowerBar button, see “Running a window”.
To preview a window:
Click the Preview button in the PainterBar (not the PowerBar), or select Design>Preview from the menu bar.
PowerBuilder minimizes and the window displays with the properties you have defined, such as title bar, menu, Minimize box, and so on.
While previewing the window, you can get a sense of its look and feel. You can:
Move the window
Resize it (if it is resizable)
Maximize, minimize, and restore it (if these properties were enabled)
Tab from control to control
Select controls
You cannot:
Change properties of the window
Changes you make while previewing the window, such as resizing it, are not saved.
Trigger events
For example, clicking a CommandButton while previewing a window does not trigger its Clicked event.
Connect to a database
To return to the Window painter:
Do one of the following:
If the Window has a control menu, select Close from the control menu or click the Close button in the upper right corner of the window.
If the window is visible, shut down the process.
If the window is not visible, click PowerBuilder on the task bar and then click the Terminate button.
