Controls Sample

Compiling

To compile the example:

Launch EiffelStudio.
Select Use existing Ace (control file) and click OK.
Browse to Eiffel52\examples\wel\controls\.
Choose Ace.ace
Choose the directory where the project will be compiled, by default the same directory containing the Ace file. If you select another directory than the default one, please copy icons (*.ico) and resource files (*.rc) from the default directory (the one containing the Ace file) to the new one.
Click OK.

Running

After launching the program, an empty window will be displayed. There are numerous menus in the window, each relating to a different type of control. Each menu has "Create" and "Delete" along with a other options specific to each control. By selecting these menu options, controls will be created and modified as demonstrated in the above illustration.

Under the Hood

Each menu is an instance of WEL_MENU and on_menu_command has been redefined in MAIN_WINDOW to perform the appropriate actions.

This sample contains the following classes: