
6 Laying Out a GUI
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• Press Ctrl+A to select all child objects of the figure. This does not select
components that are child objects of panels or button groups.
• Click and drag the cursor to create a rectangle that encloses the components
you want to select. If the rectangle encloses a panel or button group, only the
panel or button group is selected, not its children. If the rectangle encloses
part of a panel or button group, only the components within the rectangle
that are child objects of the panel or button group are selected.
• Select multiple components using the
Shift and Ctrl keys.
In some cases, a component may lie outside its parent’s boundary. Such a
component is not visible in the Layout Editor but can be selected by dragging
a rectangle that encloses it or by selecting it in the Object Browser. Such a
component is visible in the active GUI.
Note You can select multiple components only if they have the same parent.
To determine the child objects of a figure, panel, or button group, use the
Object Browser. “Viewing the Object Hierarchy” on page 6-62 tells you how
Copying, Cutting, and Clearing Components
Use standard menu and pop-up menu commands, toolbar icons, keyboard keys,
and shortcut keys to copy, cut, and clear components.
Copying. Copying places a copy of the selected components on the clipboard. A
copy of a panel or button group includes its children.
Cutting. Cutting places a copy of the selected components on the clipboard and
deletes them from the layout area. If you cut a panel or button group, you also
cut its children.
Clearing. Clearing deletes the selected components from the layout area. It does
not place a copy of the components on the clipboard. If you clear a panel or
button group, you also clear its children.
Pasting and Duplicating Components
Pasting. Use standard menu and pop-up menu commands, toolbar icons, and
short-cut keys to paste components. GUIDE pastes the contents of the
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