Creating a Palette

To include additional classes in the visual builder, you need to create a palette and then specify which classes to include on the palette.

Before including classes, you may want to refer to Imported Class Requirements and Imported Class Limitations.

  1. In the visual builder, choose View > Show Palette Manager...

  2. In the Palette Manager, choose File > New to open the New Palette dialog.

  3. Provide a unique name for the palette using only alphanumeric characters, '.', and '_'.

  4. Choose where you want the palette saved.

  5. Click OK.

    The palette name is added to the option menu in the Palette Manager.

  6. In the lower pane of the Palette Manager, choose the classes that you want to include on this palette.

    Most of the classes are listed by the package in which they reside. To choose one or more classes:

    Warning: Clicking on the box next to a package name selects all of the classes in that package. If you choose to do this, be aware that you may adversely affect the visual builder's start up performance. Also, if you include too many classes, not all of them will be visible on the palette.

  7. Click Update.

    A dialog opens and displays the progress of importing the selected classes onto the palette. Classes that don't meet the requirements are not imported and a message states that they were omitted.

    When importing is complete, the new palette is saved in the specified directory and displayed in the palette area of the visual builder and its name is added to the Palette menu and the right-mouse-button menu in the palette area.

Imported Class Requirements

Before a class can be imported, it must meet the following requirements:


Imported Class Limitations

See Also

Guide to the Cosmo Code Development Environment
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