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EDesignData_Dlg-FormComponentTypeEditorComponent Type_AD
Created: Oktober 16, 2017 | Updated: April 06, 2018
| Applies to versions: 18.0 and 18.1
Now reading version 18.0. For the latest, read: EDesignData_Dlg-FormComponentTypeEditor((Component Type))_AD for version 19.1
The Component Type dialog
Summary
The Component Type dialog is used to select the type of component.
Access
The dialog is accessed in the following ways:
- From the CmpLib editor, click
in the Type column under the Component header. - From the Component Template Editor (*.CMPT), click in the Default Value column of a ComponentType in the Parameters region then click .
Options/Controls
Select the desired component type from the list then click OK to select.
Right-click Menu
- Add - use to add a new component type. Enter the new component type in the resulting textbox. The new type will be added to the list in alphabetical order.
- Add sub-type - use to add a sub-type to the component type currently selected or hovered over. Enter the new component type in the resulting textbox. The new sub-type will be added to the list in alphabetical order.
- Edit - use the edit the component type that is currently selected or hovered over. Enter the new component type.
- Delete - use to delete the component type that is currently selected or hovered over. A dialog appears for confirmation before the deletion occurs.