[Boa Constr] Q: Newbie... following instructions and hopelessly lost
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From: D. R. E. <doc...@gm...> - 2007-08-21 00:00:39
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Sorry for being so stupid, but the instructions say: ---- To create a component, you select the appropriate component from the Palette. Components are grouped for easier access, e.g. the basic controls are together. Once you have selected a control, the status bar in the Palette shows the selected control. To place the component move the cursor onto the Designer. Click the mouse once in the position where the component is required. Once the component is on the form, it can be moved and resized. You move it by placing the mouse within the component and dragging it. You resize it by dragging one of the eight markers shown on the edge of a selected control. ---- So I: 1. created a frame 2. opened the frame designer 3. selected the static bitmap 4. clicked on the frame At this point a very small box with diagonal red lines appears. However, nothing I do at this point seems to either remove or resize it. In particular, there is no sign of "eight markers" that might allow me to change its size from something microscopic to something usable. I also note that right-clicking brings up a context menu with helpful-looking commands like "Align..." and "Size..." but selecting those does not bring up any secondary menu (which one would expect to appear because of the ellipses). So I'm completely lost. The instructions seem clear. I believe that I am following them. But nothing I do seems to actually move or resize the static bitmap. This is with kubuntu dapper 64-bit (boa constructor 0.4.4, which is the version in the dapper repository). |