Project Explorer.md

title	Project Explorer
parent	IDE
permalink	/tB/IDE/Project/Explorer

Project Explorer

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{:width="16" height="11"} ImportedTypeLibraries
{:width="16" height="11"} Miscellaneous
{:width="16" height="11"} Packages
{:width="16" height="11"} References
{:width="16" height="11"} Resources
{:width="16" height="11"} Sources

When a Project is open contextual icons will appear.

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• Info

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{:width="16" height="16"} Add...

Same as Right-Click

Right-Click - Add

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• {:width="16" height="11"} Add Folder
• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Windows Form
• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Windows MDI Form
• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Windows UserControl
• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Windows PropertyPage
• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Windows Report

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• {:width="16" height="16"} Add CustomControls Form

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• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Module (.TWIN supporting Unicode)
• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Class (.TWIN supporting Unicode)

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• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Module (.BAS)
• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Class (.CLS)

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• {:width="16" height="16"} Add Other File

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• {:width="16" height="16"} Import

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• Add Resource: Visual Styles Manifest
• Add Resource: String Table
• Add Resource: MESSAGETABLE

{:width="16" height="11"} Folder

{: #folder }

{:width="16" height="16"} Windows Form

{: #windows-form }

The form designer opens on the new file. See Add a form.

{:width="16" height="16"} Windows MDI Form

{: #windows-mdi-form }

{:width="16" height="16"} Windows UserControl

{: #windows-usercontrol }

{:width="16" height="16"} Windows PropertyPage

{: #windows-propertypage }

{:width="16" height="16"} Windows Report

{: #windows-report }

The report designer opens on the new file. See Designing reports.

{:width="16" height="16"} CustomControls Forms

{: #customcontrols-forms }

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{:width="16" height="16"} Module

{: #module }

{:width="16" height="16"} Class

{: #class }

{:width="16" height="16"} Other File

{: #other-file }

{:width="16" height="16"} Import

{: #import }

Resource: Visual Styles Manifest

{: index="visual styles" }

An application manifest is an XML file that Windows reads when it starts the program. The one this command adds declares a dependency on version 6 of the Windows Common Controls, so that the program's buttons, lists and other controls are drawn in the current Windows visual style rather than the classic one. It is stored as resource #1 in the project's MANIFEST resource folder, and the build embeds it in the program.

A manifest can also declare the program's DPI awareness. A program whose manifest does should set Force DPI Awareness At Startup to NONE.

See {:width="16" height="11"} /.../Resources/MANIFEST/#1.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
   <assemblyIdentity
      type="win32"
      processorArchitecture="*"
      name="My_twinBASIC_Application"
      version="1.0.0.0"
   />
   <description>Application description here</description>
   <dependency>
      <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity
            type="win32"
            processorArchitecture="*"
            name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
            version="6.0.0.0"
            publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
            language="*"
         />
      </dependentAssembly>
   </dependency>
</assembly>

Resource: String Table

See {:width="16" height="11"} /.../Resources/STRING/Strings.json

[
    {
        "id": 101,
        "name": "MyLocalizedString1",
        "LCID_0000": "This is my NEUTRAL text for MyLocalizedString1",
        "LCID_0409": "This is my USA text for MyLocalizedString1",
        "LCID_0407": "This is my GERMAN text for MyLocalizedString1",
        "LCID_0809": "This is my UK text for MyLocalizedString1"
    },
    {
        "id": 102,
        "name": "MyLocalizedString2",
        "LCID_0000": "This is my NEUTRAL text for MyLocalizedString2",
        "LCID_0409": "This is my USA text for MyLocalizedString2",
        "LCID_0407": "This is my GERMAN text for MyLocalizedString2",
        "LCID_0809": "This is my UK text for MyLocalizedString2"
    }
]

Resource: MESSAGETABLE

See {:width="16" height="11"} /.../Resources/MESSAGETABLE/Strings.json

{
    "events": 
    [
        {
            "id": -1073610751,
            "name": "service_started",
            "LCID_0000": "%1 service started"
        },
        {
            "id": -1073610750,
            "name": "service_startup_failed",
            "LCID_0000": "%1 service startup failed"
        },
        {
            "id": -1073610749,
            "name": "service_ended",
            "LCID_0000": "%1 service ended"
        },
        {
            "id": -1073610748,
            "name": "service_stopping",
            "LCID_0000": "%1 service stopping"
        }
    ],
    "categories": 
    [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "status_changed",
            "LCID_0000": "Status Changed"
        }
    ]
}