File menu

The file menu provides functions for creating, managing, editing or importing projects.

The File menu opens as soon as you have started the development environment.

The following functions are available in the menu:

New project

Creates a new project using the project wizard.

Last used

In the Recently used projects list, projects that have already been loaded are displayed in chronological order. The newer projects are sorted at the top, the older ones further down. The list contains a maximum of 100 projects. Older projects are not displayed. The list of projects can be deleted using the 'Delete recently used projects' function in the Options dialogue.

The following functionalities are available for recently used projects:

Search

The search works like a filter: as you type, the list of elements is updated dynamically and only hits that match the current input are displayed. The search is limited to the project name.

One or more columns

The project list can be displayed in one or more columns using the buttons and (top right in the view).

Pin project

The grey pin symbol can be used to add projects to the Pinned category, which always appears at the top. Projects can be removed from this list again using the green pin symbol .

Removing a project from the list

To remove a project from the list of recently used projects, right-click on the project name and select Remove from list from the context menu.

Opening the project directory in Windows Explorer

To open the project directory in Windows Explorer, right-click on the project name and select Open in Windows Explorer from the context menu.

Examples

Contains a number of sample projects that are included in the installation of EASY UI Designer.

Open project

Opens the Open project dialogue, which displays existing VisiWin projects(*.vw7) or Visual Studio project folders(*.sln) for selection. The selected project is loaded into the development environment.

Import VisiWinNET project

Imports and converts a VisiWinNET project of version 6.5 into the current EASY UI Designer version.

The steps for a successful conversion are explained in the chapter .

Exit

Terminates the execution of the development environment. EASY UI Designer is closed.

As soon as you have opened a project in the development environment, the File menu also contains the following functions:

Save

Saves the project. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+S

Save project as

Displays the dialogue Save project under a different name.

Save all

Saves all files changed in the development environment.

Open project folder

Opens the project directory in Windows Explorer.

Close project

Closes the currently loaded project. The development environment remains open.