Design-Time Actions: Selecting Controls and Layout Items
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The following table lists the design-time actions that can be used to select controls and layout items in the Layout Control. The settings of the selected items/controls can then be accessed via the Properties window. It’s also possible to drag the item that was selected last to a new position or customize the selected items via the Context Menu (for instance, combine the items to groups, hide them, set size constraints etc).
Action | Effect |
|---|---|
Clicking a control within the Layout Control. | Selects this control. |
Clicking a layout item/group (the region which is not occupied by controls). | Selects the layout item/group and unselects other layout items/groups. |
Clicking a layout item/group while holding the SHIFT/CTRL key down | Toggles the selected state of the layout item/group (the selected state of other layout items and groups is not changed). This allows you to select multiple layout items/groups. |
Pressing the ESC key after a control, layout item or group has been selected. | Selects the parent of the clicked control, layout item or group. If a control is selected, the layout item that own this control will be selected. If a layout item/group is selected, the group that owns this item/group will be selected. If a root group is selected, the Layout Control will be selected. |