When the Visual Composition Editor opens, you can begin visually constructing your To-Do List applet. The To-Do List applet consists of a bean containing several visual beans.
When working with beans in VisualAge for Java, you use the following fundamental techniques: dragging beans, selecting multiple beans, and displaying pop-up menus.
Dragging beans
To drag a bean, click and hold down the appropriate mouse button. (In OS/2, use mouse button 2 to drag a bean; in the UNIX platforms, use the middle button; in Windows, use mouse button 1.) Move the crosshair to the desired location and release the button.
Selecting multiple beans
To select multiple beans, hold down the Ctrl key and click mouse button 1 on the items you want to select. This is referred to as a selection set.
Note: Only beans that can be operated upon as a set can be contained in a selection set. A set of beans placed within a window, for instance, can be selected together for the purpose of sizing or alignment. However, you cannot select the window bean and one of the beans it contains together.
Displaying bean pop-up menus
To display a pop-up menu, click mouse button 2 on the bean.
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