The Dialog Configuration

When you have selected a dialog, a Dlg. Sym. edit field appears in the Properties Bar with an accompanying ID edit field to its right. (See Figure 2.1.)

·To select a dialog:

From the File menu, choose New.

Or from the Edit menu, choose New Dialog.

Or with the mouse, click the background of the dialog.

A dialog can be identified either by an integer ID value paired with an optional symbolic name, or by a zero-terminated string. The Properties Bar can accept either of these designators.

·To assign a symbolic name to the dialog:

Enter a name in the Dlg. Sym. edit field.

By default, the Dialog Editor assigns an integer ID value of 100 to a new dialog. The integer ID appears in the ID edit field to the right of the Dlg. Sym. edit field. You can edit the ID value by typing in this edit field.

·To enter a zero-terminated string dialog designator:

1.Enter the name in the Dlg. Sym. edit field.

2.Immediately tab to the field on the right.

3.Erase the integer ID.

4.Press ENTER.

The Dialog Editor will accept the value as a zero-terminated designator.