Create an Empty Frame
You can create an empty frame on the Develop tab.
To create an empty frame
1. Select your application in the Applications portlet of the Develop tab.
The application's components, if any, are displayed in the Components portlet.
2. Click in the Components portlet to make it active.
3. Click File, New, User Frame.
The Create User Frame dialog appears.
4. Enter a valid OpenROAD name for the component in the Name entry field (for example, My_Main_Frame).
5. (Optional) Enter a comment for the component in the Remark field.
6. Accept the default application library, Core, in the Application list field.
The Core library contains many frame templates, three of which are simple, basic frame templates:
dialog_box template
Creates a standard dialog with no window control facilities, no menu bar, and no scroll bars
empty_frame template
Creates a window with no predefined buttons or menu
menu template
Creates an independent window with a menu bar and optional scroll bars and window control facilities
Note: You can specify one of your own templates from the current application or any included applications instead.
7. Accept the default template, standard.
8. Click Create.
OpenROAD opens the Frame Editor, containing the default frame based on the template you specified. By default, this frame has a form that is completely empty—no menu bar and no default toolbar.
If you switch back to the Workbench window, you will see that the empty frame has been added to the Components portlet.
Note: You continue to develop this form interactively by setting frame properties, adding fields, and specifying field properties as you follow along in this and other chapters.
Last modified date: 06/25/2024