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The C++Builder toolbar is fully customizable. As you saw back in Figure 6.1, between the
toolbar and the Component Palette is a vertical line that acts as a sizing bar. When you place
the mouse cursor over the sizing bar, you will see the sizing cursor (a double-headed black
arrow). Once you have the sizing cursor, you can drag the sizing bar right or left to make the
toolbar take more or less room on the C++Builder main window.
Customizing the toolbar is remarkably easy. C++Builder allows you to add buttons to the
toolbar, remove buttons, and rearrange buttons however you see fit. To configure the toolbar,
you must use the toolbar speed menu. To display the speed menu, place your mouse cursor
over the toolbar and click the secondary mouse button. The speed menu choices are listed
in Table 6.2.
Table 6.2. Items on the toolbar’s speed menu.
Menu Item Description
Show Hints Controls whether the hints (tool tips) are displayed for the
toolbar buttons.
Hide Hides the toolbar.
Help Invokes C++Builder help with the toolbar page displayed.
Properties Displays the Toolbar Editor dialog box, which allows you to
customize the toolbar.
NOTE
If you have hidden the toolbar, you will have to choose View | Toolbar
from the main menu to display the toolbar again.
To customize the toolbar, choose Properties from the speed menu. When you choose this
menu item, the Toolbar Editor dialog box is displayed. This dialog box contains all the
possible toolbar buttons. To add a button to the toolbar, just locate it in the Toolbar Editor
and drag it to the place you want it to occupy on the toolbar. To remove a button, grab it
and drag it off the toolbar. It’s as simple as that. If you really make a mess of things, just click
the Reset button in the Toolbar Editor dialog box (see Figure 6.4), and the toolbar will revert
to its default settings.
If you want to make room for more buttons, drag the sizing bar to the right to make the
toolbar wider. Now just drag any buttons you want from the Toolbar Editor to the toolbar.
The toolbar has an invisible grid that aids you when dropping new buttons; just get the
buttons close to where you want them and they will snap into place. I happen to like the Cut,