Introduction to PowerBuilder

The Grid

Using these tools to manipulate your controls can take a while to get used to and when they do become second nature, they can still be a little unwieldy. To help you out with this problem and to speed up the process, you can use the Window Painter's grid as a basis for your controls positioning.

The Window Painter's grid is turned on by default when you first  create a window.

To look at the properties that PowerBuilder associated with the grid, select "Design/Options" and click on the "General" tab.

You can change the horizontal and vertical spacing of the grid by changing the X and Y values and, if you check the "Snap to Grid" option the size controls will snap to the nearest grid point when you move them. This enables you to size, space and align controls very quickly.

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