The Editor
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The Editor

Tamara King

The editor is based on Qt™ Designer, a tool for designing and implementing user interfaces created by Trolltech. We have modified Qt™ Designer in the following ways:

For those of you already familiar with using Qt™ Designer, using the Kommander Editor will be trivial.

Main Window



  1. Toolbars contain a number of buttons to provide quick access to number of functions.

  2. The File Overview displays all of the files. Use the search field to rapidly switch between files.

  3. The Object Explorer provides an overview of the relationships between the widgets in a form. It is useful for selecting widgets in a form with a complex layout.

  4. The Property Editor is where the behavior and apperance of a widget is changed.

  5. The Dialog Editor is where dialogs are created and edited.

The File Menu

File->New (Ctrl+N)

Creates a new dialog

File->Open (Ctrl+O)

Search the file system to open an existing dialog

File->Close

Closes the active dialog

File->Save (Ctrl+S)

Saves the active dialog

File->Save As

Saves the active dialog with another name

File->Save All

Saves all open dialogs

File->Recently Opened Files

Quick list of the last several files you've opened. This list will change each time you open a file that is not on it with the oldest being bumped off first.

File->Exit

Quits Kommander

The Edit Menu

Edit->Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Undo the last action performed.

Edit->Redo (Ctrl+Y)

Redo the last action undone.

Edit->Cut (Ctrl+X)

Cut the current item and place it content on the clipboard.

Edit->Copy (Ctrl+C)

Copy the current item to the clipbard.

Edit->Paste (Ctrl+V)

Paste the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position.

Edit->Delete (Ctrl+Z)

Delete the current item.

Edit->Select All (Del)

Select all of the items in the current dialog.

Edit->Check Accelerators (Alt+R)

Verifies that all the accelerators are used only once.

Edit->Script Objects (Alt+S)

Edit->Slots

Displays window to edit and create slots and functions.

Edit->Connectors

Displays the view and edit connections dialog.

Edit->Form Setting

Displays the form setting dialog.

Edit->Preferences

Displays the preferences dialog.

The Tools Menu

Tools->Pointer (F2)

Tools->Connect Signal/Slots (F3)

Tools->Tab Order (F3)

Tools->Kommander
Tools->Kommander->TextLabel

Tools->Kommander->PixelmapLabel

Tools->Kommander->ListView

Tools->Kommander->ListBox

Tools->Kommander->SubDialog

Tools->Kommander->TabWidget

Tools->Kommander->LineEdit

Tools->Kommander->ExecButton

Tools->Kommander->CloseButton

Tools->Kommander->FileSelector

Tools->Kommander->TextEdit

Tools->Kommander->RadioButton

Tools->Kommander->ButtonGroup

Tools->Kommander->GroupBox

Tools->Kommander->CheckBox

Tools->Kommander->ComboBox

Tools->Kommander->SpinBoxInt

Tools->Kommander->RichTextEditor

Tools->Kommander->TreeWidget

Tools->Kommander->Unknown

Tools->Kommander->Wizard

Tools->Custom
Tools->Custom->Edit Custom Widgets

The Layout Menu

Layout->Adjust Size (Ctrl+J)

Layout->Lay Out Horizontally (Ctrl+H)

Layout->Lay Out Vertically (Ctrl+L)

Layout->Lay Out in a Grid (Ctrl+G)

Layout->Lay Out Horzontially (in Splitter)

Layout->Lay Out Vertically (in Splitter)

Layout->Break Layout (Ctrl+B)

Layout->Add Spacer

The Run Menu

Run->Run Dialog (Ctrl+R)

Runs the current dialog.

The Window Menu

Window->Close (Ctrl+F4)

Closes current dialog.

Window->Close All

Closes all dialogs.

Window->Next (Ctrl+F6)

Window->Previous (Ctrl+Shift+F6)

Window->Tile

Window->Cascade

Window->Views
Window->Views->File Overview

Window->Views->Object Explorer

Window->Views->Property Editor/Signal Handlers

Window->Views->Line Up

Window->Toolbars
Window->Toolbars->File

Window->Toolbars->Edit

Window->Layout->File

Window->Toolbars->Tools

Window->Toolbars->Kommander

Window->Toolbars->Custom

Window->Toolbars->Help

Window->Toolbars->Line Up

The Help Menu

Help->Kommander Handbook (F1)

Invokes the KDE Help system starting at the Kommander help pages. (this document).

Help->What's This? (Shift+F1)

Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within Kommander will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

Help->Report Bug...

Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.

Help->About Kommander

This will display version and author information.

Help->About KDE

This displays the KDE version and other basic information.

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