Form Editor: Form Preview

Overview

EchoStudio is a powerful tool for quickly assembling a user interface for your application, but the feature most appreciated by experienced Echo developers is the Preview Panel. This panel displays the form as it will appear when it is freshly instantiated. (Figure 1) EchoStudio keeps the preview synchronized with the modifications you make in the Form Component Hierarchy Panel and the Component Editor Panel. Thus, the Preview Panel will save you a great deal of time while you are evaluating layouts, which is why experienced Echo developers love it.

Why Doesn't It Respond to My Actions?

The Preview Panel is for evaluating the layout of your forms -- not their interactions. Consequently, clicking buttons or other operations that trigger ActionEvents are suppressed. You will need to use EchoStudio's Run As Echo Application feature to evaluate the interactivity of your interface.