EchoStudio: Form Editor Guide

The Form Editor Guide provides an in-depth discussion of the EchoStudio Form Editor's features and usage. A basic understanding of Echo development, such as provided in the Echo Tutorial, will be beneficial to understanding this documentation. Additionally, a basic understanding of EchoStudio's functionality as described in The EchoStudio Quick Start Guide is essential for understanding the utility of the Form Editor's features.

1 Overview Introduces the Form Editor and discusses its role within EchoStudio. Describes the mechanisms available to access the Form Editor and introduces the three Form Editor contexts. 2 Design Context Introduces the Design Context and discusses its purpose. Describes the layout of the Design Context. 3 Design Context: Component Tree Discusses how to use the Component Tree Panel to add components to the form control their layout. 4 Design Context: Component Editor Discusses how this panel is used to set the initial state of the form's components. 5 Design Context: Form Preview Describes the preview panel of the Design Panel. 6 Source Context Describes how the Source Context can be used to customize the initialization and interactive behavior of forms. Component initialization methods and event callback methods are discussed. 7 Configuration Context Discusses how the Configuration Context can be used to support internationalization of forms be defining a ResourceBundle.