Lotus BeanMachine Reference Guide

Main Menu Items

File

New Creates a new applet
New Applet Wizard Opens the wizard for creating new applets
Open Opens an existing applet
Close Closes the current applet without exiting BeanMachine
Save Saves the current applet. If the current applet hasn't been saved before, you will be prompted for a filename
Save As Saves the current applet with a new filename
Run Compiles and runs the applet for testing purposes
Publish Collects all of the current applet's files for publishing on a web server
Exit Ends the current session of BeanMachine

Edit

Undo Undo the last operation
Redo Redo the last operation
Cut Cuts the selected part(s) to the clipboard
Copy Copies the selected part(s) to the clipboard
Paste Pastes a part(s) from the clipboard
Clear Deletes the selected part(s)
Select all Selects all the parts in the current applet
Deselect all Deselects all the parts in the current applet

View

Preview Mode Shows or hides the artwork outlines and nonvisual parts (useful for displaying the applet as it will appear when it runs)
Standard Toolbar Shows or hides the main toolbar
Rulers Shows or hides the rulers
Status bar Shows or hides the status bar

Layout

Preferred Size Automatically resize the part when its content changes
Fixed Size Do not automatically resize the part when its content changes

Align

Left Aligns the selected parts with the left edge of the first part (anchor) selected
Center Aligns the selected parts along the vertical axis of the first part (anchor) selected
Right Aligns the selected parts with the right edge of the first part (anchor) selected
Top Aligns the selected parts with the top edge of the first part (anchor) selected
Middle Aligns the selected parts along the horizontal axis of the first part (anchor) selected
Right Aligns the selected parts with the right edge of the first part (anchor) selected

Options

Preferences Displays a dialog to customize the basic settings of your copy of BeanMachine
Clear Gallery Empties the Gallery to free up memory
Bean Wizard Displays a wizard for importing Java classes for use on the Palette

Window

Details Brings up the Details window
Gallery Brings up the Gallery window
Palette Brings up the parts Palette
Java Brings up the Java editor window
Log Brings up the Log window

Help

Documentation Opens and displays the BeanMachine online documentation
About Displays a dialog with basic information about BeanMachine like version number