Component Designer Overview

Using Component Designer, a companion tool to Target Designer, you can create a component definition file to define a component.

The Component Designer window is comprised of menus, a toolbar, the navigation pane (left), the details pane (right), and the status bar.

In the Component Designer navigation pane, Component Designer displays a graphic view of component definition files:

The active item in the navigation pane controls the information listed in the details pane. For example:

• When a capability is selected in the navigation pane, the details pane lists all components under the capability. It also lists the Needs, Needed by, and Conflicts section for the capability.
• When a file under a component is active, the details pane displays the file name, source, target, size, and target name.

See Also

What Do I Do First?

Component Definition File Overview

Prerequisites for Creating a Component Definition File

Using Component Designer to Define a Component

Toolbar Overview

 Last updated on Friday, April 02, 2004

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