Apple WebObjects 3.5 - Manual (Page 19)

Launching WebObjects Builder
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2. Double-click Main.wo in the second column.
The application WebObjects Builder launches and displays a window
entitled
Main.wo . This represents your application’s Main component.
You create your component graphically in the upper pane of the
component window. The browser at the bottom of the window (known
as the
object browser) is used to display variables and methods your
component uses. Note that there are two variables already defined,
application and session . You’ll create others later.
The toolbar at the top of the window contains several buttons that
allow you to create the content of your component. WebObjects
Builder also has menu commands corresponding to these buttons.
Note: Depending on the width of the window, the toolbar may appear in
two rows or one.
3. From the pop-up list at the left of the toolbar, choose .
These buttons change properties
of selected elements.
Object browser shows
variables and methods
in your application’s
code.
Pull-down menu lets
you add variables,
methods, and actions
to your source code.
Pop-up list switches
editing modes Click to inspect
selected element.
Click one of these
buttons to create a
specific element.
Elements pop-up list
switches buttons
displayed to its right.
This window displays
your component’s
elements graphically.