This chapter provides more detail about the controls and other screen elements that can be used to create a user interface in the AcuBench Screen Designer. It starts with an overview of the ACUCOBOL-GT standard controls, then discusses the basics of ActiveX controls. Next, it talks about the process of adding menus and toolbars to your screens. (Both character-based and graphical screens may include a menu; only graphical screens can include a toolbar.)
The information contained in this chapter is supplemental to the information in Books 2 and 3 of the ACUCOBOL-GT documentation set pertaining to menus, graphical controls, and toolbars. In most cases, this chapter focuses on the AcuBench-specific aspects of using the various screen elements, although some more general principles are included.