Trace Systems Inc

Making a New Project Based on an Existing One

Starting from a copy of a project
Our plan
Step 1: Review appearance of existing layout
Appearance changes we want
Step 2 - Copy files to clean new directory
Copy the files
Step 3 - Load new project file into TCPmaker Pro
Open the project file
This will load the project file, and advance to the "Select compilers" page of the TCPmaker wizard.
Change description and Device Class Name
Select compilers
Click "Design Your Web Page..." to enter the Visual Page Designer
Edit our layout in the Visual Page Designer
Setting up the Master Template
Determining background colors for the Master Template
Bringing up the Master Template
Setting background colors of the Master Template
Move controls and background elements to the Master Template
Move item to template
Verify that the item has moved to the Master Template
Caution: Z-Order is important
Continue moving background elements and labels to Master Template
When we're done with the index page
Our Master Template at this point
The index page with Master Template applied
Add some navigation buttons to our new Master Template
Add a new page that uses our Master Template
Save and test our layout
Using Beyond Compare 3 to copy "real I/O" code to our new project
Select the Left Directory for Compare
Compare to "TCPmaker"
Beyond Compare 3's side by side comparison of directory trees
Comparing two files side by side
Comparing two MORE files side by side
Multiple comparisons available at once
Summary
Final comments about Beyond Compare 3