CLICK ANYWHERE TITLE BOX TECHNIQUE
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                                      by
                                  Peter Hibbs

    On most programs that use the GEM  system  and a resource file there is
    usually a title box which gives  the  current issue of the program, the
    programmers name, date of issue,  etc.  Sometimes  the box appears when
    the program is first run and sometimes  it can be displayed by clicking
    on the first entry in the DESK entry of the menu bar.

    In some programs the user has  to  click  on  a small button marked OK,
    EXIT or something  similar  to  return  to  the  main  program, in most
    commercial programs the user can click anywhere in the box to return to
    the program. Personally, I  think  that  the  second  method  is a much
    better idea and looks more professional but how do you do it ?

    Using a Resource File  Editor  (I  use  WERCS  but all similar programs
    should give  the  same  facilities)  design  the  outline  box  and the
    text/graphics objects, as required. At this stage you will also need to
    include an EXIT button as  WERCS  does  not  allow you to test the form
    without one. The flag settings of  the  various objects can be set from
    the 'Flags' entry  on  the menu  bar, unfortunately, setting the 'EXIT'
    flag of the  main  outline   box   does   not   work if the user should
    happen to click on any of the text  or graphics objects which may be in
    the box. What you should do is to  set the 'TOUCH EXIT' flag instead of
    the 'EXIT' flag on ALL  the  text/graphics  objects  in the box so that
    wherever the user clicks, the program will exit OK.

    The  EXIT button should now be  moved  to a convenient part of the main 
    box where it is out of the  way (and made smaller if necessary) and its
    'HIDE' flag set to hide the button  from  view.  If you need to see the
    exit button again after you  have  hidden  it,  first select the parent
    object (usually the main box)  and  then  select the 'Un-hide Children'
    option from the Flags menu.

    And that's it, simple when you know how !