User Guide

simple Maplets. The Maplets package offers more capabilities, control and
options when designing complicated Maplet applications.
Designing a Maplet application is similar to constructing a house. When
building a house, you first construct the skeletal structure (that is, foundation,
floors, and walls) and then proceed to add the windows and doors. Construct-
ing a Maplet is no different. First define the rows and columns of the Maplet
application and then proceed to add the body elements (for example, buttons,
text fields, and plotter regions).
Maplet Builder
To start the Maplet Builder:
• From the Tools menu, select Assistants, and then Maplet Builder.
Figure 9.2: Maplet Builder Interface
The Maplet Builder is divided into four different panes.
346 • 9 Maplets