Shows the Width and Height of the application window.

The title (caption) appears at the top of the Standard Window.

If checked, the window of your application will be a standard window – with caption, border and close button. If unchecked, the window will be a custom window – no border, caption or close button are displayed. Also, you can create and use your own artwork.

Enables the Maximize button in application (standard window) title bar. Clicking this button maximizes the application window. Afterwards (if required) you have to resize/move objects placed on the project window (via script).

Enables the Minimize button in application (standard window) title bar. Clicking this button minimizes the application window to Windows task bar.

Enables the sizing border around the application (standard window) window. Dragging the application border resizes the application window. Afterwards (if required) you have to resize/move all objects placed on the project window (via script).

A thin black border will be drawn in the window's client area.

Very good if you need to add a thin border to the window without any border (unchecked Standard Window).

This unique feature moves MMB’s Non Standard window even further.

The window can have a custom shape – taken from a library or an image.

Trace Shape from Image.

To work properly, the image must be on solid background with enough space around.

Specify the start point (where the tracer will start.)  It should be in the background of the image.

The tracer tolerance allows you to specify a closer shape.  "0" value: no tolerance.

For maximum effect, create your background artwork on a solid background.

Then, create the shape with the tracer, and use the same image for the background (in Page Properties)

B/W Mask

You can use another option – B/W mask. The white part will be invisible (transparent) and the black color will become a window. With the B/W Mask you can create windows with custom shape with holes.

This is the difference between B/W Mask and the Tracer. Tracer only outline the picture. B/W Mask allows you to create any shape you like. (The same way like WinAmp is using Skins.)

With the runtime, if MMB detects 256 color it can run another page (not the first one), run another file, or just continue.

On the separate page (or file), optimize graphics to display 256 colors.

Note: Only for 256 colors.

Graphics MMB

Optimized palette for most full-color pictures. Use this palette when creating pictures or images. Extract the palette in the Palette directory (palette.bmp) using your graphic editor, and then apply it on all images.

Windows Standard

Windows standard palette is recognized by all graphics applications.

Use it whenever your projects deal with screen captures.

Always on top

Put the active window on the top of all windows – topmost window.

Save Last position in registry

Applications generated by MMB, remember its last position, which is stored on registry under a specified name.  The next time you run it, it will open in the same position.

Remember to use a different name in the edit box in order to store the position of your applications. Otherwise, they will share the same position.

Tip: Use it for toolbars and launchers applications.

Use this mode to hide the desktop with a specific background.

  Tip: Use it to create application for kiosk or exhibition stands.

It's also great for creating Autorun Browsers where the background uses an image in relation to the project.

In Background Mode, chose Solid Fill (select the color), or use an image (load it with load button.)

Then, specify how it will be displayed:

Normal: Top-left corner of the screen.

Tile: Tile the chosen image.

Stretch: Stretch image to full screen.

  Tip:  The last option allows you to create very interesting presentations.

Chose pictures with patterns, which could be stretched nicely.  Don’t use small pictures, pictures with text.

Use a standard display ratio like 4:3 – for example, 640 x 480 is adequate for most screens.

Corel products installation offers some nice examples.

Great for kiosks where you don’t want a user to switch from one app to another.

It also disables Ctrl-Alt-Del, and other windows commands.

It doesn’t disable Esc.  You have to handle it otherwise.

  Tip: To disable Esc, use CBK_EXIT (for more info see CBK objects).

Option

Kiosk

Corel Install

MS Autorun

Toolbar

Standard Window

NO

YES

YES

YES/NO

Client Border

YES

NO

NO

NO

Movable

NO

YES

YES

YES

Always on top

YES

NO

NO

YES

Save Last Position

NO

NO

NO

YES

Full screen Background

YES

YES

NO

NO

Disable

Alt-Tab

YES

NO

NO

NO