Modules and Applications

A Marine GUI module consists of a set of co-operating applications running within the Application Window.

Each module has:

• A Main form to present the default application and to control access to the other applications.

• One or more document forms usually displaying the application model.

• Transient floating dialog forms that relate to specific tasks.

• A small number of docking dialog forms to provide frequently required services.

  The Main form has a menu bar that provides access to all the functionality of the current application of the module, from its pull-down menus (the main menu system), and a set of toolbars, each containing gadgets (usually icon buttons, icon toggles and pull-down lists) designed to give fast access to frequently used functions.

  The Main form is not displayed directly, but supplies all its menus and toolbars to be displayed in the Application Window.