New user unable to get development window

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StreetElbow
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New user unable to get development window

Post by StreetElbow » Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:40 am

I have installed LC Community 6.0.1 on my Mac running 10.7.5. On starting the program, I get the splash screen with "Get Started" and the 3-minute-video button, but having created nothing yet, "Open" does nothing. Selecting File:New MainStack opens a plain window named "Untitled" and displays the "Tools" bar. What must I do in order to display the GUI development window that one sees in the demo videos?

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Re: New user unable to get development window

Post by Jacques Hausser » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:43 am

Well, at this level, you ARE in the GUI. The " Untitled 1 * " window is actually the first card of your first stack, ready to be populated by controls dragged from the tools window. You should see also GUI's menu and the toolbars (if not, go into menu "View" and toggle them). Good exploration !

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Re: New user unable to get development window

Post by Jacques Hausser » Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:48 am

Oops, you see the toobar already, sorry - you should also see the tool palette, a vertical window with buttons' and fields' icons. If not, go to menu "Tools" and toggle "Tools palette".

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