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Using a Default Panel Design

Make most of your application panels conform to a standard layout; that is, have items like the panel title, command keys and messages in the same place on all panels. This not only looks better, but also makes application systems easier to understand. Toolkit allows you to set up a default panel design, which will be provided as a starting position on any new panel design that you add.

Specify one default panel design for each member in a panel design file. The default panel design must be called #DFTPNL. The default panel design can include narrative, data, and command key usage information.