Re: DSPF Designer for VSCode

Hey Greg

For everyone, go the Help for RDi.

 From the Help menu, select Help contents, in there, in the Developing 
topic, open Designing DDS Graphically, and in there is a topic on Using 
Screen Designer

BTW, I find it incredibly helpful to have the Properties view open when 
designing - all the attributes will be available there to change on the 
fly. I don't remember if having Outline view is very helpful, I really 
make use of the Properties. Like if you select any element, its 
properties are right there.

Best wishes!

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

IBM Champion 2025 <cid:[email protected]> CAAC 
(COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023


On 4/2/2026 10:02 AM, Greg Wilburn wrote:
> Maybe I should try it?
>
> Adding a new screen to an older 5250 program using RDi.  I haven't done this in ages, and I'm really struggling.
> In RDi the screen designer is OK, but I can't seem to find things (I can't find them in SDA either).
> This is awful LOL.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WDSCI-L<wdsci-l-bounces-+hD5IHI5Xscn3HwCXmMcX9BPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org> On Behalf Of Richard Schoen
> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 2:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] DSPF Designer for VSCode
>
> Makes me want to design some new 5250 screens.
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
> Web:http://www.richardschoen.net
> Email:richard-DiTrGpQEJGItADg8e/3/[email protected]
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> message: 2
> date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:47:13 -0400
> from: "Art Tostaine, Jr."<[email protected]>
> subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] DSPF Designer for VSCode
>
> Looks pretty good.
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 1:37?PM Sam_L<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> FWIW
>>
>> "DSPF Designer" extension to VS Code.
>> https://github.com/Balrocj/dspf-designer
>>
>> (I have not tried it.)
>>
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