Item 

Description 

Button size  

Changes the size of the icons that represent items on the Tool Palette. Choose from Small, Medium, or Large.  

Show button captions  

Displays captions along with item icons.  

Vertical flow layout  

Displays the categories vertically along the left side of the palette and does not include captions for the items in each category.  

Vertical category captions  

Displays the category name in a vertical strip alongside the items when a category in the Tool Palette is opened. Categories that contain only a few items do not have enough room for a vertical category caption.  

Bold captions  

Displays category captions in boldface.  

Caption only border  

Applies the Base color, Gradient color, and Text color values only to the category captions, not the entire category window. Set these options on the ToolsOptionsEnvironment OptionsTool PaletteColors dialog box.  

Use +/- icons  

Displays (closed) and (open) icons for category captions. When this option is off, double carets are displayed next to the category captions.  

Auto collapse categories  

Allows only one category to be expanded at a time.  

Show button hints  

Displays the hint that is associated with the highlighted item on the Tool Palette. The appropriate hint is displayed in a small popup window when the mouse passes over an item.  

Persistent search filter  

Retains the string entered in the Search field after you press Return (to insert the selected item into your form). When this field is not set, the string that you enter in the Search field is cleared when you press Return.  

Always show designer items  

Displays Designer items, even when the Code Editor is active (similar to Delphi 7 behavior). Uncheck this option to omit Designer items from the Tool Palette when the Code Editor is active.  

Show palette wizards  

Displays items from the New Items dialog box in the Tool Palette when the Code Editor is active or the Project Manager has focus. The New Items dialog box is also available by choosing FileNewOther.  

Lock palette reordering  

Disables drag-and-drop reordering of items on the Tool Palette.