You can easily configure True DBList at design time using its context menu, visual editing mode, property pages, and reusable layout facility. These features enable you to see the list's run-time appearance at design time and eliminate the need to write customization code for most applications.
The following sections describe how to use True DBList's design-time environment to configure the TDBList control. Most of the following material also applies to the TDBCombo control since it is a subset of TDBList. Specific differences between the two controls are discussed at the end of this chapter.