Custom Section Attributes

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Details

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Name	The name for this section (unique to the page)
Type	The type of section: custom (readonly)
Caption	The section caption displayed in the section header

Appearance

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Height	The section height
Fixed height	Fix the section height (True|False)
Transparency	Specify a transparency percentage from 0 to 100
Margin	Margin size around the section
Add spacer at bottom	Add spacer at bottom of section (True|False)

Header

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Hide header	Hide section header at runtime(True|False)
Hide actionbar	Hide actionbar buttons in the section header (True|False)
Hide navigation buttons	Hide actionbar navigation buttons in the section header (True|False)
Header CSS style	CSS style (separate attributes with ; or use app:/filename.css)
Header icon	The image for the Header (png|jpg|gif). Use app:/imagename.ext for app specific images.
Gradient colors	Render the Header background color as a gradient (True|False)
Gradient type	Specify the gradient type: 0=none 1=Vertical spread 2=Left to right 3=Right to left 4=Vertical centered 5=iPad style
Gradient start color	Gradient start color
Gradient end color	Gradient end color
Show OK/Cancel buttons	Show OK/Cancel buttons in the section header (True|False)
Show Add/Delete buttons	Show Add/Delete buttons in the section header (True|False)
Show Print button	Show Print button in the section header (True|False)
Hide custom search icon	Hide the custom search icon (True|False)
Show info tips icon	Show the info tips icon in the section header (True|False)
Show help icon	Show the help icon in the section header (True|False)
Help topic	Help topic to display when the help icon is clicked in the section header

Custom scripting code

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Scripting language	The scripting language used to write the code for this custom section: (Recital|Python|JavaScript|PHP (readonly)
Custom filename	The file containing the custom code for this section
Custom UI library	The library containing the custom UI class for this section (.scp or .vcp file)
Custom UI class	The name of the custom UI class in the custom UI library for this section

Custom BROWSE or EDIT command

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone	Database	The database for this section
Table	The table for this section
Timelines enabled	Enable database timelines for this section
Command	A custom BROWSE or EDIT command to be executed in this section, e.g. BROWSE NOEDIT FIELDS name,account,amount=items*itemcount:h"Total

Related Data

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Parent section name	Name of related parent section
Automatically relate	Automatically relate the child section (True|False). If this is unchecked then you need to manually relate it in the parentdatachanged delegate.
Parent key	Parent key
Child key	Child key

Menu

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Visible	Section menu visible (True|False)
Height	Section menu height
Background color	Section menu background color
Foreground color	Section menu foreground color
Custom menu	Section menu contents (comma separated list of values). Prefix with |, < or > to align center, left or right respectively.
Custom action	Action to perform when a menuitem is selected	See SHOWDOCUMENT()

Search Panel

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Visible	Section search panel visible (True|False)
Width	Section search panel width
Height	Section search panel height
Background color	Section search panel background color
Foreground color	Section search panel foreground color
Auto create	Automatically create custom search panel for all search fields in this section (True|False).
Custom search panel	The delegate used to create the custom search panel.

Subtitle

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Visible	Section subtitle visible (True|False)
Caption	Section subtitle caption
Height	Section subtitle height
Background color	Section subtitle background color
Foreground color	Section subtitle foreground color
Font	Section subtitle font
CSS style	CSS style (separate attributes with ; or use app:/filename.css)

Footer

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Visible	Section footer visible (True|False)
Caption	Section footer caption
Height	Section footer height
Background color	Section footer background color
Foreground color	Section footer foreground color
Custom menu	Section footer menu contents (comma separated list of values). If this list starts with #, then the menuitems are displayed as centred buttons. Prefix with #< or #> to display the buttons aligned left or right respectively.
Custom action	Action to perform when a footer menuitem is selected	See SHOWDOCUMENT()

Other Options

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Hide form NavBar	Hide form Navigation Bar at runtime if this section is in an AccordionStack (True|False)
Collapsable	The section is collapsible at runtime (True|False)
Exclude from accordion	The section is excluded from accordion behavior at runtime (True|False)
Double-click action	Page to activate on double click of a grid row
Hide search icon	Hide the search icon at runtime (True|False)

Custom Delegates

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Scripting language	The default scripting language for custom code in this section (Inherit|Recital|Visual FoxPro|Python|JavaScript|PHP)
Custom library	The filename of the library containing code for event handlers and custom procedures/functions
Expanded	The delegate for the Expanded event
Collapsed	The delegate for the Collapsed event
Enabled When	The delegate for the EnabledWhen event
Visible When	The delegate for the VisibleWhen event
Valid When	The delegate for the ValidWhen event
Activate	The delegate for the Activate event
Deactivate	The delegate for the Deactivate event
Init	The delegate for the Init event
Destroy	The delegate for the Destroy event
Load	The delegate for the Load event
Ready	The delegate for the Ready event
Unload	The delegate for the Unload event
Change	The delegate for the Change event
Link Click	The delegate for the Hyperlink/Button Click event. This is called with two arguments: functionname(controlsource,text)
Before Data Create	The delegate for the BeforeCreated event
After Data Create	The delegate for the AfterCreated event
After Data Changed	The delegate for the Changed event (after data is read)
Before Data Update	The delegate for the BeforeUpdate event
After Data Update	The delegate for the AfterUpdate event
Before Data Delete	The delegate for the BeforeDelete event
After Data Delete	The delegate for the AfterDelete event
Refresh	The delegate for the Refresh event
Parent data changed	The delegate for the ParentDataChanged event
Dialog button delegate	The delegate for the DialogButtonClicked event. If a dialogbutton on a Field has no delegate, the Section delegate will be called. If the section has no delegate, then the Page delegate will be called.
Click	The delegate for the row Clicked event
Double click	The delegate for the row DoubleClicked event
Sort	The delegate for the column Sort event fired when the header is clicked. This is called with two arguments: nColumn, nDirection
Timer	The delegate for the Timer event
Timer interval	The timer interval in seconds that the Timer event will be called at runtime
Custom footer menu	The delegate for the footer menu event
Custom search command	The delegate for the search event
Custom section menu	The delegate for the section menu event

Permissions and Roles

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Create roles	A comma separated list of roles that can perform create operations on data in the section
Read roles	A comma separated list of roles that can read (and view) the section
Update roles	A comma separated list of roles that can perform update operations on data in the section
Delete roles	A comma separated list of roles that can perform delete operations on data in the section

UI Presentation Rules

Attribute	Description	More	Desktop	Web	Tablet	Phone
Desktop	Include this section in a Desktop client (True|False)
Web	Include this section in a Web client (True|False)
Tablet	Include this section in a Tablet client (True|False)
Phone	Include this section in a Phone client (True|False)
UI States	UI states that affect this section. Specify multiple states as a comma separated list.
Initial UI state	The initial UI state for this section. This will be applied to the Section and all its fields and gadgets.
Readonly when	Section is readonly at runtime if specified expression evaluates to true.
Visible when	Section is visible at runtime if specified expression evaluates to true.
Display orientation	Display depending on mobile device orientation for Tablets and Phones. (Always|Portrait|Landscape)
Apply rules on change	Apply section UI presentation rules (Visible when and Readonly when) when data is changed interactively or when navigating records (True|False)
Apply rules on parent change	Apply section UI presentation rules (Visible when and Readonly when) when parent data is changed by navigating records (True|False)