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Revision as of 06:23, 5 May 2016
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Contents
Overview
Form Sections automatically handle the layout of the Field and Gadget formitems they contain.
Attributes are available at Field/Gadget or Section level to configure the appearance of the formitems.
These can configure the formitem 'Caption' or its 'Data'.
The Appearance, Caption and Data Field and Gadget attributes apply to that formitem only.
Appearance Attributes
CSS style
- See CSS.
Caption position
By default, the Caption position is 'Beside'.
As shown here, it can be set to be 'Above' the Data.
Note: if the Section display does not refresh immediately, open and close the Section Attributes by double-clicking on the Section Header or using the cog icon.
The Caption position can be set to 'RightToLeft', in which case the Caption is displayed beside the Data, but to its right.
The Caption position can be 'None', in which case no Caption is displayed.
With the Caption position set to None, you can no longer double-click the Caption to access the Field's attributes. Open the App Inspector using its button in the Headerbar and double-click on the Field's name to open the Field Attributes dialog.
Caption size
The Caption size can be set to Small, Medium, Large or Largest.
Shading
Transparency type
Border radius
Caption Attributes
Caption
The Caption is the text displayed in the 'Caption' part of the formitem.
By default, for formitems bound to a table column/field, this is the column's caption.
The column's caption is also known as its 'description'.
For a quick edit of the Caption, click the 'writing hand' icon that appears when you hover your mouse.
Note: for formitems bound to a table column, if Inherit dictionary rules is enabled for the formitem and its containing Section, the Caption cannot be modified. It will be reset back to the column's caption when the App is reloaded.
The column's caption can be changed in the 'Modify a column' dialog (double-click the column name in the column explorer in the Sidebar in the Pages or Data workspaces) or using the ALTER TABLE SQL command. The caption corresponds to the 'Description' column constraint.
Background color
- See Colors
Foreground color
- See Colors
Font
- See Fonts
Icon
The Icon allows a small image to be displayed in the Caption.
Click the [...] button to display the 'Select an image file' dialog to search for and choose your image.
To use an image file from the Lianja Library, prefix the filename with 'lib:/', e.g.
lib:/cat_home_sm.png
Border width
Border color
- See Colors.
Transparency
Gradient colors
- See Gradients.
Gradient type
- See Gradients.
Gradient start color
- See Gradients.
Gradient end color
- See Gradients.
Data Attributes
See Data Attributes for other Data Attributes.
Background color
- See Colors
Foreground color
- See Colors
Font
- See Fonts
Data size
The Data size can be set to Small, Medium, Large or Largest.
Text alignment
The default Text alignment is Left.
Alternatively it can be set to Center or Right.
Form Section Attributes
Form Sections have attributes that affect all the Fields in the Section. These will be applied to existing Fields and Fields subsequently added to the Section.
Caption position
As in the Field Attributes, the Caption position can be set to None, Above, Beside or RightToLeft.
Caption size
As in the Field Attributes, the Caption size can be set to Small, Medium, Large or Largest.
Data size
As in the Field Attributes, the Data size can be set to Small, Medium, Large or Largest.
Spacing
The Spacing attribute controls the distance between the Fields.
Caption width
The default Caption width is 160.
The Caption width can be increased or decreased as required.
See Also
Colors, Field Attributes, Form Section Attributes, Gradients
