Dialog configuration with FGLPROFILE
FGLPROFILE parameters can be used to configure dialog behavior.
By setting global parameters in FGLPROFILE, you can control the behavior of all dialogs of the program. These options are provided as global parameters to define a common pattern for all dialogs of your application. A complete description is available in the runtime configuration section.
List of FGLPROFILE entries affecting the behavior of dialogs:
Dialog.fieldOrder
(only used by singular dialogs like INPUT)Dialog.currentRowVisibleAfterSort
The Dialog.fieldOrder entry
Dialog.fieldOrder = {true|false}
The Dialog.fieldOrder
FGLPROFILE entry defines the execution of
BEFORE FIELD
and AFTER FIELD
triggers of
intermediate fields.
When this parameter is set to true, as the end user moves to a new field with a
mouse click, the runtime system executes the BEFORE FIELD
and
AFTER FIELD
dialog control blocks of the input fields between the
source field and the destination field. When the parameter is set to false,
intermediate field triggers are not executed.
The Dialog.fieldOrder
configuration parameter is ignored by the
DIALOG
multiple-dialog instruction or when using the FIELD
ORDER FORM
option in singular dialogs such as INPUT
.
Do not use this feature for new developments: GUI applications allow users to jump from
one field to any other field of the form by using the mouse. Therefore, it makes no
sense to execute the BEFORE FIELD
and AFTER FIELD
triggers of intermediate fields in a graphical application.
Dialog.fieldOrder
is
true. As a result, the overall setting after installation is true.
To modify the behavior of intermediate field trigger execution, change the setting of
Dialog.fieldOrder
in FGLPROFILE to false, or use the
FIELD ORDER FORM
program option.The Dialog.currentRowVisibleAfterSort entry
Dialog.currentRowVisibleAfterSort = {true|false}
The Dialog.currentRowVisibleAfterSort
FGLPROFILE entry controls the
visibility of the current row after a sort in tables
When this parameter is set to true, the offset of table page is automatically adapted to show the current row after a sort. By default, the offset is not changed and current row may not be visible after sorting the rows of a table. Changing this parameter has no impact on existing code, it is just an indicator to force the dialog to shift to the page of rows having the current row, as if the end-user had used the scrollbar. You can use this parameter to get the same behavior as well known e-mail readers.