Application page for GDC

The application interface consists of a main container, sidebars, and a chromebar.

Figure: GDC application page


Main container

The main container displays the application. It may contain topmenus, toolbars, forms, and action panels.

Figure: GBC main container


Sidebar

The sidebar includes two distinct components: SideBarRail and SideBarDrawer.

  • SideBarRail: This sidebar is a permanent, thin sidebar that provides quick access to the application list, featuring either application icons or abbreviations of application names. You can control the visibility of the SideBarRail using the 4st applicationListVisible variable. For more information, refer to the User Interface style attributes page in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.

  • SideBarDrawer: This sidebar is designed primarily for the Start Menu but also lists all open and active applications, providing their full names by default. It can be activated via the App Grid Icon (the "nine-squares" icon) at the top left of the interface. If an application has a StartMenu, the start menu list of applications remains visible across all applications and is not limited to just the application that requires it. If the application that created the StartMenu is deleted, it disappears everywhere. The SideBarDrawer floats and can be pinned for easier access.

    The APPLICATION and STARTMENU categories can be collapsed or expanded, with APPLICATION collapsed by default when there is a STARTMENU.

If only one application is active, the sidebars do not display. The sidebars list all applications that are open and active. For example, if an application is launched using a "RUN WITHOUT WAITING" instruction, both the calling and called applications are simultaneously active, and both appear in the sidebars. You can switch between active applications by selecting from the application list, and the selected application will display in the main container. When you close an application, it is removed from the application list.

On mobile devices, the sidebar is not visible by default. It can be accessed from the icon located next to the window name in the title bar.

Topmenu

If an application has a topmenu, the default rendering is based on the front-end in use:
  • In desktop browsers and in desktop front-ends, a topmenu uses classic rendering and always appears on the top of the window.
  • In mobile browsers and in mobile front-ends, a topmenu uses the sidebar rendering and is displayed on the left of the window, when you click the hamburger icon.

Window list

The windowlist has been temporarily removed from the Chromebar in this release, as it is undergoing improvements.

Chromebar

You can customize the chromebar by customizing the Genero Browser Client. For further details, go to the Genero Browser Client User Guide.

Zoom

You can make elements on an application using Universal Rendering larger or smaller using the zoom widget. To display the widget, change the zoom percentage from 100% by pressing Ctrl and +/- or Ctrl and using the mouse wheel. The - and + buttons can be used to zoom in and out of the form. Click X to hide the widget. To reset the zoom to 100%, click Reset or press Ctrl and 0. The zoom widget disappears after short time regardless of zoom percentage.