Parent topic: Form Designer usage
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Customize Form Designer: preferences

Information about Form Designer preferences.

New Form section

Table 1. New Form preferences
Property Description
Default width Default width, in number of characters.
Default height Default height, in number of lines.

Import section

The items in this section refer to forms that are imported from the .per format.

Table 2. Import preferences
   
Open form after import checkbox If checked, form will be opened in Form Designer after being imported.
Convert Text into Label checkbox If checked, forms imported will have text converted into a static label.
Tip: It is preferred to use static labels instead of text to provide field and widget labels on a form. When you use static labels, you gain the use of all properties supported by the static label item type, to include the use of localized strings and internationalization. It is recommended that you leave this option selected.

Form elements settings

Table and Tree Settings

  • Default rows - number of rows
  • Default columns - number of columns
  • Default column width - size for a new column, in characters

Database form settings

Container

Choose the container for the form.

Table and Tree

  • Row count - number of rows
  • Maximum column width - in characters

Grid and ScrollGrid

Label and Field Alignment: Icons allow you to specify:

  • Label left and field left

  • Label right and field right

  • Label left and field right

  • Label right and field left

Property label and Field:

  • Maximum width - in characters
  • Number of fields - number of fields per line
  • Top border -; in lines
  • Bottom border - in lines
  • Left margin - in characters
  • Right margin

    - in characters

  • Field gutter - spaces between label and data for a field
  • Field gap - gap between two fields on the same line
TextEdit:
  • Maximum widget height - enter value
Parent topic: Form Designer usage