The Control Properties dialog box is used to define all the properties of the fields and controls contained in each UI component of the iView.
For each control or field, you define a range of control-specific properties, grouped together by function, such as Display, Formatting or Validation.
To display the controls and fields, it is recommended to use the Layout board, where you can see a visualization of each control and field, and the overall layout within the component. Using the Configure Element task panel, you select the control and open the Control Properties dialog box by:
Right-clicking the control or field on the Layout board and choosing Properties from the context menu
Double-clicking the row of the control or field displayed in the table at the bottom of the Configure Element task panel
Choosing Properties from the pull-down list in the Control column of the table at the bottom of the Configure Element task panel
To create a new control, click the Add (plus) button at the bottom of the Configure Element task panel.
To delete an existing control:
Select it on the Layout board and press Del on your keyboard
Double-click the row of the control or field in the Configure Element table and click the Delete (minus) button
You can leave the Control Properties dialog box open as you configure different controls and fields; it is not necessary to close it as you move from control to control.
The following controls and fields can be defined using the Control Properties dialog box:
Bulleted list |
Drop-down list |
Input field |
Radio button group |
Calendar |
Expression box |
List box |
Spinner |
Checkbox |
Gauge |
Numbered list |
Text editor |
Clock |
Horizontal slider |
Plain text |
Ticker |
Combo box |
HTML text |
Progress bar |
Toggle button |
Date picker |
Image |
Pushbutton |
Vertical slider |
For a description of all of these items, see Available Controls and Fields.
The Control Properties dialog box contains a set of different tabs of properties, displayed according to the control or field being configured. The following topics describe the properties in each tab:
Each of these sections describes the different properties defined within the tab for each type of control or field. A table lists each property, giving its possible attributes, the control/field for which it is relevant and a description of the property.