Layout templates allow you to configure layout components, which can be added to forms. It is often useful to build a Palette, which is a list of pre-configured layout templates, which allow you to build forms quickly using layout components which adhere to your chosen style.
Each layout object has the following settings:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the layout object |
| Action | This only appears for
The action that is run when the button is pressed |
| Snap Grid Size | This only appears for
The sizing of the grid used for snapping components to |
| Composite Component | Whether this object is to be used as part of the composite component |
| Stream Name | This only appears for
The stream that backs this form |
| Display Text | This only appears for:
The text to display |
| Decimal Places | This only appears for:
The number of decimal places to display for numbers. |
| URL | This only appears for:
The URL to display. |
| Position Settings | |
| Width | The width of the component |
| Height | The height of the component |
| Top | HELPDEVTODO |
| Left | HELPDEVTODO |
| Right | HELPDEVTODO |
| Bottom | HELPDEVTODO |
Style Elements A list of style elements. For details of creating style elements, see Style | |
Shared Styles A list of shared styles. Press HELPDEVTODO styles button to bring up the list of styles, and drag styles into this list to add to the shared styles for this component. | |
| Advanced | |
| Type | The type of layout component. |
| View Type | The type of view this layout component can be used on. |
| Menu Icon Source | The icon displayed in menus for this component. |
| Template | Whether this is a template component |
| Description | |
| Tooltip | The description that will appear at the tool tip for this component |
| Description | A free format description of the component |
Form icons
The form for each layout object provides the standard form icons.