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Layout
- Chris Welford
- Pawel Furmanowski
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 |
| Cache Data | This only appears for
If ticked, the field will cache its data after the first load. |
| 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 a 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 | The top of the component |
| Left | The left of the component |
| Right | The right of the component |
| Bottom | The bottom of the component |
Style Elements A list of style elements. For details of creating style elements, see Style | |
Shared Styles A list of shared styles. Press Show the List of Styles 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.
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