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Command: Tools, Application Generation Options… |
You can set certain defaults for the Application Wizard, the New Page dialog and your application, that make their operation more tailored to your use, especially if you are creating a large number of similar pages.
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Use the Application Generation Options dialog to configure Application Generation Options. |
Selected application generation options are described below.
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Option |
Description |
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Menu type |
Specifies the type of menu to generate.
Once your application is created you cannot change the application’s menu type by changing this option; it applies only to newly generated applications. You can change your application’s menu type by deleting the existing menu control from Iron Speed Designer’s Application Explorer. Then, drag a new menu control from Iron Speed Designer’s tool box onto an application page. The new menu panel will appear in all application pages. Menu items from the previous menu control are not automatically copied to the new menu control. You must add and configure them separately. |
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Option |
Description |
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Edit Table |
The specific pre-defined page types that can be automatically created. The Application Wizard will automatically create pages for the selected page types for any selected database table, database view, or custom query. |
You can remove any created page within the Application Wizard or from the Application Explorer window.
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Option |
Description |
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Field filters |
Creates several filter controls. Controls are created only for the first few fields in the underlying database table. |
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Search controls |
A search control is created for the table. Each field in the table participates in the search. |
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Enable column sorting |
Creates table column headings that, when clicked, sort the table based on the selected column’s data. |
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Option |
Description |
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Add calendar control for date fields |
Enables or disables date selector controls (calendar control) from being placed next to appropriate fields. |
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Increment and Decrement Buttons |
Adds increment and decrement buttons to appropriate number, currency and date fields. Clicking the increment button increases the value by one logical unit; clicking the decrement button decreases the value by one logical unit. |
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Smooth Panel Update |
Ajax-based panel updating is used for table panels and record panels. This eliminates ‘postback flicker’ that occurs when panels are updated. |
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Option |
Description |
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Display text as |
Enables generation of rich text editor controls on fields exceeding a certain size. |
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Threshold to display rich text (# chars) |
All text fields shorter than this parameter’s value (database column size) will be shown as a HTML source code. Text fields shorter than this amount will not be displayed as rich text if the ‘Display text as’ option is ‘Rich text’. |
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Limit text on page to (char #) |
Specifies the maximum number of text characters to display for a field. If the total content length (number of all characters including all HTML tags) exceeds this value, the text is truncated and ellipses (…) are displayed at the end of the text. Note that rich text cannot be displayed if the amount of text in a field exceeds this value. The entire text may be displayed in a pop-up text control if enabled. |
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Option |
Description |
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Display large list selectors |
Enables or disables large list selectors from being placed next to appropriate fields. |
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Large list selector threshold (# items) |
Displays large list selector controls next to dropdown lists when the number of list items exceeds this threshold. Use the MinListItems pass-through attribute in the Properties dialog to set individual controls. |
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Option |
Description |
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Large Text Pop-Up |
An Ajax-based pop-up window is displayed when the user mouses over appropriate text fields containing text larger than the specified threshold amount. |
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Image Pop-Up |
An Ajax-based pop-up window is displayed when the user mouses over image fields. |
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Option |
Description |
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Rich text editor |
Specifies which editor control is generated. If you choose the ASP Multi-line editor, all fields will be edited with this control regardless of the threshold value. If ‘FCKEditor’ is chosen, all text fields whose database column length exceeds the Threshold will be edited with FCKEditor. |
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Threshold for rich text editor (# chars) |
Specifies which text fields should be edited by ASP Multi-line editor and which by the editor selected in the ‘Rich text editor’ parameter. |
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Width |
Specifies the width of the editor control window in pixels. |
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Height |
Specifies the height of the editor control window in pixels. |
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Show rich text editor menu toolbar |
Specifies whether editor’s menu toolbar should be shown or hidden when the field is opened for editing. |
Note: The rich text editor is enabled via the ‘Display text as’ setting in the Text Controls section.
Configuring Iron Speed Designer Options