The layout tags allow you to place any free form content on the page. You can specify the content in the tag’s Properties dialog.
In most cases, you can specify the content directly in your layout page file. However, there are two cases where it might be useful to use the layout tags:
Developer specified content: In some cases, the content is not known at the time the page templates are designed. For example, the name of the company in a copyright notice at the bottom of the page may not be specified in the page template. In this case, the developer can set the content in the tag’s Properties dialog. Furthermore, the Iron Speed Designer user does not need to know HTML in order to modify the contents of a page – the specification of the value can be done in the tag’s Properties dialog.
Programming control: Static text placed in the layout page file cannot be accessed or changed programmatically. To programmatically change the contents of the page or hide some controls, the contents must be generated as a Presentation Layer control. For example, to personalize a thank you message to your most valued customers, you can access the control and change the message and the visibility of the control programmatically.
The Table Component tags display various statistical and pagination control components related to a table.
The Button tags display three button types on a generated page.
The Filter tags display various filters and search control components related to a table.
The Component Use tag lets you include other reusable components that you may have created. Iron Speed Designer creates some standard components that you can use and you can create your own reusable components.
There are some tags that are used by Iron Speed Designer in page template files to assist in the creation of the layout pages. Additional tags are used to provide some information about the file. These tags have no impact on page generation.