The Toolbar (
) contains the specifications of a toolbar placed as any other form object in a form. It shows a bar of menu buttons below the title of the window. Clicking a menu button runs a sequence of commands. It works like any other menu, except that it does not support submenus. Right-click the toolbar object in the form window and choose Item to add an action item to the toolbar (see The Item Node) or choose Separator to add a separator between groups of toolbar buttons (see The Separator Node). You can also add and edit the toolbar’s contents in the Toolbar Items section. Enter the name of the Toolbar object in the Name field.
) contains the specifications of a toolbar placed as any other form object in a form. It shows a bar of menu buttons below the title of the window. Clicking a menu button runs a sequence of commands. It works like any other menu, except that it does not support submenus. Right-click the toolbar object in the form window and choose Item to add an action item to the toolbar (see The Item Node) or choose Separator to add a separator between groups of toolbar buttons (see The Separator Node). You can also add and edit the toolbar’s contents in the Toolbar Items section. Enter the name of the Toolbar object in the Name field.The Settings window contains the following sections:
The table in this section lists the current toolbar items and separators with their names, icons, and text. You can edit the text directly in the Text column. Right-click an item to move it, delete it, or, for custom buttons, edit it in the Edit Custom Toolbar Button window that opens. You can also use the Move Up (
), Move Down (
), Delete (
), and Edit (
) buttons underneath the table. Click the Item button (
) to add an item to the toolbar. Click the Separator button (
) to add a separator.
), Move Down (), Delete (), and Edit () buttons underneath the table. Click the Item button () to add an item to the toolbar. Click the Separator button () to add a separator.|
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From the Horizontal alignment list, choose Left, Center, Right, or Fill, which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).
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From the Vertical alignment list, choose Middle, Top, Bottom, or Fill, which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).
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The need to specify the alignment is most obvious when working in the grid mode, as it controls how the form object is aligned in its grid cell. Aligning the form object can be useful in the sketch mode too, and you can then use the alignment tools on the Arrange menu in the Form toolbar’s Sketch section. When running the application in any client other than the Windows client, the form objects may not be positioned exactly as seen in the form windows. This is because the form objects may have a different size in other clients, giving them a slightly different positioning. Specifying the alignment ensures that the form objects are aligned as you want them to be in all clients.
The Width and Height fields are unavailable because the dimensions of the toolbar are determined by the software.
Additionally, in the sketch mode, you can specify the toolbar’s absolute position using the Position x and Position y fields. In the grid mode, you can position the object in the grid and see the grid position as the Row, Column, Row span, and Column span values.
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Under Cell margin (in grid mode only), you can control the margins around the form object. By default, the margins are taken from the parent form. From the Cell margin list, choose:
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None, to use no margin around the form object.
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From parent form (the default), to use the margins set for the parent form.
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From the Text color list, select a color to use for the text: Inherit (the default; the form object then uses the setting from the Form it is located in), any of the predefined basic colors, or Custom, which makes it possible to select a custom color from a color palette that opens.
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From the Background color list, select a color to use as the background for the toolbar text: Transparent (the default), any of the predefined basic colors, or Custom, which makes it possible to select a custom color from a color palette that opens.
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The font and the font size for the text use the font settings from the Forms node by default. Select a font from the Font list: Default font or any of the available fonts. If needed, choose or enter a font size (in points) in the Font size combo box. The default font size is Default size.
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Select the Bold check box to use a boldface font.
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Select the Italic check box to use italics (an italic font).
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Under State, you can control the initial state of the toolbar when users run the application. By default, the toolbar is visible and enabled. Clear the Visible or Enabled check box if you want to make the initial state so that the toolbar is hidden or unavailable. You can then make it visible or enable it using a method.