Access
To modify the graphical attributes of a variable or of a constant, click the Graphical attributes button of one of the following dialog boxes:
Modify a constant of a transaction or transaction template.
Modify a variable of a transaction.
Modify a variable of a transaction template.
To modify the graphical attributes of a window border, click the Graphical attributes button of the Modify the characteristics of a border dialog box.
Note: When this dialog box is used to modify a window border's graphical attributes, the Graphical attributes box is automatically checked and only the "Building the title" field can be modified.
Displayed data
Guide word
Guide word of the variable associated with the field.
Line
Column
Position of the field.
Lists
Building the title
List box used to position the edited field in the title bar. Specify its position in the bar (1 to the left, 2 to the left, etc.).
Data entry
Graphical length
This field is initialized with the field's real length.
The field's graphical length can be modified according to the character font used.
Enter the length directly or scroll through the existing values using the arrow buttons, and select the desired length.
Check boxes
Graphical attributes
Indicates whether graphical attributes should be generated.
The dialog box's fields can only be edited provided this box is checked.
Graphical length
This field's graphical length can only be modified when this box is checked.
Visible field
This box determines the visibility of the field after graphical generation.
Buttons
Associate a variable
This button opens a dialog box which is used to modify the variable associated with the field.
Enter/Modify (validation)
The Enter button (in display mode) closes the dialog box.
The Modify button (in modification mode) validates the modifications made.
However, data is only updated in the database when one of the following dialog boxes (depending on the current object) is validated:
Cancel
This button closes the dialog box without validating the modifications made.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.