Access
To open this page, click on the Layout manager tab in the Options of the Editor dialog box.
This tab is used to modify the options in the Visual Adelia Layout Manager and the graphical object palette.
Grid
Data entry
Grid
Horizontal
Value (in pixels) of the horizontal step in the magnetic grid.
Possible settings: from 1 to 100.
Vertical
Value (in pixels) of the vertical step in the magnetic grid.
Possible settings: from 1 to 100.
Check boxes
Grid visibility
Checked |
The grid will be visible when a layout is opened. |
Not checked |
The grid will not be visible when a layout is opened. |
Object spacing
Data entry
Vertical spacing
Value (in pixels) of the spacing used when the vertical spacing command is executed for the selected graphical objects.
Possible settings: from 1 to 100.
Horizontal spacing
Value (in pixels) of the spacing used when the horizontal spacing command is executed for the selected graphical objects.
Possible settings: from 1 to 100.
Object placing
Check boxes
Specify the associated variable
Checked box |
When a graphical object is created, the "Value" property will be added from the Place dialog box. The graphical object's "Associated variable" field will be loaded with the name of the variable associated with the screen field of the logical property set as the logical origin. |
Specify the contextual help
Checked box |
When a graphical object is created, the contextual help will be added from the Place dialog box. The contextual help about the graphical object will be updated with the comment value of the logical property (or the original conceptual property) set as the logical origin. Where the comment text is more than 32700 characters long, the contextual help will contain only the first 32700 characters. |
List
Lists
Graphical objects
List of all the graphical objects in the current environment.
Each object is identified by its name and the image used to represent it in the palette.
A symbol resembling a "no entry" sign indicates that an error occurred while installing the object (the object's DLL file was not found or was corrupt, the OCX was not recorded in the registry, etc.).
The objects present in the graphical palette will be marked with a tick. To delete an object from the palette, just click on its name.
Buttons
OK
Validates the choices made and closes the dialog box.
Cancel
Closes the dialog box without validating the choices made.
Keyboard shortcut: Esc.