The following tables describe the effect that would be expected when each attribute is applied to the various control types that can be attached to fields. Note that the behavior might vary in some cases, depending on the client technology being used (for example, ASP.NET, VB.NET, Java).
| Attribute -> | HIDE |
|---|---|
| Syntax: <FIELDNAME>:<COPY>:HIDE | |
| Control Type | Action |
| Field | Hide the field on the form |
| Listbox/Combobox | Hide the Listbox/Combobox on the form |
| CheckBox | Hide the CheckBox on the form |
| RadioButton | Hide the RadioButton on the form |
| PushButton | Hide the PushButton on the form |
| Image | Hide the image on the form |
| Attribute -> | GREY |
|---|---|
| Syntax: <FIELDNAME>:<COPY>:GREYE | |
| Control Type | Action |
| Field | Disable the field on the form. Grey (half-intensity) the field and prevent user input |
| Listbox/Combobox | Disable the ListBox/Combobox on the form. |
| CheckBox | Disable the Checkbox on the form. |
| RadioButton | Disable the RadioButton on the form |
| PushButton | Disable the PushButton on the form |
Image | No effect |
| Attribute -> | BOLD |
| Syntax: <FIELDNAME>:<COPY>:BOLD | |
| Control Type | Action |
| Field | Make the field font bold |
| Listbox/Combobox | Make the ListBox/Combobox font bold |
| CheckBox | Make the Checkbox font bold |
| RadioButton | Make the RadioButton font bold |
| PushButton | Make the PushButton font bold |
| Image | No effect |
| Attribute -> | UNDERLINE |
| Syntax: <FIELDNAME>:<COPY>:UNDER | |
| Control Type | Action |
| Field | Make the field font underlined |
| Listbox/Combobox | No effect |
| CheckBox | Make the Checkbox Label font underlined |
| RadioButton | Make the RadioButton Label font underlined |
| PushButton | Make the PushButton font underlined |
| Image | No effect |
Attribute -> | FORECOLOR |
Syntax: <FIELDNAME>:<COPY>:FORECOLOR:R, G,B The values R,G,B specify the color triplet for Red, Green and Blue. Each color value can be a decimal number in the range from 0- 255. A known color name can also be used instead of RGB (for example, Red). | |
Control Type | Action |
Field | Change the field font color to the specified color |
Listbox/Combobox | Change the ListBox/Combobox font color to the specified color |
CheckBox | Change the Checkbox label color to the specified color |
RadioButton | Change the RadioButton label color to the specified color |
PushButton | Change the PushButton label color to the specified color |
Image | No effect |
Attribute -> | BACKCOLOR |
| Syntax: <FIELDNAME>:<COPY>:BACKCOLOR: R,G,B The values R,G,B specify the color triplet for Red, Green and Blue. Each color value can be a decimal number in the range from 0-255. A known color name can also be used instead of RGB (for example, Red). | |
Control Type | Action |
Field | Change the field Background color to the specified color |
Listbox/Combobox | Change the Listbox/Combobox Background color to the specified color |
CheckBox | Change the CheckBox Background color to the specified color |
RadioButton | Change the RadioButton Background color to the specified color |
PushButton | Change the PushButton Background color to the specified color |
Image | No effect |
Attribute -> | <Custom Attribute Name> |
Syntax: <FIELDNAME>:<COPY>:<Custom Attribute Name>:<Param1>:<Param 2>:……..:<Param N> | |
Control Type | Action |
Field | Implement custom processing in Client Application |
Listbox/Combobox | Implement custom processing in Client Application |
CheckBox | Implement custom processing in Client Application |
RadioButton | Implement custom processing in Client Application |
PushButton | Implement custom processing in Client Application |
Image | Implement custom processing in Client Application (for example, Set range validation for a field, etc.….) |