Tab Panel Properties
This section describes the properties available for a tab panel element in the page definition.
Effective Constraint
| Property | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Constraint Source | The location that is providing the constraint for this element. | TEMPLATE_CONSTRAINT |
| Constraint Type | The type of constraint for this element, i.e. Bounds - The element is being position absolutely. Flow - The element is flowing. None - The element has no position constraint. | BOUNDS |
| height | The height of the element in pixels. | 63 |
| width | The width of the element in pixels. | 281 |
Element Constraint
| Property | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Constraint Type | The type of constraint to apply to the element, i.e. Bounds - The element should be absolutely positioned. Flow - The element should flow. None - No constraint for the element should be supplied here (although a constraint may be inferred from somewhere else, e.g. a template). | None |
Events
| Property | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Click Event | Indicates what action to be raised when the specified event occurs. | xxx |
General
| Property | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Alignment | Controls the alignments of the contained elements or text within the element, selected from a drop down list. | CENTRE |
| Allow Focus? | Indicates whether the element will allow focus. | true |
| Background Colour | The background colour for the element. It can be shown as the colour name for common colours, e.g. RED, or a hex code, e.g. #ff0000. It could also contain a conditional statement to determine which colour is to be used, e.g. #{notEmpty(view.currentlyInTrainingMode)&& view.currentlyInTrainingMode ? '#80FF80': 'WHITE' }. | RED |
| Background Image URL | Indicates the URL for background image to be displayed on the element. | Mac1024x768/Pos/PosDialogHoverButton1024x768.gif |
| Border Colour | Indicates the colour of border for the element. It can be shown as the colour name for common colours, e.g. RED, or a hex code, e.g. #ff0000. It could also contain a conditional statement to determine which colour is to be used, e.g. #{notEmpty(view.currentlyInTrainingMode)&& view.currentlyInTrainingMode ? '#80FF80': 'WHITE' }. | #ff0000 |
| Border Size | The border size for the element, in pixels. Integer value, 0 means no border. | 1 |
| Border Style | The border style for the element. Styles are selected from a drop down list. | Line |
| Classname | An optional classname that allows the capabilities of the element to be extended. | com.enactor.coreUI.swing.pageElementHandlers. SwingClockLabelElementHandler |
| Colour | Indicates the foreground colour of the element. It can be shown as the colour name for common colours, e.g. RED, or a hex code, e.g. #ff0000. It could also contain a conditional statement to determine which colour is to be used, e.g. #{notEmpty(view.currentlyInTrainingMode)&& view.currentlyInTrainingMode ? '#80FF80': 'WHITE' }. | WHITE |
| Enabled? | Indicates whether the element is enabled. | true |
| Enabled Expression | An expression that determines if the element is enabled. This will take precedence over the Enabled flag. It is entered via a pop up text window. | #{size(addressList) > 0} |
| Focus Order | Controls the order the element is tabbed into. Setting to -1 will prevent the element from accepting tab focus. | -1 |
| Font Name | The name of the font to use for the element. It is selected via a pop up window, from a drop down list of available fonts. | Arial |
| Font Size | The size of the font to use for the element. It is a numerical value entered via a pop up window. | 10 |
| Font Style | The style of the font to use for the element, e.g. bold, italic etc. Selected from list of available styles. The User can set more than one style on the element. | [Bold,Underline] |
| Force Hidden? | Indicates whether a component will be hidden despite other visibility checks. | true |
| Hide Intersecting | Indicates whether intersecting page elements will hidden when a panel is made visible. Applies to Panel-based elements. | false |
| Horizontal Scrollbars | Indicates whether horizontal scroll bars are to be displayed. | None |
| Id | A unique (with the containing element) identifier for this element. It is entered via a pop up window. | TAB_GENERAL |
| Label | A label displayed alongside the element. | Clr |
| Message Base | Indicates the location of the messages file containing the required message. | Pos/General/PosSwingViewMessages |
| Message ID | The message base used to resolve message Ids for the element. It can be either typed in directly, if known, or selected from a a drop down list. It can also contain an expression which determines when the message is to be output, e.g. Message ID #{notEmpty(view.transactionHandler.model.basket) && notEmpty(view.user) ? (view.transactionHandler.model.basket.total >= 0 ? 'TOTAL' : 'CREDIT_DUE') : ""}. | TAB_GENERAL |
| Naming Container? | If the element a naming container, i.e. when the ID for child elements is constructed, indicates whether the ID of this element will contribute towards it. | true |
| Skip Page Validation? | Indicates whether page validation will be skipped for this element. | false |
| Style | The style class for the element. It is entered using a pop up window. | xxx |
| Style Class | A list of design time stylesheets, used to help the designer present a more realistic preview. It is entered using a pop up window. | editContents |
| Transparent Background | Indicates whether background of element is transparent. | false |
| Update Triggers | A trigger ID that will cause this element to update, value entered via a pop up window. | [applicationLogListBox] |
| Vertical Scrollbars | Indicates whether vertical horizontal scroll bars are to be displayed. | None |
| Visibility Expression | An expression that determines if the element is visible, , according to privileges etc. This will take precedence over the Visible flag. It is entered via a pop up window. | xxx |
| Visible? | Indicates whether the element is visible. | true |
List Template Constraints
For all the 'Allow' properties below, the User can select either inherit (i.e. use the associated template values), true or false.
| Property | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Allow Change Bounds? | Indicates whether the bounds of the element can be changed. | Inherit |
| Allow Creation? | Indicates whether new child elements can be added to the element. | Inherit |
| Allow Edit? | Indicates whether the properties of the element can be modified. | Inherit |
| Allow Removal | Indicates whether the properties of the element can be removed. | Inherit |
| Allow Replacement? | Indicates whether child elements that were contributed by the template can be replaced with other elements. | Inherit |
Template Constraints
For all the 'Allow' properties below, the User can select either inherit (i.e. use the associated template values), true or false.
| Property | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Allow Bounds to Change? | Indicates whether the bounds of the element can be changed. | Inherit |
| Allow Edit? | Indicates whether the properties of the element can be modified. | Inherit |
| Allow Removal? | Indicates whether the properties of the element can be removed. | Inherit |
| Allow Replacement? | Indicates whether child elements that were contributed by the template can be replaced with other elements. | Inherit |
| Render Mode | Defines the mode of rendering for the page definition and affects when an element is drawn. It is selected from a drop down list, i.e. At Initialisation, Whenever Rendered or Use Template. | Whenever Rendered |