Text

Text is a form object for entering and displaying textual content.

Content

Connected data source defines the content source of the selected object.

• Fixed data: manually entered fixed text.

• Variables: predefined variable values which are used as object content.

• Functions: input data transformation tools.

• Databases: database values which are used as object content.

• Counter: displays counter value on the label.

The content field allows you to type the object content.

Settings

Text Settings tab defines if the object size or text should adapt to the amount of entered content.

• Auto size: automatically adapts the object size to the size of entered text.

• Word wrap: wraps the text to make it fit into the text box.

  Tip

  If the text box size is too small, vertical scroll bar appears.

• Right to left text flow enabled (RTL): allows you to type content using right-to-left scripts such as Arabic or Hebrew. When enabled, this setting right aligns object content and appends letters from RTL scripts to the left. If you are using letters from left-to-right scripts or any other characters, the content remains right aligned, but the setting appends these letters and characters to the right.

Style

Style tab defines visual appearance of an object.

Background color defines the object background color.

• Transparent: transparent object background.

Font color defines the font and underline colors.

Font selects the typeface.

The font may appear Bold, Italic, Underlined or as a Strikethrough text.

Alignment defines horizontal positioning of the entered content.

• Left: text aligned with the left object border.

• Center: text positioned centrally.

• Right: text aligned with the right object border.

• Justified: distributes text along both vertical object borders.

Position

Position tab defines object positioning and its position-related behavior.

Position group defines the object position.

• X and Y: anchoring point coordinates.

• Width and Height: horizontal and vertical object dimension.

• Keep aspect ratio: simultaneous changing of object dimensions while scaling.

• Lock: prevents the object from being moved during the design process.

Size group sets how object's dimensions change when the form is running:

• Resize anchor point: defines the fixed distance of an object from the form borders.

  Tip

  Choose the most appropriate anchor point to ensure the object's visibility regardless of the current window size.

• Horizontally resize with form and Vertically resize with form: object size automatically adapts to the changing size of the form.

  • Horizontally resize with form: object width adapts to the resized form.

  • Vertically resize with form: object height adapts to the resized form.

    Note

    If both options are enabled, object width and height adapt to the resized form simultaneously.

Rotation angle group sets the object angle according to the design surface.

Events

Events tab defines the actions that are run by various object-related events.

Available events are:

• On Mouse Enter: action is run on mouse enter.

• On Mouse Leave: action is run on mouse leave.

• On Click: action is run on mouse click.

General

General tab identifies the object and defines object state on form startup.

Name sets a unique object ID. It is used for object referencing when defining functions, variables, scripts, etc.

Description allows adding notes and annotations for an object.

Hint (tooltip) helps the form users by briefly explaining why or how to use an object. Hint is shown to a user when the mouse pointer floats over the selected object.

Initial state on form startup group defines the object behavior when the form is run for the first time:

• Enabled: defines if the object is going to be active (editable) at form startup or not.

  • Condition: an object is enabled if the result of the given condition is "True".

• Visible: defines if the selected object is going to appear on the form or not.

  • Condition: an object is visible if the result of the given condition is "True".