The following eaForms controls are available:
• | Label - to display text and/or be used as a graphical device as a background to group other controls |
• | Text box - to display and edit an element field or tagged value in plain text |
• | Rich text box - to display and edit rich text formatting; primarily, although not exclusively, used to complete those fields when EA supports rich text |
• | Buttons - support a wide range of actions from saving contents, adding items, running a script or navigating to other elements |
• | Listview - to display (and edit) attributes or related items of the current element |
• | Checkbox - display/edit Boolean values e.g. in a tagged value |
• | Combobox - to display and select pre-set values used in element fields or tagged values |
• | Linked Label - displays a link that the user can select, typically used to provide a hyperlink to information |
• | Datagrid - to display a table that can contain a selection of items - defined by the designer - which can be edited; also supports the addition of an item within the table |
• | Related element - to displayed a defined set of elements with the ability to select an item to build a relationship |
All control have common attributes such as
• | Background / Foreground colour |
In addition, each control type will have attributes that are specific to the type for example:
Each of these is detailed individually in the following sections - in alphabetical order.
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