Choosing DataWindow object-wide options
You can set the default options, such as colors and borders, that
PowerBuilder uses in creating the initial draft of a DataWindow
object.
DataWindow generation options are for styles that use a layout
made up of bands, which include Freeform, Grid, Label, N-Up, Tabular,
Group, TreeView, and Crosstab. PowerBuilder maintains a separate set of
options for each of these styles.
When you first create any of these style DataWindow objects, you
can choose options in the wizard and save your choices as the future
defaults for the style.
To specify default colors and borders for a style:
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Select Design>Options from the menu bar.
The DataWindow Options dialog box displays.
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Select the Generation tab page if it is not on top.
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Select the presentation style you want from the Presentation
Style drop-down list.The values for properties shown on the page are for the
currently selected presentation style. -
Change one or more of the following properties:
Property
Meaning for the DataWindow
objectBackground color
The default color for the
background.Text border and color
The default border and color used for labels
and headings.Column border and color
The default border and color used for data
values.Wrap Height (Freeform only)
The height of the detail band.
When the value is None, the number of columns selected
determines the height of the detail band. The columns
display in a single vertical line.When the
value is set to a number, the detail band height is set to
the number specified and columns wrap within the detail
band. -
Click OK.
About color selections
If you select Window Background, Application Workspace, Button
Face, or Window Text from the Color drop-down list, the DataWindow
object uses the colors specified in the Windows Control Panel on the
computer on which the DataWindow object is running.
Your choices are saved
PowerBuilder saves your generation option choices as the defaults
to use when creating a DataWindow object with the same presentation
style.