Specifying application properties
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You specify application properties in the Application painter’s
Properties view.
To specify application properties:
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In the Application painter, if the Properties view is not
open, select View>Properties from the menu bar.With the exception of the AppName property, the properties on
the General and Toolbar tab pages can be modified in the Properties
view and in scripts.If you need help specifying properties in the Properties view,
right-click on the background of the Properties view and select Help
from the pop-up menu. -
Select the General or Toolbar tab page, or, on the General tab
page, click the Additional Properties button to display the
Application properties dialog box.The additional properties on the Application properties dialog
box can be modified only in this dialog box. They cannot be modified
in scripts. -
Specify the properties:
To specify this
Use this tab page
Display name
General tab page
Application has toolbar text and toolbar
tipsToolbar tab page
Default font for static text as it appears in
windows, user objects, and DataWindow objectsAdditional Properties (Text
Font)Default font for data retrieved in a DataWindow
objectAdditional Properties (Column
Font)Default font for column headers in tabular and
grid DataWindow objectsAdditional Properties (Header
Font)Default font for column labels in freeform
DataWindow objectsAdditional Properties (Label
Font)Application icon
Additional Properties (Icon)
Global objects for the
applicationAdditional Properties (Variable
Types)RichTextEdit control for the
applicationAdditional Properties
(RichTextEdit)UI Theme for the application
Additional Properties (Themes)
These sections have information about how you specify the
following application properties in the Application painter: