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The Form Design Tab

From the Form Design tab you can you select widgets to add to your form.

Pointer: Pointer, switches to the widget selection mode.

Note

Selecting any widget, will switch to the widget add mode. Then you can click anywhere on the form to place the widget.

Label: A Label widget displays predefined information on a form. Usually it is used as a caption next to other data-aware widgets.

Image Box: An Image Box holds an image, bound to a field in a table.

Text Box: A Text Box is a single line container for data contained in your table.

Text Editor: A Text Editor is a multiline container for data contained in your table.

Button: A Button allows you to define actions to be executed upon clicking on it.

Combo Box: A Combo Box displays a list of options to choose from.

Check Box: A Check Box holds two or three states of data (e.g. On/Off)

Line: A Line is used as a logical separator between different parts of a form.

Frame: A Frame is used as a container for other widgets.

Group Box: A Group Box is used to group other widgets and control their state.

Tab Widget: A Tab Widget is used as a container for other widgets and can have many pages that contain different widgets.

Assign Action: Assign Action is used to assign an action to be executed when an event occurs (e.g. clicking on a button).

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 [[Image:kexi_form_design_tab.png|500px|center]]
-From the '''Form Design''' tab you can you select widgets to add to your form.
+From the <menuchoice>Form Design</menuchoice> tab you can you select widgets to add to your form.
-; '''Pointer'''
+; <menuchoice>Pointer</menuchoice>
-: '''Pointer''', switches to the widget selection mode.
+: <menuchoice>Pointer</menuchoice>, switches to the widget selection mode.
 {{Note|Selecting any widget, will switch to the widget add mode. Then you can click anywhere on the form to place the widget.}}
-; '''Label'''
+; <menuchoice>Label</menuchoice>
-: A '''Label''' widget displays predefined information on a form. Usually it is used as a caption next to other data-aware widgets.
+: A <menuchoice>Label</menuchoice> widget displays predefined information on a form. Usually it is used as a caption next to other data-aware widgets.
-; '''Image Box'''
+; <menuchoice>Image Box</menuchoice>
-: An '''Image Box''' holds an image, bound to a field in a table.
+: An <menuchoice>Image Box</menuchoice> holds an image, bound to a field in a table.
-; '''Text Box'''
+; <menuchoice>Text Box</menuchoice>
-: A '''Text Box''' is a single line container for data contained in your table.
+: A <menuchoice>Text Box</menuchoice> is a single line container for data contained in your table.
-; '''Text Editor'''
+; <menuchoice>Text Editor</menuchoice>
-: A '''Text Editor''' is a multiline container for data contained in your table.
+: A <menuchoice>Text Editor</menuchoice> is a multiline container for data contained in your table.
-; '''Button'''
+; <menuchoice>Button</menuchoice>
-: A '''Button''' allows you to define actions to be executed upon clicking on it.
+: A <menuchoice>Button</menuchoice> allows you to define actions to be executed upon clicking on it.
-; '''Combo Box'''
+; <menuchoice>Combo Box</menuchoice>
-: A '''Combo Box''' displays a list of options to choose from.
+: A <menuchoice>Combo Box</menuchoice> displays a list of options to choose from.
-; '''Check Box'''
+; <menuchoice>Check Box</menuchoice>
-: A '''Check Box''' holds two or three states of data (e.g. On/Off)
+: A <menuchoice>Check Box</menuchoice> holds two or three states of data (e.g. On/Off)
-; '''Line'''
+; <menuchoice>Line</menuchoice>
-: A '''Line''' is used as a logical separator between different parts of a form.
+: A <menuchoice>Line</menuchoice> is used as a logical separator between different parts of a form.
-; '''Frame'''
+; <menuchoice>Frame</menuchoice>
-: A '''Frame''' is used as a container for other widgets.
+: A <menuchoice>Frame</menuchoice> is used as a container for other widgets.
-; '''Group Box'''
+; <menuchoice>Group Box</menuchoice>
-: A '''Group Box''' is used to group other widgets and control their state.
+: A <menuchoice>Group Box</menuchoice> is used to group other widgets and control their state.
-; '''Tab Widget'''
+; <menuchoice>Tab Widget</menuchoice>
-: A '''Tab Widget''' is used as a container for other widgets and can have many pages that contain different widgets.
+: A <menuchoice>Tab Widget</menuchoice> is used as a container for other widgets and can have many pages that contain different widgets.
+<!-- TODO
 ; '''Web Browser'''
 : A '''Web Browser''' is a widget that allows to display a web page inside the form.
+-->
 <!--FIXME missing Map Browser-->
-; '''Assign Action'''
+; <menuchoice>Assign Action</menuchoice>
-: '''Assign Action''' is used to assign an action to be executed when an event occurs (e.g. clicking on a button).
+: <menuchoice>Assign Action</menuchoice> is used to assign an action to be executed when an event occurs (e.g. clicking on a button).
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