To paint a screen
Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.
- From the AppMaster Builder Project Explorer, double-click a screen name to access the Screen Painter.
- To paint each field, click
Entryfield
or
Static Text
.
- Position the mouse where you want to place the field on your window. Click once to drop the field.
- Specify the field length by dragging the field to the size desired. Make sure the tracking option is turned on so you can watch the size increase or decrease.
- Do one or more of the following:
- To specify attributes, double click on the field. The Field Attributes dialog box appears. Change the attribute defaults as appropriate.
- To specify field edits for entry fields, click the painted field and click Edit > Field Edits.
- To paint a system message field, see the Help topic To create system message fields.
- To assign screen and generation attributes, double-click anywhere on the screen. The Screen Parameters dialog box appears. Specify desired parameters; specify environment-specific parameters from the menu bar.
Tip:
- For more information on painting fields, see Painting Fields.
- To quickly paint several fields of the same type, use Sticky Mode.
- To easily align fields, use the Alignment option.
- Use the repeated block function to paint rows (blocks), of fields.
- Test your screen functionality with the Test option.