Line

Choose the orientation of the divider line in the list: (the default) or . For the divider, you can also add text that appears within the horizontal line. To add such text, select the check box and enter text in the associated field.

In addition, the window contains the following sections.

This section contains all layout settings for a line in the grid of the parent form.

In the grid mode, you can control the horizontal and vertical alignment of the line using the following lists:

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From the list, choose , , , or , which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).

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From the list, choose , , , or , which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).

The need to specify the alignment is most obvious when working in the grid mode, as it controls how the form object is aligned in its grid cell. Aligning the form object can be useful in the sketch mode too, and you can then use the alignment tools on the menu in the toolbar’s section. When running the application in any client other than the Windows client, the form objects may not be positioned exactly as seen in the Application Builder. This is because the form objects may have a different size in other clients, giving them a slightly different positioning. Specifying the alignment ensures that the form objects are aligned as you want them to be in all clients.

You can also specify the width of a horizontal line, unless you have chosen from the list. Enter a width (in points) in the field. The field is unavailable because the height of the horizontal line is determined by the software. For a vertical line, you can instead specify the height, unless you have chosen from the list. Enter a height (in points) in the field. The field is then unavailable because the width of the vertical line is determined by the software.

Additionally, in the sketch mode, you can specify the absolute position of the line using the and fields. In the grid mode, you can position the object in the grid and see the grid position as the , , , and values.

	The form windows update these size and positioning settings through the draw operations performed there, such as resizing and moving the object.

Under (in grid mode only), you can control the margins around the form object. By default, the margins are taken from the parent form. From the list, choose:

In this section, you can control the appearance of the line and its divider text.

From the list, select a color to use for the divider text: (the default; the form object then uses the setting from the Form it is located in), any of the predefined basic colors, or , which makes it possible to select a custom color from a color palette.

The font and the font size for the divider text use the font settings from the node by default. Select a font from the list: or any of the available fonts. If needed, choose or enter a font size (in points) in the combo box. The default is to use the for the font.

You can also select the check box to use a boldface font or the check box to use italics (an italic font).

To change the line thickness, enter another thickness value (as a positive integer) in the field (default: 1). Choose a color for the line from the list (the option is a gray line). Choose to define a custom color using a color palette.

Under , you can control the initial state of the line when users run the application. By default, the line is visible and enabled. Clear the or check box if you want to make the initial state so that the line is hidden or unavailable. You can then make it visible or enable it using a method. In the Form Editor, the state of the form object is indicated by a change in its appearance. Objects that are hidden become visible when selected in the Form Editor.