With over 80 controls at your disposal, the R:BASE Turbo V-8 Form Designer has been given the greatest overhaul to make it the most complete and easy to use form package available. These controls include:

·Standard Controls  

Static Text  
Push Button  
Enhanced Panel  
Enhanced Group Box  
Wallpaper  
Custom Wallpaper  
 
·Database Controls  

DB Grid  
DB Navigator  
DB Label  
DB Edit  
DB Memo  
DB Rich Text  
DB Date/Time Picker  
DB Calendar  
DB Web Browser  
DB E-Mail Label  
DB Image  
DB Check Box  
DB Radio Button  
DB Radio Group  
DB Lookup ComboBox  
DB Lookup ListBox  
DB Spin Edit  
DB User Defined ComboBox  
DB User Defined ListBox  
DB Tree View  
Scrolling Region  
 
·Variable Controls  

Variable Label  
Variable Edit  
Variable Memo  
Variable Rich Text  
Variable Date/Time Picker  
Variable Calendar  
Variable Web Browser  
Variable E-Mail Label  
Variable Image  
Variable Check-Box  
Variable Radio Button  
Variable Radio Group  
Variable Lookup ComboBox  
Variable Lookup ListBox  
Variable Spin Edit  
Variable User Defined ListBox  
Variable User Defined ComboBox  
Variable Lookup ListView  
 
·Additional Controls  

Bit Button  
Speed Button  
Office Button  
Drop-Down Menu Button  
Image  
Animated GIF Control  
Shape  
Bevel  
AVI Animate  
Splitter  
Tab Control  
LED Text Label  
Analog Clock  
Digital Clock  
Tree View  
List View  
Shape Button  
Meter  
Group Bar  
Enhanced Tab Control  
Enhanced Speed Button  
Separator  
Arrow Line  
Status Bar  
PDF Viewer  
Tab Set  
 
·Internet Controls  

Web Browser  
E-Mail Label  
 
·File System Controls  

Directory Tree  
File List Box  
 
·Legacy Controls  

Vertical Line  
Horizontal Line  
3D Box  
Panel  
GroupBox  

·ActiveX Controls           

Available Controls are based on the ActiveX Controls on your computer.  


Other Form Features include:

·New Drag and Drop Functionality  
·New Form Opening Behavior Options  
·Custom hovering Mouse Cursor display  
·Additional DB Grid Options (Zebra Stripe and Sorter Icons)  
·Additional Multi-Select Properties for Variable ListBoxes  
·New Tab Set Control  
·Additional support for images in Variable and DB Lookup ListViews  
·Additional support for images in the DB TreeView Control  
·Themes (R:Themes)  
·Timer Form Property to initiate user defined events at intervals  
·New Gradient Feature for DBGrid Column Titles  
·Multiline support in DB Grid titles and columns  
·Additional DBGrid Option for record number display  
·Custom Background Color upon focus for DB/Variable Edit and DB/Variable Memo controls  
·Dynamic Form Captions  
·Form Caption Buttons  
·Support for ActiveX Controls  
·Alpha Blend Properties for creating Transparent Forms  
·Several Form Closing Behaviors  
·Enhanced DB Grid with On Click Sort  
·Form Wizard to include the option for Scrolling Region  
·Speedy Combo-Boxes  
·Enhanced Pop-up Menus for DB Edit and Variable Edit Controls to edit the title and list font and background  
·New "On Focus EEPs" option for Tab Page and Enhanced Tab Page Properties.  
·Addition of RBTI_FORM_MODE form system variable to hold the value of current form mode, such as ENTER, EDIT or BROWSE  
·Addition of RBTI_FORM_DATATYPE form system variable to hold the data type of focused column DB Control on a form  
·Anchors has been introduced to specify how a control is anchored to its parent  
·Additional option of "Default State" for DB CheckBox and Variable CheckBox Controls  
·Additional Option of "Vertical Spacing" for DB RadioGroup and Variable RadioGroup Properties  
·PickList (Pre-Defined Values or Expression) for DB Grid Control  
·Table-Level Custom EEPs  
·On Row Entry  
·On Row Exit  
·After Saving Row  
·After Leaving Row  
·On Before Insert Row  
·On After Insert Row  
·Custom Form Icons  
·6 Form Border Styles  
·6 Form Alignment Options  
·Hard-Coded Form Sizes  
·Additional Properties for the DB Image, Variable Image, and Image Controls  
·On Click  
·On Right Click  
·On Mouse Enter  
·On Mouse Over  
·On Mouse Leave  
·Toggle which Caption Buttons appear  
·3 New Form EEP Options: On Before Start; On After Start; and On Close EEP  
·Option to include entire command or EEP as embedded code in form  
·Custom Form Actions to build and recycle your code in form on demand  
·Component Locking to Prevent Accidental Alterations  
·Objects List Dialog for Documenting Form Objects  
·Custom Menu Bar Options  
·Alignment Palette for Quick Alignment of Objects  
·Fully Functional Form Wizard for Stepping you through the Form Building Process  

For information on the Form Designer components and how to use them, please see the Form Designer.

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