Form Metrics user preferences options

Form Metrics user preferences are available in both the web client and the Windows client.

Form Metrics settings control how forms and form components are displayed, by default. These settings affect only forms that are created using the Form Wizard, the Data Maintenance Wizard, or the XML to IDO Wizard. You can override the default settings in design mode, after the forms are initially created. All measurement settings are set in character units.

The Form Metrics user preferences options are organized into two sub-tabs.

Common sub-tab

The options on the Common sub-tab are general form settings that affect the form as a whole.

This table shows the available Common Form Metrics user preferences options:

Option Description/Comments/Procedures
Default Form Layout Specify where the grid view is placed in relation to the detail view:
  • Grid Left: To display the grid view to the left of the detail view, select this option.
  • Grid Top: To display the grid view above the detail view, select this option.
  • Grid Bottom: To display the grid view below the detail view, select this option.

This setting applies only to MultiView forms.

Maximum Grid Width To set the maximum width of the grid, in a MultiView form, regardless of other grid view settings, specify a value in this field. If the grid view is narrower than this setting, then the remainder of the grid uses a horizontal scrollbar for access.
Horizontal Space Between Buttons To set the minimum amount of horizontal space that can exist between buttons, specify a value in this field.
Vertical Space Between Buttons To set the minimum amount of vertical space that can exist between buttons, specify a value in this field.
Space Below Group Box top To set the amount of space between a group box and any components that is created below it, on the form, specify a value in this field.
Note:  Wizards create group boxes only around subcollections.
Space Above Group Box bottom To set the amount of space between a group box and any components that is created above it, on the form, specify a value in this field.
Note:  Wizards create group boxes only around subcollections.
Multiview Grid Pane Size To specify the display size of the grid view in MultiView forms, use these settings. These settings are directly associated with the Default Form Layout setting:
  • Grid Left Pane Width controls the width of the grid view if the Default Form Layout setting is Grid Left.
  • Grid Top Pane Height controls the height of the grid view if the Default Form Layout setting is Grid Top.
  • Grid Bottom Pane Height controls the height of the grid view if the Default Form Layout setting is Grid Bottom.

Components sub-tab

On the Component sub-tab, you can specify the default sizes of common form components. All measurement settings are set in character units.

In the case of Subcollection Grid and Notebook sizes, the effects of the settings depend on the selected option in the Default Form Layout field on the Common sub-tab.

Buttons

This table shows the available buttons in the Form Metrics user preferences:
Button Description
Restore Defaults To restore the default settings to their original values, click this button.
Save Template To save your altered form metrics settings to a template that you can load later, click this button.
Note: This button is available only in the Windows client.
Load Template To load a set of saved form metrics settings from a template file for reuse, click this button.
Note: This button is available only in the Windows client.