Design Time general options

Setting	Comments
Show Rulers and Guidelines	When selected, horizontal and vertical rulers are shown on both views. Blue guidelines are drawn to rulers when you select a component. Red-dotted line is rendered on selection of a component. The designer marks red-dotted lines for other components with the same top or left position within its container, such as form pane, GroupBox, or NotebookTab.
Show Hidden Components	When selected, hidden components on a form are displayed when you are in design mode. When cleared, components remain hidden.
Enforce Strict Locking of Forms and Global Objects	Note: This option applies only to those who have editing permissions of site developer or vendor developer. When this option is selected, these changes take place: The LockedBy field is set to your user ID for any forms or global objects you create. This prevents anyone else from making changes until you check the form or object in. You receive a warning if you try to open a form or global object that someone else has checked out. You cannot save a form or global object that someone else has checked out. We recommend that this option be selected in any environment where there are multiple developers designing and/or modifying forms.
Guidelines	Specify the width and height values in pixels that you want to use for the design guidelines in the grid in Design Mode; that is, the distance between the vertical (Width) and horizontal (Height) lines that are used to display the design grid.

Show Rulers and Guidelines

When selected, horizontal and vertical rulers are shown on both views.

Blue guidelines are drawn to rulers when you select a component.

Red-dotted line is rendered on selection of a component. The designer marks red-dotted lines for other components with the same top or left position within its container, such as form pane, GroupBox, or NotebookTab.

Show Hidden Components

When selected, hidden components on a form are displayed when you are in design mode. When cleared, components remain hidden.

Enforce Strict Locking of Forms and Global Objects

Note: This option applies only to those who have editing permissions of site developer or vendor developer.

When this option is selected, these changes take place:

The LockedBy field is set to your user ID for any forms or global objects you create.
This prevents anyone else from making changes until you check the form or object in.
You receive a warning if you try to open a form or global object that someone else has checked out.
You cannot save a form or global object that someone else has checked out.

We recommend that this option be selected in any environment where there are multiple developers designing and/or modifying forms.

Guidelines

Specify the width and height values in pixels that you want to use for the design guidelines in the grid in Design Mode; that is, the distance between the vertical (Width) and horizontal (Height) lines that are used to display the design grid.