Hi Chip, Thanks for pointing out that forms can be inherited. I’ve looked at Inherited Forms in the past and they struck me as having limited value since they cannot be modified on the child form. Record navigation and CRUD buttons are simple and can been generic, but custom features, function, workflow etc needs objects which can be modified in the child form.
I think what I really want is a “clone form” button in the form creation dialog which copies the objects from an existing form into the new form. I’ve always done that manually, which is OK, but it would be nice to have that ability integrated into 4D. Tom > On Dec 14, 2018, at 09:12, Chip Scheide <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tom, > They do - > you can create a form and then inherit it. > Form properties -> Inherited form table --- only if the form is from a > table > Form properties -> Inherited form Name > > This is what I do for list forms when I need to add functionality > different from my base list form. > > Chip > On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:07:10 -0800, Tom Benedict via 4D_Tech wrote: >> >> I’d be interested in more comments about UI standards. I’ve often >> wished that 4D allowed the creation of custom form ‘templates’. I >> know that 4D has built-in form templates, button etc, but I’ve never >> found them appealing and the templates didn't support for dialog >> forms very well. > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
