Monday, June 01, 2015
Tip of the Day: New Support for Native Form Display
Product: R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (32/64)
Build..: 9.5.5.20529 or higher
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Section.: Forms, Performance
Keywords: Form, PROPERTY, Native
A new application property has been implemented allowing forms to be
displayed as
"native", which eliminates the use of operating system themes on
R:BASE forms. With
the setting OFF (default), the feature is disabled.
PROPERTY APPLICATION NATIVE_FORMS 'ON'
PROPERTY APPLICATION NATIVE_FORMS 'OFF'
The following is an R:BASE form example with the NATIVE_FORMS
property set to OFF,
as the default value.
http://www.razzak.com/tips/NativeFormOFF.jpg
The following is an R:BASE form example with the NATIVE_FORMS
property set to ON.
http://www.razzak.com/tips/NativeFormON.jpg
Note the different button sizes in the title bar, and the thin form border!
Pros and Cons
-------------------
The NATIVE_FORMS property is offered as an optimization option to eliminate the
theme-based drawing, painting, refreshing, etc., and to improve
performance. There
is however a functionality trade-off. It is important to note that in
native mode
some items would be disabled, such as the drop-down menu on the form
title bar, or
the ability to have only the minimize and X buttons on the title bar.
Users may be
required to rethink a form's design and presentation when the
NATIVE_FORMS property
is set to ON.
Native Form Use
-------------------
The NATIVE_FORMS property is a global value. When the PROPERTY is ON,
"any" launched
form will be displayed as native. It's up to the user to decide how
to manipulate the
property. To enable native forms on a per-form basis, the property
should be set ON
before a form is launched with the REFF, BROWSE, EDIT, and ENTER
commands, and then
OFF within the form's "On After Start" EEP.
If a majority of the forms are to be native, then the property can be
set to ON within
the application on startup. For example, if there are hundreds of
forms that should be
native and just a dozen or so to be theme-based, then NATIVE_FORMS
can be set to ON
within the startup process, and then for each of the forms to be
theme-based, the
property can be turned OFF before a form is launched and set ON again
within the
"On After Start" EEP. Thus, setting the property to limit the effect
to the forms be
launched.
Have fun taking advantage of this new form display feature!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak
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