Page Properties
This is the tab you will use most often when working with pages. Properties that you can set include the following:
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Every object in VTS must have a name. This field allows you to change the name of the page. If you change the page name you will be prompted for whether you also want to change the title used for this page in the page menu. In most circumstances you should click Yes in response to that question.
Note: The page source file name will be taken from the initial page name, with all spaces and punctuation removed. Changing the page name does not change the source file's name.
Page Title Expression: [optional]
The text that will be displayed in the title bar at the top of a windowed page. If not specified, the title is taken from the page's name.
Advanced users can build an expression for this field that will concatenate static text with a name or value taken from one of the page's parameters. This allows instances of parameterized pages to each have a unique title based on their parameter values.
This field is used if you have created a page change button in the task bar for this page. Holding the cursor over this page change button will cause the page tool tip to appear.
If Use Color is set, you can then click on the Set Color button to select a background color for the page. In general, it is best to use a background color that is light and of a neutral shade. Since text and lines are black by default, they will not show up well against a dark background. Garish color choices for the background will likely cause eye-strain among operators of the application.
If Use Bitmap is set, you can use the Set Bitmap button to select a bitmap image to use as the background. This image is selected from the VTS Select Bitmap dialog. You should first copy the image you want to use into the Bitmaps\Backgrounds directory of your application before using this tool. Allowable file formats include .tif, .png, .gif, .wmf, and .bmp.
There are three possible modes in which a page can be displayed:
• No Restrictions May be opened either within the overall application window or as a separate window. You can control how the page is opened by which mouse button is used to when clicking on the page's entry in the menu. A left-click opens the page within the overall application while a right-click opens the page as a separate window.
• Always Display in Window The page always opens in a separate window.
• Never Display in Window The page will only open within the overall application – never as a separate window.
Enabled only if Use Bitmap has been checked and a bitmap image chosen. This set of controls allows you to adjust the size and position of the bitmap on the background by adjusting the margins (measured in pixels) around the bitmap. The larger the margins, the smaller the bitmap image. Position is adjusted by making one of each pair of margins larger than the other. For example, increasing the left margin while decreasing the right margin will move the image to the right.
An optional checkbox allows you to enable margins in windowed pages as well as in normal pages.
Scale Display Content – Not this page
If Scale Display Content has been enabled for the application as a whole, you can use this checkbox to disable the scaling feature for the current page.
Used with application-level security to link a security privilege to this page. See Protecting Objects Using Application Privileges for more information.
VTS will attempt to create a thumbnail image of the page, to use as a visual reference when you are working with the page later. If the page is large or complex, the thumbnail may not be very clear. For this reason, you can use the New Thumbnail button to select any image from your Bitmaps directory to use instead. Like bitmap backgrounds, it is recommended that you copy a graphic image to the \bitmaps\backgrounds directory of your application before using this button.