Chapter 18: Enhancing DataWindow Objects

Using the DataWindow painter toolbars

The DataWindow painter contains three customizable PainterBars and a StyleBar.

For more information about using toolbars, see “Using toolbars”.

PainterBars

The PainterBars include buttons for standard operations (such as Save, Print, and Undo on PainterBar1), for common formatting operations (such as Currency, Percent, and Tab Order on PainterBar2), and for database operations (such as Retrieve and Insert Row on PainterBar3).

They also include six drop-down toolbars, which are indicated by a small black triangle on the right part of a button. Table 18-2 lists the drop-down toolbars that are available. The Controls toolbar is on PainterBar1. The other drop-down toolbars are on PainterBar2.

**Table 18-2: Drop-down toolbars in the DataWindow painter**
Toolbar	Used to
Background Color	Specify the background color of one or more selected controls.
Borders	Specify borders for one or more selected controls.
Controls	Specify controls to add to a DataWindow object.
Foreground Color	Specify the foreground color of one or more selected controls. In a text control, the foreground color specifies the color of the text.
Layout	Specify the alignment, sizing, and spacing of selected controls.
Slide	Specify sliding for controls.

StyleBar

The StyleBar includes buttons for applying properties (such as bold) to selected text elements.

Using the Properties view in the DataWindow painter

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