What can I use Frame object in NiceForm for?
You can use frame to create beveled boxes, frames, or lines. The frame can appear raised or lowered. You can see some of the possibilities below:
Frame also makes it easy to group collections of objects that belong together.
You can edit the frame’s properties by double clicking it, or pressing F2 after you select it. When the properties dialog box opens you can set line width and color and also define the frame style. Line width can be any value between 1 and 256.
Frame style supports the following values:
- None
- Lowered
- Raised
- Lowered border`
- Raised border
You can also define whether you want the frame to have only border or the whole frame colored. If you would like to have frame completely colored set the Filled check box.Samples above were all made with Filled property set to true.
Which objects are available in NiceForm for designing forms?
In the current version of NiceForm (5.2.1.2514) there are 15 objects available:
- Frame
- Text
- Picture
- Button
- Edit Field
- Memo Field
- Combo Box
- List Box
- Radio Group
- Check Box
- Variable Prompt
- Table
- Database Navigator
- Database Search
- Preview
In the next version (currently no release date is set yet) there is one more coming: Button Group. I will write more about each of the objects in subsequent posts. The following screenshot shows most of them (only Variable Prompt and Button Group are missing).
