Script Settings

Clicking this option will open the Settings dialog which allows you to customise how the Designer works. There are four (4) tabs of settings that can be adjusted:

Layout

  • <Screen options>: Select one of the following:
    • Show Snap Lines: Controls will show markers when they are being moved on screens that allow you to line them up with each other easily
    • Snap To Grid: Controls placed on screens will snap to grid positions. The size of the grid can be defined by specifying the width and height.

Options

  • Show Save Script Confirmation (checkbox): If checked, you will be presented with a confirmation that your script has been saved.  If this option is not checked an indicator will appear in the menu strip for 5 seconds to show the script has been saved.
  • Show Advanced Properties on Double-Click (checkbox): If checked, the screen builder will show the Advanced Control Properties dialog when you double-click a control.
  • Use Control Prefix (checkbox): If checked, controls added to the screen will be prefixed with their defined prefix.
  • Default Function Level: Determines the set of functions to show by default in the Function Builder, 1 showing the most basic functions and 3 showing the full set.

Testing

  • Show Trace When Testing Script (checkbox): If checked, the Trace screen will load before the script is started when testing.
  • Update Data When Testing (checkbox): If this option is checked, any changes made to the pContacts/ pContactsExtra tables will be saved to the database.
  • Force In Use when testing (checkbox): If checked and you try to access a locked record while testing then you get the "in use" dialog shown. This way you won't be able to continue testing until the record is unlocked.
  • Use Small Icons on Test (checkbox): If checked, the menu strip shown will use small icons

Here you can specify the default prefixes for the controls to be added to a screen. Find the control that you wish to amend the prefix for, double-click it, edit the prefix and click the icon to save.

The Colours option allows you to pre-define up to 16 custom colours and the default colour that will be used for the screen routing colour.

Here you can specify the font style and colour for the various sections generated by the Print (export) to a File routine.

Note: These settings are saved in a local file: %APPDATA%\infinity\infinity.settings.xml