List Feature
Description
This is a list feature that helps to choose/select one of the many data objects. The list draws the list items using the inputs provided.
Properties
Feature Name: This is the name of the feature, it can be changed from the default value.
x: This is the horizontal centre point of the feature on the view.
y: This is the vertical centre point of the feature on the view.
width: This is the width of this feature.
height: This is the height of the feature.
Orientation: This is the angle of the feature specified in degrees
Transparency: This a value that specified the transparency of the feature. 0 is completely invisible and 1 is not transparent at all
Mode: This property specifies the mode of input to a list. It can be
Linked Folder: If the mode is folder based, this property specifies the path of the folder.
Linked Data Asset: If the mode is data based, this property specifies the data asset path.
Data Path: This property specifies the name for list item field . We need to enter tag name from data asset(XML) which contains the item name.
Data Icon path: Using this property we can set the icon for list items. We need to set the tag name in data asset which contains the data icon path.
Prompt: This sets the prompt for the list.
List Size: Using this we can set the maximum number of list items when list expands.
Background Visible: If this sets, it enables the background of list items.
Background Color: This sets the background color for the list items.
Item Background: This property sets the background of the items.
Item Down Skin: This property sets the down skin of the items.
Item Select Skin: This property sets the down skin of the items.
Icon Alignment: This sets the alignment of the icon to left or right.
Items Alignment: This sets the items text alignments to left, right, center, or opposite.
Icon X offset: This property used to move the icon’s x position from its aligned position.
Label X offset: This property used to move the label’s x position from its aligned position.
Gap: This property used to set the gap between items.
Up Image: Using this property we can set the up image of the list item.
Down Image: Using this property we can set the down image of the list item.
Font: Using this property we can select the font to the list item. This list shows the available fonts from the local PC.
Font Size: Using this property we can set the font size of the list item text.
Font Color: This property sets the font color of list item text.
Bold: Using this property we can enable bold features for text of the items in the list.
Italic: Using this property we can enable Italic features for the list item text.
Underline: Using this property we can underline the list item text.
Horizontal Align: This aligns the list item text horizontally.
Vertical Align: This aligns the list item text vertically.
Selected Index: This is not an input property. It can be used at run time to determine the selected item index.
Selected Value: This is not an input property. It can be used at run time to determine the selected item value.
Events
Triggers
Key Pressed
Key Pressed: This trigger listens to the event of a key being pressed. It listens for the key that is specified in the parameter key
Parameter
Key: Character that it’s listening for
Timer
Timer: This starts a timer and executes the actions when the time is up. You can have it run multiple times by specifying the number of runs, 0 is to keep running indefinitely
Parameter
Duration: duration of time before executing actions
Number Of Runs: Specifies the number of runs, 0 is to keep running indefinitely
Touch
Tap: This trigger executes its actions when the user taps on this feature
Double Tap: This trigger executes its actions when the user double taps on this feature
Long Press: This trigger executes its actions when the user long presses this feature
Pressed: This trigger executes its actions when the user has pressed down on this feature
Released: This trigger executes its actions when the user has pressed down and released this feature
Gesture
Swipe: This trigger executes its actions when the user swipes on the feature in the direction specified
Parameter
Swipe Type: Here you can specify the direction of swipe to listen for
Global Variable: The distance of the swipe will be stored to this variable if one is specified
Drag and Drop
Is Dropped On: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is dragged and dropped on to another feature
Parameter
Target: This specifies the other feature that this feature has to be dropped on
Is Dragged Over: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is dragged over another feature
Parameter
Target: This specifies the other feature that this feature has to be dragged over
Container
Maximized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is maximized
Unmaximized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is restored from a maximized state
Minimized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is minimized
Unminimized: This trigger executes its actions when this feature is restored from a minimized state
Combo Box
Item Selected: This trigger executes its actions when a list item is selected.
Actions
Print: This action calls the print function of the operating system of the device, it will print this feature the way it looks when the action is executed. For this to work the printer setting must be set up properly on the OS.
Parameter
Show settings popup: The printer setting popup of the OS can be shown before printing if selected
X:This action changes the x property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
x:This is the target value
Y:This action changes the y property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
y:This is the target value
Width: This action changes the width property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
Width: This is the target value
Height: This action changes the height property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
Height: This is the target value
Rotate To: This action changes the orientation property of this feature to the value specified
Parameter
Rotation: This is the target value
X Offset: This action changes the x property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
x:This is the value to be added to the current value
Y Offset: This action changes the y property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
y:This is the value to be added to the current value
Width Offset: This action changes the width property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
Width: This is the value to be added to the current value
Height Offset: This action changes the height property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
Height: This is the value to be added to the current value
Rotate By: This action changes the orientation property of this feature by adding the value specified
Parameter
Rotation Offset: This is the value to be added to the current value
Resize By Factor: This action changes the height and width of the feature by multiplying it by the specified factor
Parameter
Factor: This is the value which the height and width will be multiplied by
Move To Front: This action moves this feature to the front of all the features that is in the view. If this feature is inside a group feature it will be moved in front of all the other features inside that group only.
Move To Back: This action moves this feature to the back of all the features that is in the view. If this feature is inside a group feature it will be moved to the back of all the other features inside that group only.
Change Transparency: This action changes the transparency of the feature by to the value specified
Parameter
Alpha: Value to change the transparency to, must be between 0 and 1
Delete Feature: This action deletes the feature from the screen
Maximize: This action maximizes this feature
Minimizes: This action minimizes this feature
Toggle Maximize: This action toggles the maximize of this feature
Toggle Minimizes: This action toggles the minimizes of this feature
Normal: Restores the current feature if it is either maximized or minimized
List
Select Item: This action selects the list item based on the index given.
Parameter
Item Index: Index of the item to be selected.
Select Item of Value: This action selects the list item based on the value given.
Parameter
Item Value: Value of the item to be selected.
Redraw: This action redraws the list.
Change Linked Data Asset: This action changes the data input to the list.
Parameter
Data Asset: This parameter allows us to select the new data asset from the available data assets.