The 'Alphabet Buttons/Custom Buttons' Search feature creates an alphabet that users can utilize in searching for records alphabetically within a given field. For example, if you specify that your Alphabet buttons should search on the lastname field, when you click on the 'B' button, all records with lastnames that start with 'B' are shown. This section contains all of the properties that can be used to shape this search feature.

Checking the Has 'Alphabet/Custom Buttons' search property will add alphabetized or custom buttons to a grid.

Alphabet Button Search adds a series of buttons to the List that filter the List control when clicked.

Add buttons for the List Search Part.

Because of difference in the amount of default margin sizes the different browsers use for buttons, Alphabet button in a Grid will render slightly differently in different browsers, as shown in the image below.

While the default HTML radio buttons work well for a number of applications it is sometimes useful to be able to customize the size, shape, and color or radio buttons. This ability is particularly useful for mobile applications which rely on an onPress event; where the normal size radio buttons might be too small for some fingers.

This panel card layout includes a header with a centered title and left and right aligned buttons.

A check box, radio button, list, or edit combo box is a variation of a type-in control that is bound to a table field. In each case the user has the option of selecting from two or more pre-defined values. In the case of an edit combo box, the user can also enter a new value.

Disabling the maximize, minimize, and other window menu functions prevents the user from closing or resizing it. The following procedure disables the functions circled in red.

Action Buttons Properties