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Editing Applets Based on Grid Layout Templates
Grid layout features allow you to modify the layout of applets more easily than in previous versions. You can specify the layout of controls in form applets without having to modify Web templates. Only applets that are based on grid layout applet Web templates support these features. See About Grid Layout for more information.
The tasks in this section cover the layout and formatting for applets based on grid-based layout, including:
For general instructions about using the Web Layout Editor, see Editing the Web Layout of Applets.
When working with grid layout applets in the Web Layout Editor, consider the following:
- Controls snap to a grid in which each grid cell measures 8 x 8 pixels.
- Grid-based layouts do not automatically resize based on the user's monitor settings. For example, if a grid-based form designed to run on a monitor set to a resolution of 1024 x 768 (full width) is displayed on a monitor that is set to 800 x 600, the user would have to scroll to the right to see the right edge of the layout. If the same form is displayed on a monitor set to a resolution of 1280 x 1024, it would not occupy the entire width of the screen.
- Labels appear as separate items from their corresponding controls or list columns. This gives you the ability to configure the layout of labels independently from their corresponding controls. However, labels do not exist as separate controls in the Siebel repository. They share the Caption or Display Name property of their corresponding control or list column, but other properties do not apply. Labels are used as constructs in the Applet Web Layout Editor only.
- By default, when you save an applet layout, the Web Layout Editor checks for overlapping controls. If overlapping controls exist, a dialog box appears giving you the option to save the layout or cancel. If you save the layout, with the Web Layout Editor open, the overlapping controls are highlighted. If you select cancel, the layout is not saved. You can control whether the Web Layout Editor checks for overlapping controls by choosing Tools > Options, and then setting the Prompt when saving overlapping controls option.
- When working in the Web Layout Editor, the last item selected on the canvas will be the one to which all other items will be aligned, centered, spaced, and so on.
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Siebel Tools Reference Published: 20 October 2003 |