Group Property Editor

Used to modify the layout and framing of groups, the Group Property Editor can be displayed by choosing Groups from the Editors menu of the App Builder primary window or by choosing Group from the Revolving Property Editor Object Type option menu. A group, unlike most of the objects edited in the Revolving Property Editor, is a created object and is not available from an object palette. See "Grouping Objects", for instructions.

Only properties unique to a group object are described here. See "Property Editor: Universal Properties" for descriptions of Object Type, Objects, Initial State, and Color. See "Property Editor: Common Properties" for descriptions of Border Frame and Position.

Note that choosing Groups from the Editors menu in the App Builder primary window is the same as clicking the Tear-off button in the Revolving Property Editor when the Object Type is Group.

Group Name

Displays the default name or the name given by you to the group selected in the Objects list.

Layout Type

Specifies As-Is, Vertical, Horizontal, or Row/Column layout of the objects in the selected group.

Rows Columns

Specifies whether the primary layout will be by rows (vertical layout) or columns (horizontal layout), and how many rows or columns to display. Active only if Layout Type is Row/Column.

Vert Alignment

Specifies left-edge, colon/label, center-line, or right-edge alignment of the objects in the selected group. Active only if Layout Type is Vertical or Row/Column.

Spacing

Specifies the number of pixels separating the objects in the selected group. Vert Alignment Spacing is active only if Layout Type is Vertical or Row/Column. Horiz Alignment Spacing is active only if Layout Type is Horizontal or Row/Column.

Horiz Alignment

Specifies top-edge, center-line, or bottom-edge alignment of the objects in the selected group. Active only if Layout Type is Horizontal or Row/Column.