View Properties

When you use fields, methods, or controls on a view or form, they contain properties that you can configure. See Controls for more information on these properties.

When you design a view, you can configure the properties of that view. Click the outline of the view in the designer to open the properties on the right.

Properties
Feature	Description	How to use it
Name	Each view requires a unique name. This property is required and defaults to the name of the view.	Type a new name if necessary.
Spinners	Shows a spinner on the view while the view loads. This property is on by default.	Deselect the option if you do not want a spinner to display as the view is loading.
Delay	This is the delay, in milliseconds, before the spinner shows. If the Spinners property is on and the Delay property is 1000, then the spinner shows after a second. This is useful when the view takes less than the delay specified to load, but you want to show that it’s busy if it takes longer than expected.	Type a number in milliseconds.
Overlay Opacity	The opacity level that is applied to views and forms when the overlay is shown. This property allows you to darken a view or form while it is loading, and then lighten it once loaded. This provides users with a visual indication that the view or form is loading. You can enter any whole number from 0 (fully transparent while view or form loads) to a maximum of 100 (darkest overlay until view or form has loaded). The actual opacity depends on the theme you use for your form. If this property is empty, a default theme opacity is used.	Type a number.
Anonymous Access	Marks a view and form to be available anonymously.	Select the option if you want people to anonymously access the form.
Allow Standalone	Allows you to open the view in a new browser window when you click Testing URL or Runtime URL on the View Properties page. This property is on by default.	Deselect the option if you do not want the view to open in a new browser window.

When you work with a view on a form, you can configure the view's properties on the form. Click the view to open the view's properties.

Properties
Feature	Description	How to use it
Name	Each view requires a unique name. This property is required and defaults to the name of the view.	Type a new name if necessary.
Title	Specify the title to show at the top of the view.	Type a title if necessary.
Tab Index	Defines the sequence to follow when you use the Tab key to navigate through a page.	Select the tab order.
Visible	Shows or hides the view. This property is selected by default.	Select or deselect the option.
Enabled	Enables or disables the view. If you disable the view, people cannot interact with it in runtime. This property is selected by default.	Select or deselect the option.
Collapsible	Allows you to collapse the view. This property is selected by default.	Select or deselect the option.
Default	This is the default setting to use when the form opens. Choose if the view must be collapsed or expanded on the form.	Select the option.
Width	Adjusts the width of the view. You can enter any whole percentage up to 100%, whole number, or pixel value to a maximum of 32767px.	Type the dimension.
Height	Adjusts the height of the view. You can enter any whole number or pixel value to a maximum of 32767px. When you set this property to zero it automatically changes the size to fit the content of the page.	Type the dimension.
Format	Opens the Format page allowing you to specify padding for the view.	Specify padding.

• You cannot use rules to set the Advanced properties of a control, view, or form at runtime.
• The form's Spinners setting overrides the view's Spinners setting. View spinners only appear if the following conditions are true:
  • The Spinners view property is selected.
  • The Spinners form property is deselected on the form (parent) containing the view (child).
• The Spinners setting only applies to the initialize method and displays when the view loads for the first time.
• If you add a control to a form, the form is the parent and the control is the child. If you select the Spinners property of the control and the form, the control's spinner does not display. If you configure a delay on the form's spinner or the spinner disappears while the control is busy, the control's spinner displays.
• If a form contains a view that has a control, the form is the parent to the view and the view is the parent to the control. The form's spinner overrides the other spinners. The view's spinner overrides the control's spinner.
• When you use the Background Image property of a form, keep in mind the following:
  • The image is aligned in the top center of the page.
  • When you resize the page, the image does not change to fit the screen size. You should create separate forms for mobile devices using the correct image sizes.
  • You cannot change the background image dynamically at runtime using rules. If you want to show a different image for the form on a mobile device, you have design a separate form.
  • You can only specify image files (.jpg, .png, .bmp).
  • When you upload images on the Select a Picture dialog, the same restrictions apply as with the Image Attachment control. See Attachment control file type and size and Considerations for more information about these restrictions.
• If you apply a Style Profile to your form and the form does not behave as expected, see Creating a Style Profile for information about creating and applying a style profile, and Style Profile Considerations and Best Practices for tips about using a style profile and how it interacts with other form properties.