May 6, 2001
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>From the Edge: SET INTENSITY and R:BASE 2000
Section: Enhancements - Forms
Platform: R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows
Build: 1.840JxRT03 and Higher ...
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A REGION is an area on a form that contains field objects
that are all associated with one table.
A TIER is a set of rows displayed in a region.
While using [Next Row] and [Previous Row] pre-defined
functions in a Push Button, or using [<] or [>] of Forms
Runtime Toolbar to move forward one row or backward one
row in a Form Region, you can identify the "current" row
with colors using SET INTENSITY option in The Glorious
R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5) for Windows.
SET INTENSITY command was first introduced in R:BASE 2000
(ver 6.5).
Syntax:
SET INTENSITY OFF/ON
DEFAULT OFF
Purpose:
To highlight the currently focused row.
Example:
SET INTENSITY ON
EDIT USING FormName WHERE .... CAPTION ' '
SET INTENSITY OFF
The default color (WHITE ON BLUE) of the selected row,
including all columns, are unique and highlighted in
the region.
Pressing [F8]/[F7], [Next]/[Previous] Buttons, etc.,
changes the current row and highlight the intensity
of the next focused row.
R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) includes the option to change
the default WHITE ON BLUE color!
Syntax:
SET INTENSITY ON/OFF
SET INTENSITY ForeGroundColor BackGroundColor
Example 01:
SET INTENSITY ON
SET INTENSITY WHITE ON GREEN
EDIT USING TieredRegionFormName WHERE .. ORDER BY ..
SET INTENSITY OFF
During that particular R:BASE session:
SET INTENSITY ForeGroundColor BackGroundColor
will remain as WHITE ON GREEN.
Example 02:
SET INTENSITY ON
SET INTENSITY WHITE ON RED
EDIT USING TieredRegionFormName WHERE .. ORDER BY ..
SET INTENSITY OFF
During that particular R:BASE session:
SET INTENSITY ForeGroundColor BackGroundColor
will remain as WHITE ON RED.
You can even select a custom color for the background
using a combination of blue, red, and green values.
Example 03:
To change INTENSITY colors to WHITE ON ORANGE, enter:
SET INTENSITY ON
SET INTENSITY WHITE ON (255,128,64)
SET INTENSITY OFF
During that particular R:BASE session:
SET INTENSITY ForeGroundColor BackGroundColor
will remain as WHITE ON ORANGE.
Notes:
WHITE ON BLUE are the default INTENSITY colors
If you would like to set your own combination of
ForeGroundColor and BackGroundColor permanently, then,
you could use SET INTENSITY ForeGroundColor BackGroundColor
option in your startup application file OR add an entry
into R:BASE 2000 (ver 6.5++) for Windows RBASE.INI file!
Example 04:
Add the following TWO lines above the [Designers] section
in RBASE.INI file:
FFColor=FFFFFF
FBColor=FF0000
-- FFColor=FFFFFF means Field Foreground Color (WHITE)
-- FBColor=FF0000 means Field Background Color (BLUE)
-- Color Sequence: BlueRedGreen
Stay tuned for more ...
Very Best Regards,
Razzak.
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