Databases Reference
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Rounded Corners
: This checkbox is used to set whether rounded corners
should be used. By (de)selecting individual corners, we can specify which
corners should have a rounded effect.
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Layer
: This option is used to establish the ordering to be used when multiple
objects are overlapping. In case of complex, overlapping objects, a
Custom
layer can be used. In this case, higher numbers overlap lower numbers.
•
Apply To…
: This option is used to apply the current format to other objects.
We used this function before to apply the same caption layout to every object
in the document.
•
Theme Maker
and
Apply Theme
: This option stores the current format in
an external theme file. This file can then be used to apply the same format to
objects in other documents. Creating and applying themes will be described
in more detail in
Chapter 13
,
More on Visual Design and User Experience
.
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Show
: This option allows us to either always show the object, or to apply a
condition which must be fulfilled for the object to be shown. An example of
this would be to use the expression
GetSelectedCount([Aircraft Group])
= 1
to the
Aircraft Type
listbox so that it is only visible when a single aircraft
group is selected.
•
Allow Move/Size
: Deselecting this option locks the object's size and position.
•
Allow Copy/Clone
: Deselecting this option prevents the object from
being copied.
The Caption tab
The
Caption
tab is also a common tab across all QlikView objects. We used it
before to set the listbox caption colors and fonts, but it contains a few other
interesting options:
•
Multiline Caption
: This option wraps the caption text over the number of
lines defined through the
Caption Height
field.
•
X-pos
,
Y-pos
,
Width
, and
Height
: While it is easier to just drag, align,
and size objects using the mouse, these options let you define the size and
location of an object with pixel-level precision. These options can be set for
both the
Normal
and the
Minimized
state of the object.
•
Caption Alignment
: This option defines how the display text is aligned in
the caption.
