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Application Development Environment (ADE) Addenda
Progress Dynamics Addenda : Widget IDs for ADM2 and Progress Dynamics : AppBuilder preferences
 

AppBuilder preferences

The Appbuilder Preferences dialog includes a Widget ID tab that enables you to control how the widget ID features operate:
The following table describes this preference tab.
Table 5. Widget ID Preferences
Control
Description
Automatically assign widget IDs toggle
When selected (the default), the AppBuilder automatically assigns WIDGET-ID attribute values to any static widget when it is created.
Starting widget ID for frames fill-in
Defines the value for the first in a container when the AppBuilder assigns the WIDGET-ID attribute automatically.
Frame widget ID increment fill-in
Defines the amount by which the AppBuilder increments the value for each additional frame in a container.
Save widget-id filename toggle
When selected (the default), the AppBuilder automatically assigns a value for the widgetIDFileName property when you first save a container. This setting has no effect after the first time you save the container. The AppBuilder stores the value in the static code or in the Progress Dynamics Repository, as appropriate.
Default radio button
Defines the widgetIDFileName property as the default value, container_filename.xml. For example, the default XML file for the window, wCust.w, is wCust.xml.
Custom XML file radio button
Displays a fill-in field where you can specify an alternate name for the XML file.
The preference options in the top box only apply when the AppBuilder automatically assigns widget IDs to the widgets in a static container. The preference options in the bottom box only apply to the XML files used by the Runtime WIDGET-ID Assignment Tool.