Widgets

In HTML5 Client for Progress, widget is a GUI element such as window or text box (Fields) that displays information on the screen. In the Widgets tab under JAVRA IDE Developer Studio, you can set the data type, widget type, attributes and so forth. You can also associate event(s) to the widget from the Events tab. Different level of securities can also be defined for certain widgets. Lookup Query for the lookup enabled widget and query for combo-box, selection-list widgets can also be defined through the Widgets tab.

Basically, the entire properties of widget can be controlled via this interface. The figure below demonstrates the Widgets tab in the right panel of the Javra IDE Developer Studio.

Properties of Widget
Figure: Properties of Widget

A detailed explanation of all the Widget properties is available in section: 'Properties of Widget'.

Typically most widely used widgets are placed in the widget bar. A Widget bar is located to the right side of the Menu tree. Most popular widgets include Browse, Button, Color Picker, Combo box, Editor, Image, Program Frame, Radio Set, Rectangle, Selection list and Text. Rest of the widgets can be accessed from the Propertied panel> Widgets> Widgettypes*

Widget bar and detailed view of widgets
Figure: Widget bar and detailed view of widgets

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