Properties Window

The project, its forms and the controls on those forms have information about them that can be edited in the Properties Window. Where such a change would affect the appearance of a form or control, the Design Screen will be updated.

Project Properties

background image	The background image on the screen. Default is a gray pattern with vertical lines.
browserwarnmsg	Message which appears is app is run on an unsupported browser. Can be blank.
configxml	Configuration information for PhoneGap Build. Includes things like icons, splash screens, autorotation (orientation) and more.
copyright	The copyright message. This will be placed in the generated code.
defaultformsize	Standard form size for most devices. If you want a size not on the list, set the height and width for each form in Form Properties.
description	Description of the project. Used in config.xml.
extraheaders	Additional lines to the header. This is a good place to include extra JavaScript libraries.
firstform	The name of the initial form to display. If left blank, the first form is used.
globalfont	The default font for all controls. Default value is Helvetica.
HomescreenTitle	The title to be used for the app when saved to the Home Screen on the device. iOS only.
icon	The icon to be used when the app is saved to the launcher. For iOS, it should be 114x114.
id	The saved name of the project. Unicode characters cannot be used.
language	BASIC or JavaScript. If BASIC, code is converted to JavaScript before running.
manifest	A list of files to be saved with the project. See “Distributing your App”.
manifestFile	“appcache” or “manifest”. “appcache” is recommended for all new projects.
obfuscation	Name of the external routine to obfucsate the runtime code.
phonegapBuildID	Build number returned by PhoneGap Build.
splashscreen	An image to display as the app is loading.
splashscreen-iPad	An image to display as the app is loading on an iPad.
statusbar	The appearance of the status bar at the very top of the screen. Choices are default, black or black-translucent.
style	The style used by the body of the app.
title	The public title of the program.
version	Version number of app. User specified.

Form Properties

height	The height of the form. You will want this to be the correct size for your device. The Design Screen uses this property.
id	The name of the form.
left	The position of the left of the form. Usually 0.
method	The http method used to send data. Can be GET or POST.
onkeypress	Function to call when a key is pressed in the form.
onsubmit	Function to call when a form is submitted to the server.
openMode	Should the form be opened on startup?
style	The style attributes for the form.
top	The position of the top of the form. Usually 0.
URL	The URL to send data to.
width	The width of the form. You will want this to be the correct size for your device. The Design Screen uses this property.

Code Module Properties

id	The name of the Code Module.
Language	The programming language used in the Code Module. Can be JavaScript or BASIC.

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