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. |
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