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
backgroundimage |
The background image on the screen. Default is a gray pattern with vertical lines.
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browserwarnmsg |
Message which appears is app is run on an unsupported browser. If blank, the warning does not appear.
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configxml |
Configuration information for PhoneGap Build. Includes things like icons, splash screens, autorotation (orientation) and more.
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copyright |
The copyright message. This will be placed in the generated code.
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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.
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description |
Description of the project. Used in config.xml.
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EULA |
The text of the End User License Agreement that the user has to agree to before the app will run.
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extraheaders |
Additional lines to the header. This is a good place to include extra JavaScript libraries.
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firstform |
The name of the initial form to display. If left blank, the first form is used. If the form specified no longer exists, it will be changed to the first form on the next deploy.
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fontfamily |
The default font for all controls. Default value is Helvetica.
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HomescreenTitle |
The title to be used for the app when saved to the Home Screen on the device. iOS only.
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icon |
The icon to be used when the app is saved to the launcher. For iOS, it should be 114x114.
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id |
The saved name of the project. The app is deployed under this name.
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language |
BASIC or JavaScript. If BASIC, code is converted to JavaScript before running.
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manifest |
A list of files to be saved with the project. See “Distributing your App”.
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manifestFile |
“appcache” or “manifest”. “appcache” is recommended for all new projects.
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obfuscation |
Name of the external routine to obfucsate the runtime code.
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phonegapBuildID |
Build number returned by PhoneGap Build.
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splashscreen |
An image to display as the app is loading. Do not put the file in nsb or nsb/images.
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splashscreen-iPad |
An image to display as the app is loading on an iPad. Do not put the file in nsb or nsb/images.
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statusbar |
The appearance of the status bar at the very top of the screen. Choices are default, black or black-translucent.
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style |
The style used by the body of the app.
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title |
The public title of the program.
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version |
Version number of app. User specified.
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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.
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id |
The name of the form.
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language |
The programming language used for the code of this form. Can be JavaScript or BASIC.
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left |
The position of the left of the form. Usually 0.
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method |
The http method used to send data. Can be GET or POST.
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onkeypress |
Function to call when a key is pressed in the form.
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onsubmit |
Function to call when a form is submitted to the server.
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openMode |
Should the form be opened on startup?
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style |
The style attributes for the form.
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top |
The position of the top of the form. Usually 0.
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URL |
The URL to send data to.
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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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Code Module Properties
id |
The name of the Code Module.
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Language |
The programming language used in the Code Module. Can be JavaScript or BASIC.
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