Properties Window

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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.
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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