Dialog box functions
This chapter describes built-in 4GL functions used to show dialog and message boxes:
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displays a dialog box with an input field |
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display message boxes of various degrees of interactivity and customizability |
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calls a file dialog where a user can open or save files |
Message box functions
These 4 functions all show message boxes and are employed to inform the user about something important.
The difference between them lies in how much they can be customized.
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Interactivity |
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Customizable title |
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Customizable text |
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Customizable buttons |
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predefined |
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Customizable default button |
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Customizable icons |
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fgl_winquestion() is a twin function for fgl_winbutton() used for compatibility reasons.
jquery Lycia vs MD Lycia
Look and feel produced by the dialog box functions at runtime depend on what Lycia version you use, jquery or Material Design one:
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jquery Lycia |
MD Lycia |
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dialog boxes have the default size |
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 width of the dialog box is constant and doesn't adapt to its contents
CALL fgl_winquestion("", "width", "", "1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|0", "info", 1)
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width of the dialog box is changeable and adapts to its contents
CALL fgl_winquestion("", "width", "", "1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|0", "info", 1)
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