Controls
See also: Introduction to Styling, Property Sets, Styling Assistants, Control Common Properties
A control is any element that can be added to a page e.g. input field, table, menu, text etc. Most controls are visible, but this is not necessarily the case. Available controls are listed below and can be added onto a page by dragging from the Palette View to either the WYSIWYG View or the Outline View.
Some controls act as a container, meaning that other controls can be added to the control as children e.g. a Panel Control. Container controls have a layout, which defines how its child controls are positioned within the container.
All controls have properties that define the behaviour of the control and are shown in the Properties View when a control is selected in either the WYSIWYG View or the Outline View. Options exist to load and save properties to/from Property Sets which are stored in presentation templates. Properties can also be accessed from a script by referring to controlName.property. For many control properties, it is possible to specify that they should either have a local value or that they should inherit their value from somewhere else, usually a value in a linked Property Set – see local/inherited control properties.
Click on the links below for details of each control and a list of supported properties.
The following controls are available from the Palette View:
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A simple container rendered using an <article> HTML tag, typically used for standalone docs |
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A simple container rendered using an <aside> HTML tag, typically used for side-panels etc |
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A barcode that can be added to a web page or a print page |
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Represents a column in a bootstrap grid – only available in bootstrap mode |
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Represents a bootstrap container – only available in bootstrap mode |
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Represents a row in a bootstrap grid – only available in bootstrap mode |
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Clickable button |
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A button within a Table Control |
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An HTML <canvas> tag that can be used as a target for graphical content such as charts |
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A dynamic menu item within either a horizontal or vertical menu |
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Field |
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Controls enabling users to easily upload files from their local file system. |
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Ebase finish button |
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A simple container rendered as a <header> that typically contains footer texts and links |
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A grid layout control |
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A container with title bar and additional texts |
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A simple container rendered as a <header> that typically contains header texts and links etc |
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HTML heading tags <h1> - <h6> |
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Horizontal line |
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Horizontal Menu |
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Allows HTML to be added |
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Hyperlink, either internal (runs FPL script) or external |
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An image in a non-table location |
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An image within a Table Control |
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Includes an external HTML or JSP file |
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An ordered/unordered list for use with dynamic content |
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Displays a list item within a List Control as a hyperlink |
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An ordered/unordered list for use with static content |
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Displays a list item within a List Control as a text |
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A simple container rendered using a <main> HTML tag, used for the main content of a page |
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An individual menu item within either a horizontal or vertical menu |
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Acts as a location for error and warning messages |
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A simple container rendered as a <nav> that typically contains navigation links |
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Ebase next page navigation button |
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Represents a page break when the page is printed to a PDF |
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A panel containing Ebase page navigation buttons and Ebase save/restore buttons |
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A page level container with a page header text and additional texts |
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A simple container rendered as a <div> |
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Ebase previous page navigation button |
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Table where each row is displayed across multiple lines |
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Table where the content is displayed as an ordered/unordered list |
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Ebase restore button (save/restore feature) |
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Ebase save button (save/restore feature) |
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A simple container rendered as a <section> |
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Horizontal and/or vertical spacer |
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An individual Tab within a Tab Set |
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Tab Set |
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Table |
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Table Column |
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A horizontal scroll page within a Table Control |
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Text |
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A container with a title bar and configurable corners |
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Vertical Menu |
The following system controls are not available from the Palette View, but can be configured:
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A special control representing the page – this control cannot be deleted |
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Represents a part-page component |
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An individual cell within a Grid Control |
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A single table row within a Repeater |
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A single table row within a Repeater List |