How to Use Static Lists
See also: Working with Lists, How to Use Dynamic Lists, Internationalization Support, List Control
Creating
and maintaining a Static List
Edit
texts in a single language
Translate
texts into other languages
A Static List is a list of values that can be displayed as either:
An important feature of Static Lists is that the values displayed to the user are language dependent, i.e. they change based on the runtime language. A Static List is linked to a field or table column using the field’s list properties and the field/column can then be added to a page.
Static Lists are designed to be used for lists that don’t
change very often. Examples might include:
Title: |
values - Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr, Other etc |
Sex: |
values - Male, Female |
CarType: |
values - |
Each entry in a Static List contains:
A Static
List is created and maintained using the Static List editor within the Verj.io Studio. A new list is created by right clicking in
the designer tree and selecting New > Static List.
The editor panel works in two modes depending on which tab is selected:
The language
dropdown can be used to set the required language. You can then edit the list
entries by typing in the tabular display or by clicking the … button to the
right of each text. New list entries can be added by using the keyboard
up/down keys or by clicking on the icon. The list is displayed to the user in the order shown and list entries
can be moved up or down using the keys
This panel displays the list entry display texts for two languages side by side. Select the from and to languages using the dropdowns. The size of the text entry boxes can be adjusted by dragging the separator lines.
Translation can also be done externally – click here for more details.