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Apply:Whenadatabaseconnectionisconfirmedascorrectthisbuttonbecomesactive,
andisusedtoactuallyapplythedatabaseswap.
TheDatabaseConnectionpreferencesalsoprovidesyouwithbuttonsto:
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Test Connection:ThiswillrunatestonthecurrentDatabaseConnectionsettings.
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Restore Defaults.ThisoptionrestoresthepreferencestoDefaults.Thisappliestothecurrent
Preferencespageonly,butnototherPreferences.
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Apply:ThisoptionappliesthesettingsmadewithinthecurrentPreferencespage,butdoesnot
closethePreferencesdialog.
Editing preferences
ThesepreferencesdefinedifferenteditingoptionsintheDesignermodule.
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Object Resizing for <div> elements:Thisdefinesinwhichcontextstoenabletheresizingof
<div>elements(includingPositionedandInlineboxes).Resizing<div>elementsmaycauselay-
outstoproduceundesirableresultsespeciallywhenusingFoundationtemplates.
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Enable for Print Context:Checktoenable<div>resizinginthePrintcontexts.
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Enable for Web Context:Checktoenable<div>resizingintheWebcontexts.
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Enable for Email Context:Checktoenable<div>resizingintheEmailcontexts.
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Detail tables preview limit
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Maximum number of records to show in preview:Thissettinglimitsthenumberof
recordstoshowindetailtablesinboththeDesigner(Previewtab)andDatamapper.The
lowerthisnumber,theshorterthetimebeforetheprevieworthenextrecordwillappear.
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Dragging data fields to the editor.Whenyoudrag-and-dropadatafieldintoatemplate,a
placeholderappearsinthetemplateandascriptisadded(see"Insertingplaceholdersviadrag-
and-drop/double-click"onpage727).Thisoptionspecifieswhattouseasthescript'sselector.
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New scripts use a class selector (recommended):Theplaceholderiswrappedina
Spanelement,andtheSpan'sclassisusedasselector.Thisisrecommendedbecauseitis
faster(see:"Optimizingscripts"onpage820).
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New scripts perform a search and replace:Theplaceholdertextisusedasselector.
Tip: HoldtheALTkeywhiledraggingtochangethisbehavioronthefly.
Note: IftheoptionEvaluate Handlebars expressionsisenabledforasection,dragging
datafieldstotheeditorwillinsertexpressionsinsteadofplaceholdersandscripts.See
"Sectionpropertiesdialogs"onpage931.
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