Specifications

CHAPTER 8 Displaying and Validating Data
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Limit on size of data value
The data value for a column that uses the DropDownDataWindow edit style is
limited to 511 characters.
The RichText edit style
You can use the RichText edit style to display column data in a rich text format,
and to use different fonts and colors in the same data field.
Columns that you format with the RichText edit style require considerably
more storage space than columns with plain text edit styles. Therefore you
should set a minimum of 1 KB for the column width. Otherwise, you can use
the RichText edit style with columns that have large text datatypes.
By default, whenever a column with the RichText edit style is edited in the
Preview view or at runtime, a font toolbar displays. The font toolbar disappears
when the column loses focus. The following picture shows the default font
toolbar available for columns with the RichText edit style:
You can modify the RichTextToolbarActivation constant on a report to display
the font toolbar whenever a report containing columns with the RichText edit
style has focus—whether or not this type of column is selected. You can also
modify the constant so that the font toolbar never appears.
For more information, see RichTextToolbarActivation in the online Help.
The RichText edit style is not available for columns in a report with the Graph,
OLE, or RichText presentation styles.
The InkEdit edit style
The InkEdit edit style is designed for use on a Tablet PC and provides the
ability to capture ink input from users of Tablet PCs. This edit style is useful in
the Form painter in InfoMaker.
You can specify InkEdit as a style type on the Edit page in the Properties view
for columns. When the column gets focus, an InkEdit control displays so that
the user can enter text with the stylus or mouse. The text is recognized and
displayed, then sent back to the database when the column loses focus.