Icons

This group of icons is used to link the source of the icon image, textID (for translations) and the action that occurs when the user taps the icon.

Use Icons folder to store icons that you customized. Customized icons are added from the Solution Explorer Images folder. The imsage is customized originally in Images as an imported file, or selected from the list of factory-provided icons and display in containers such as the SideBar.

The Icon Name is referenced from the GUI properties or from the code to extract this icon from the application database.

The Description is an optional field used to describe the SideBar icon.

Link Information

The Caption displays the caption that will appear under the icon on a SideBar.

The Caption ID is the link to Text Resources so that the caption can be localized if desired. This field is opional.

The Icon Type option stores a group of factory-provided images.

"(Custom)" allows you to add the icon from the Images group and set its function in the Configuration > SideBar and Key Settings screen.

All the other icons are factory-provided.

The Icon Name will link the icons to a selected image from the Solution Explorer > Images group. (This is the name of image in Solution Explorer > Images.)

The Icon Option gives you the option to rotate the image, flip it horizontally etc. The default is (None).

The Click Action links a device action (take a picture) or system operation (exit a form/app) or navigation (move cursor backwards or forward) with the icon. For operations not listed but possible, use Call Event (in which case the developer will have to script the event). The list built-in operations such as:

  • (Disabled) - means there isn't any event action linked to this icon.
  • Advance - moves the user to the next (prompt, page, or location defined by the developer).
  • Backup - moves the user to the previous location (prompt, page, or a specific location defined by the developer).
  • Clear Input - removes input entered by the user on the screen via a physical keyboard, device's soft input panel, or a customized keyboard.
  • Configure Device - displays the factory-supplied Configuration menu.
  • Exit - exits a form.
  • Show/Hide SIP - displays the soft input panel keyboard. (Can be either a device's native input panel or one created from Dev Studio.)
  • Scan - executes a scan using device hardware.
  • Search - executes a search on the area its launched on.
  • Signout - signs the user out from Login form.
  • Submit - submits a transaction.
  • Shutdown - shuts down the device.