Columns X, Y, DX, DY

The X, Y, DX, DY columns define the position and the dimension of the object in pixels relative to the point of origin o the current screen page or corresponding Container object (e.g. Group or Scrollist). The point of origin is at the top left.

The fields can contain constants or variables of type INT.

Automatic positioning

The Font, X, Y, DX, DY, Color and Backcolor fields can also remain empty. In this case, these fields take on the values of the previous object. In other words, Font, DX, DY, Color and Backcolor only have to be entered for changes. If the X,Y fields are left empty, the subsequent objects are automatically positioned in succession. The direction in which objects are positioned is in the direction of X, at intervals equal to the value of the current width (DX). If this exceeds the current screen page width setting, there will be a line break to the value of the current object height (DY). If different objects have to be positioned underneath each other within a column, only the X coordinate has to be set to the same value for all objects, the Y coordinate is then defined automatically.

Page Designer

The Page Designer allows you to graphically change the X, Y position values and the DX, DY dimensions of objects easily.