Global XUI settings

The global settings apply to the entire Graphic User Interface. They are defined in the following screens:

The settings are divided into different categories:

- General
- Style
  - Label
  - Component
  - Choice & enumerations
  - Caption
  - Editor Panel
  - Navigation tree
- Error display

Field name *XUI schema name*	Default	Description
General
Language language	en	Defines the language to be used.
Use plugins? usePlugins	Yes	Defines whether JavaBeans can be used as a plug-in class.
Should system exit on close? systemExitOnClose	No	Defines whether the application is to be closed when the object editor is closed.
Serialize XSD defaults? serializeDefaults	No	Defines if the xsd defaults (for primitive types) should be serialized.
Serialize attributes? serializeAttributes	Yes	Defines if the xsd attributes should be serialized.

Style
Is GUI editable? editable	Yes	Defines whether the document is editable or not.
Screen size (in pixel) screenSize	800*600	Defines the standard screen size.
Divider location dividerLocation	0.2	Defines the position of the split-bar, either in pixels (> 1) or percents (< 1.0).
Top indent (px) globalTopIndent	2	Defines the top indent for the entire workspace. The setting is expressed in pixels.
Bottom indent (px) globalBottomIndent	2	Defines the button indent for the entire workspace. The setting is expressed in pixels.
Left indent (px) globalLeftIndent	2	Defines the left indent for the entire workspace. The setting is expressed in pixels.
Right indent (px) globalRightIndent	2	Defines the right indent for the entire workspace. The setting is expressed in pixels.
Nested indent (px) globalNestedIndent	0	Defines the indent from the left border. The indent increases with each increasing nesting level. The indent can be set in pixels only.
Horizontal scrollbar policy horizontalScrollbarPolicy	asNeeded	Defines the horizontal scrollbar behavior.
Vertical scrollbar policy verticalScrollbarPolicy	asNeeded	Defines the vertical scrollbar behavior.

Style - Label
Width in percent or pixel labelColumnWidth	0.3	The width of the component label. The setting is expressed in pixels or percents.
Indent (in pixel, from left) globalLabelIndent	2	Defines the indent from the left border, for the label of a component. The setting is expressed in pixels.
Style - Component
Width in percent or pixel componentColumnWidth	0.7	The component width. The setting is expressed in pixels or percents. The Width setting makes sense only in combination with the label.
Indent (in pixel, from left) globalComponentIndent	0	Defines the left indent for the component. The setting is expressed in pixels.
Top indent (px) topSpaceComponent	1	Defines the top margin for the component.
Bottom space indent (px) bottomSpaceComponent	1	Defines the bottom margin for the component.
Show attributes? serializeAttributes	Yes	Defines whether attributes will be displayed
Show fixed leaf values? showFixedValue	Yes	Defines, if elements, for which a fixed value was assigned in the XML schema, are displayed or not.
Use optional check box? useOptionalCheckBox	No	Defines whether optional data elements can be displayed or removed via checkbox.
Optional field color (r,g,b) optionalFieldColor	255,255,255	Defines the background color of the optional fields. Standard: white.
Required field color (r,g,b) requiredFieldColor	255,225,204	Determines the background color of components, for which a value must be entered. This is a mandatory field, according to XML schema. Standard: light blue.
Application required color (r,g,b) applicationRequiredFieldColor	155,100,255	Determines the background color of components, for which a value must be entered. This is a mandatory field, in accordance with XUI definition. Standard: violet.
No. of visible list items visibleRowCount	5	Defines the number of visible list items within a table.
Boolean visualizer booleanVisualizerType	radiobutton	Defines how primitive Boolean types (Yes/No) are displayed.
Boolean button sequence booleanVisualizerButtonSequence	yes, no	Defines the sequence of Yes/No radio buttons.
Selection & enumerations
Visualizer globalChoiceType	combobox	Defines how the choice components are displayed, as a combo box or radio-buttons.
Orientation globalChoiceOrientation	horiz.	Defines the orientation (horizontal or vertical) of the choice components, if these are displayed as radio buttons.
Enumeration Visualizer globalEnumerationType	combobox	Defines, how the enumerations components are displayed (as a combo box or radio buttons).
Enumeration Orientation globalEnumerationOrientation	horiz.	Defines the orientation (horizontal or vertical) of the enumerations components, if they are displayed as radio buttons.
No reset if choice made? singleChoiceAndSerialize	No	Defines whether after a successful selection of an optional choice the empty selection no longer appears. If this option is activated, the successful (done) selection is serialized in any case.
Style-Caption
Type globalCaptionType	border	Defines the kind of heading to be displayed (frame, title, dividing lines).
Indent (in pixel, from left) globalCaptionIndent	0	Defines the indent from the left border for the component heading (frame, title, dividing lines).
Apply indent on globalApplyCaptionIndentOn		Define if the nested indent should apply for the label, component only or both.
Style-Caption-Border
Top indent (in pixel) topSpaceBorder	0	Defines the upper distance to the preceding visual component. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Inner bottom indent (in pixel) innerBottomSpaceBorder	0	Defines the distance from the last component within the border to the actual border. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Outer bottom indent (in pixel) outerBottomSpaceBorder	0	Defines the distance from the bottom border to the next visual component. with optional borders. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Show optional border control? showOptionalBorderControl	Yes	Defines whether the arrow for the unfolding and folding is displayed with optional borders.
Collapse control by default? collapseOptionalControl	No	Defines if the optional border control should be collapsed by default.
Style-Caption-Header
Top indent (in pixel) topSpaceHeader	0	Defines the upper distance from the dividing line to the preceding visual component. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Bottom indent (in pixel) bottomSpaceHeader	0	Defines the lower distance from the dividing line to the first visual component within this section. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Start color (r,g,b) headerStartColor	44,73,135	Defines the starting color of the verlauf for a title. Standard color : dark gray
End color (r,g,b) headerEndColor	-1, -1, -1	Defines the final color of the Verlauf for a title. Standard color: background color of the panel
Text color headerTextColor	255,255,255	Defines the title color. Standard color: white
Make tree entry as default? defaultTreeEntryForHeaders	No	Defines whether all elements, for which a header caption was defined, automatically receive a tree entry.
Style-Caption-Separator (Classic)
Top indent (in pixel) topIndent	0	Defines the upper distance to the preceding visual component. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Bottom indent (in pixel) bottomIndent	0	Defines the lower distance to the next visual component. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Style-Caption-Separator (Modern)
Top indent (in pixel) topIndent	0	Defines the upper distance to the preceding visual component. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Bottom indent (in pixel) bottomIndent			0	Defines the lower distance to the next visual component. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Style-Caption-Tab(register)
Top indent (in pixel) topIndent	0	Defines the upper distance to the preceding visual component, in pixels.
Bottom indent (in pixel) bottomIndent	0	Defines the lower distance to the next visual component. This setting is expressed in pixels.
Style-Editor Panel
Show status bar? useStatusBar	Yes	Defines whether a status bar is displayed, to show error messages.
Show button bar? useButtonBar	Yes	Defines whether a button bar is used, containing the standard buttons „Save" and „Cancel".
Show forward button? useForwardButton	No	Enables the forward navigation to the next node within the navigation tree. One can navigate through navigation buttons or by pressing the F8 key.
Show backward button? useBackwardButton	No	Enables the backward navigation to the next node within the navigation tree. One can navigate through navigation buttons or by pressing the F7 key.
Style-Navigation tree
Visible? visible	Yes	Defines if the navigation tree should be displayed.
Root node (xpath) treeRoot		Designates any node of the tree as the root. The statement is done with an XPath expression and must address at least one node.
Selected node (xpath) treeSelection		Displays the contents of the selected node in the workspace. The statement is done with an XPath expression and must address at least one node.
Show container item for list? showTreeListContainer	Yes	For lists, defines whether an intermediate element in the tree is displayed, summarizing all the list entries.
Ending for list tree items globalTreeListEnding	(s)	Defines the ending for the list container.
Show help panel? showHelpPanel	No	Defines whether a Help page should be displayed in the north where the XML Schema annotation text of the selected tree netry will be displayed.
Use navigation keys (up,down)? useNavigationKeys	Yes	Defines whether the navigation keys (F7, F8, cursor Up & Down) are active.
Error display
Error color (r,g,b) errorMarkingColor	255,0, 0	Defines the color for error messages. Standard color is red
Allow save with errors? allowSavingWithErrors	Yes	Defines whether an XML instance may be saved if errors are detected.
Use chronological error display? useChronErrorSequence	Yes	Allows the display of the error messages chronologically (true) or in the order of the node definition from the XML schema (false).
Use error sound? useErrorSound	Yes	Enables a beep tone if, for example, an error was validated during the input.

The current background color of the Java container can be addressed with the RGB values -1, -1, -1. This depends on the current look & feel, in each case.

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Global XUI settings