Customization Form - Category Modify
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This “…modify“ button is located on the Categories panel of the form’s Commands page, and is visible only at design time. This button activates the popup menu shown below. The popup menu can also be activated by right-clicking a category from the Categories list.
Use this popup menu to:
add or delete categories;
rename, hide/display the selected category;
control the visibility of the selected category’s items.
Use the following popup menu items to:
Add…
Invokes the dialog box shown below to specify the caption for a new category. Categories can have the same names. Click OK in the dialog box to add a category to the end of the Categories list. You can place existing items in this category by dragging them from the Commands list.
Insert…
Invokes the dialog box shown below to specify the caption for the new category. Categories can have the same names. To add a category above the selected category, click OK in the dialog box. You can place existing items in this category by dragging them from the Commands list.
Rename…
Invokes the dialog box shown below to specify a custom name for the selected category. Names can be duplicated.
Visible
Determines whether the selected category will be visible in the Customization Form at runtime.
Items Visible
Determines the Visible property of items that belong to the selected category. Options include:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Always | The items are visible. |
| InCustomizing | The items are visible only when the Customization Form is displayed. |
| Never | The items are invisible. |
This option corresponds to the CategoryItemsVisible property of a bar manager.
Delete
Deletes the selected category.
Important
When deleting a category, all its items are also deleted.