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How to make a form control string wider ?

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Hi guys,

I make a form extension, and add a new TabPage for my new fields. In regards it is the form System Parameters, I should inform it is using Pattern : Table Of Content.

In my new TabPage, as usual there are Group : Body that I need to put a pattern as well. In this case I'm using Custom for the pattern ->

There are several FormStringControl under the group. And my issue is, how to make the control's length (which is a text box) to be in full length (according to its field length). Or at least I can make it lengthen.

Because currently this is what I got -->

In the UI, the content is displayed with part of it only and I need to go in each of the field to see what is the rest of my text content. There is also wide empty space on the right which not really intuitive for user to see.

But the important is I want to make the text box control wider.

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Hi Lars Volt,

Text box width will be set based on the display length of the control. By default, width mode property on the form control will be set to "Size to content". Try changing that property to "Size to available" and check.

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Girish S.

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Hi Girish,

I'm afraid, not work. "Size to available" will make it more squeeze to the "invisible block" while the right space still a lot. Also by using that setting, all the other group have to use the same setting, otherwise it will be odd and make it more "messy", like below:

There is another group below it, which currently I'm not change it (still Size To Content), and it will be more lengthy.

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Yes - I think this is the only way where you can change the width of the control. Its better if you keep as it is and leave about the spacing.

Still if you want to adjust the space you can set the width property to manual and set the number value, and keep in mind it will work based on the screen resolution of each system.

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Girish S.

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One more suggestion on this thread - On the EDT property try to set the "Display Length" property - By default it will be Auto - Change that to fixed value - Number you are giving in that property indicates the total number of characters.

Hope the EDT you are referring is a custom EDT. Don't change the property of existing standard EDT as it will affect in all the places where the EDT is used.

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Girish S.

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