WebStyle and Container Controls

[Jim_Brock]

I’m getting confused. Why is there a Style option in the IDE of a container control which is then ignored when you add your container to a form?

And why when you add a container to a form do you sometimes get an option to set the style for the container and with a different container, you don’t. What are the rules?

Thanks in advance.

[Brad_Hutchings]

Might just be a lingering bug. I think I occasionally run into a similar with WebDialogs, adding to containers and/or pages.

In the IDE, I set the style for the WebContainer subclass to what I generally expect it to be, then make sure instances are the same. Now, when you change the style of that WebContainer subclass, it won’t update instances. Maybe that’s what you’re running into here. IIRC, that puzzled me for awhile.

[Bob_Keeney]

@108115:@Jim Brock

I’m getting confused. Why is there a Style option in the IDE of a container control which is then ignored when you add your container to a form?

Good question. It’s been that way from day one.

@108115:@Jim Brock

And why when you add a container to a form do you sometimes get an option to set the style for the container and with a different container, you don’t. What are the rules?

I can’t say I’ve seen that particular issue. Report it as a bug.

[Jim_Brock]

Thanks Gents!