Link script component

The Link component adds a textual hyperlink to trigger an action.

1. Click the Link icon on the component toolbar.

2. Type text to display in the component. This is the text you want the user to click to execute the link action.

   

3. Use the menu to select whether the action will open a URL or an action.

   

   If you select URL, you are prompted to type a URL or to select a string variable that contains a URL. The URL can use http or https protocol.

   

   If you choose Action, you are prompted to select a scripter action, outbound action, or custom action. You may also select No Action to unassign a previously selected action.

4. Click No Action Selected to assign a click action to the link.

5. Set any other properties of the component.

   Common

   Click ActionClick to expand

   Selects an action to perform when a button, link, or image is clicked.

   

   Use the menu to select whether the action opens a URL or an action.

   

   If you select URL, you are prompted to type a URL or to select a string variable that contains a URL. The URL can use HTTP or HTTPS protocol.

   

   If you choose Action, you are prompted to select a scripter action, outbound action, or custom action. You may also select No Action to unassign a previously selected action.

   

   FontClick to expand

   Font settings modify the visual appearance of text. Change the font face and size. Apply bold, italics, or underlining in any combination. Justify the alignment of text within a surrounding container.

   Item	Description
   	Displays a list of fonts to choose from. Then sets all text in the control to the typeface selected.
   	Sets font size to the number of points you select.
   	Applies bold font weight to text in the component.
   	Applies italic font style to text in the component.
   	Underlines text in the component.
   	Left justifies the component relative to its parent container.
   	Centers the component relative to its parent container.
   	Right justifies the component relative to its parent container.

   ColorClick to expand

   Hyperlinks have two properties that colors can be assigned to: text color and hover color. Either can be set to a default color, to a commonly used color, or to a color stored in a string variable.

   Default—Assigns the default color. Color—allows you to select from a palette of common colors, or choose your own by entering RGB values or by moving the color picker to a new spectrum position. Setting the color for text and background is a property in the Appearance panel. This property panel is only available for components that have the color functionality. Click Choose to assign the current selection. Variable—assigns a color stored in a string variable. For example, to assign dark blue: Click the Variables tab. Click + to add a variable. Select String as the type of value the new variable stores. Type a descriptive name in the Name box. Set Default Value to 0000FF or #0000FF—which is the hexadecimal code for dark blue. Click Apply. Assign the variable to this color property.

   Layout

   WidthClick to expand

   Configures width to a fixed size, to grow as needed to display content, or to consume as much space as possible relative to other components, using weighting to influence size adjustments.

   Setting	Description
   	Auto-sizing configures the component to shrink or grow in accordance with its contents. For example, the width of a label can grow depending up on how much text it contains.
   	Stretch allows a component to consume as much space as possible relative to other components, using weighting to influence size adjustments. If two components are both set to stretch, they are both allocated 50% of the remaining space by default. This proportion can be adjusted by changing the weight value. For example, if you set one component to a weight of 200, and the other to a weight of 100, then the first component occupies two thirds of the remaining space, while the other only takes one third. The first component appears twice the size of the other component, since its weight was two times the second component's weight.
   	Sets a fixed size in pixels. You can type an integer value into the box, or use up or down arrows to increment or decrement size. These arrows are visible when the component has focus.

   HeightClick to expand

   Configures height to a fixed size, to grow as needed to display content, or to consume as much space as possible relative to other components, using weighting to influence size adjustments.

   Setting	Description
   	Auto-sizing configures the component to shrink or grow in accordance with its contents.
   	Sets a fixed size in pixels. You can type an integer value into the box, or use up or down arrows to increment or decrement size. These arrows are visible when the component has focus.
   	Stretch allows a component to consume as much space as possible relative to other components, using weighting to influence size adjustments. If two components are both set to stretch, they are both allocated 50% of the remaining space by default. This proportion can be adjusted by changing the weight value. For example, if you set one component to a weight of 200, and the other to a weight of 100, then the first component occupies two thirds of the remaining space, while the other only takes one third. The first component appears twice the size of the other component, since its weight was two times the second component's weight.

   AlignClick to expand

   Aligns a component to the left, right, or center, relative to its parent container.

   Tip: A component cannot be vertically aligned to center if the Height setting of its parent container is Auto Sizing. To correct this, set the parent container's Height to Stretch or to a fixed height in Pixels.

   Setting	Example

   MarginClick to expand

   Margins set left, right, top, and bottom spacing around a border.

   

   1. To optionally update all margin values at once, press the Set All button for Margin in the properties panel.

      

   2. Click the value field for a margin. A spin control appears in that field.

   3. Use the spin control to increase or decrease the margin. If Set All was selected, the change is applied to all margins.

      

      The component is immediately repositioned using its new margin setting.

   VisibleClick to expand

   Sets the visibility of a component based on the value of a Boolean (True or False) variable, or an expression.

   To set the Visible property based on a variable:

   1. Click the Layout property group.
   2. Under Visible, click Select Variable.
   3. Select a variable, or optionally create a new Yes/No variable and then assign that new variable to the Visible property.
   4. At runtime, the component is visible when the value of the variable is True. Conversely it is hidden when the variable's value is False.

   To set the Visible property based on an expression:

   1. Click the Layout property group.
   2. Under Visible, select True/False Expression.
   3. In the Insert Variable box, enter an expression .

   At runtime, the component is visible when the expression is True. The component is hidden when the expression is False.

   Appearance

   FontClick to expand

   Font settings modify the visual appearance of text. Change the font face and size. Apply bold, italics, or underlining in any combination. Justify the alignment of text within a surrounding container.

   Item	Description
   	Displays a list of fonts to choose from. Then sets all text in the control to the typeface selected.
   	Sets font size to the number of points you select.
   	Applies bold font weight to text in the component.
   	Applies italic font style to text in the component.
   	Underlines text in the component.
   	Left justifies the component relative to its parent container.
   	Centers the component relative to its parent container.
   	Right justifies the component relative to its parent container.

   ColorClick to expand

   Hyperlinks have two properties that colors can be assigned to: text color and hover color. Either can be set to a default color, to a commonly used color, or to a color stored in a string variable.

   Default—Assigns the default color. Color—allows you to select from a palette of common colors, or choose your own by entering RGB values or by moving the color picker to a new spectrum position. Setting the color for text and background is a property in the Appearance panel. This property panel is only available for components that have the color functionality. Click Choose to assign the current selection. Variable—assigns a color stored in a string variable. For example, to assign dark blue: Click the Variables tab. Click + to add a variable. Select String as the type of value the new variable stores. Type a descriptive name in the Name box. Set Default Value to 0000FF or #0000FF—which is the hexadecimal code for dark blue. Click Apply. Assign the variable to this color property.

   Advanced

   Click ActionClick to expand

   Selects an action to perform when a button, link, or image is clicked.

   

   Use the menu to select whether the action opens a URL or an action.

   

   If you select URL, you are prompted to type a URL or to select a string variable that contains a URL. The URL can use HTTP or HTTPS protocol.

   

   If you choose Action, you are prompted to select a scripter action, outbound action, or custom action. You may also select No Action to unassign a previously selected action.