The Cell control

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The Cell control

Overview of Cell control

Creating a Cell control

Cell with relative positioning

Events managed by default

Swapping

Related examples

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The Cell control

Overview of Cell control

Control in a dynamic or static page

The Cell control contains controls.

The Cell control is used to:

define a color area. Controls can be positioned on this area.
Versions 16 and later
The color (or the background image) of the cell can be selected in the "Style" tab of the description window of control.
New in version 16
The color (or the background image) of the cell can be selected in the "Style" tab of the description window of control.
The color (or the background image) of the cell can be selected in the "Style" tab of the description window of control.
not move the controls next to a Looper control.
Versions 17 and later
From version 17, the cells can be replaced by the generation in Zoning mode.
New in version 17
From version 17, the cells can be replaced by the generation in Zoning mode.
From version 17, the cells can be replaced by the generation in Zoning mode.
move up the controls found below a Drawer control when it is collapsed.
communicate with the user.
Versions 17 and later
From version 17, we recommend that you use a Popup control to communicate with the user.
New in version 17
From version 17, we recommend that you use a Popup control to communicate with the user.
From version 17, we recommend that you use a Popup control to communicate with the user.
define a HTML table in a static page, ...

Remark: The controls are associated with a cell. The option "The control can be overlaid" must not be checked for the controls associated with the Cell control. Indeed, if this option is checked, the control will not be associated with the cell.

Creating a Cell control

To create a Cell control:

On the "Creation" pane, in the "Containers" group, click "Cell".
Click where you want to create the control in the page. The control appears in the editor.

To view the control characteristics, select "Description" in the popup menu of the control.

Cell with relative positioning

Versions 15 and later
The Cell control can be used in "relative positioning" mode.

In this mode, the controls located inside the cell are dynamically positioned from left to right and from top to bottom according to their size. This mode is used to eliminate the empty space left by an invisible control.

To define a cell in "relative positioning" mode:

Display the description window of the cell.
In the "General" tab, specify the positioning of controls:
- Free (by default).
- Relative, from right to left.
- Relative, from left to right.
Type the size of inside margin of cell (in pixels) in the "Style" tab ("Margins" element).
Validate

Remark: In a cell for relative positioning, the rules of extensible areas continue to apply.

New in version 15
The Cell control can be used in "relative positioning" mode.

To define a cell in "relative positioning" mode:

Display the description window of the cell.
In the "General" tab, specify the positioning of controls:
- Free (by default).
- Relative, from right to left.
- Relative, from left to right.
Type the size of inside margin of cell (in pixels) in the "Style" tab ("Margins" element).
Validate

Remark: In a cell for relative positioning, the rules of extensible areas continue to apply.

The Cell control can be used in "relative positioning" mode.

To define a cell in "relative positioning" mode:

Display the description window of the cell.
In the "General" tab, specify the positioning of controls:
- Free (by default).
- Relative, from right to left.
- Relative, from left to right.
Type the size of inside margin of cell (in pixels) in the "Style" tab ("Margins" element).
Validate

Remark: In a cell for relative positioning, the rules of extensible areas continue to apply.

Events managed by default

WEBDEV manages the following events by default:

Event	Runtime condition

Initialization (Server code)	Run when opening the page
Versions 17 and later Click (Browser code) New in version 17 Click (Browser code) Click (Browser code)	Run during the click in the cell or in a control found in the cell.
Versions 19 and later Mouse moved (Browser code) New in version 19 Mouse moved (Browser code) Mouse moved (Browser code)	Run when moving the mouse in the cell or in a cell control.

Remark: No code is available in a static page.

Swapping

WEBDEV allows you to automatically create a Cell control from a selection:

Select the controls that must be included in the cell.
Under the "Modification" tab, in the "Transformations" group, scroll down "Refactoring and swapping" and select "Create a cell with the selection".

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WEBDEV): Displaying a popup menu

[ + ] This example presents the display of a "popup menu" when a click is performed on a button.

Unit examples (WEBDEV): The Cell control (Popup)

[ + ] This example explains how to display the details in a popup cell.
The details are displayed in a movable cell made visible during the click.

Unit examples (WEBDEV): Custom tooltip

[ + ] This example explains how to display a custom tooltip when an element is hovered by the mouse cursor.
The custom tooltip is a cell that is:
- displayed during the "Mouse over" event,
- hidden during the "Mouse out" event.

Unit examples (WEBDEV): The Cell control (Move)

[ + ] This example explains how to use a movable cell.
This cell is moved by the mouse or by programming.

Unit examples (WEBDEV): The Cell control (Animations)

[ + ] This example explains how to create "furtive cells" in your WEBDEV sites.
A furtive cell is a cell that appears at the bottom of the page and that remains displayed during a given time.
These cells can be used to display notifications, adverts...