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Version: 2025

Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
Page editing: Responsive mode (Zoning and layouts)
"Responsive (zoning and layouts)" is the default page editing mode. This editing mode allows you to easily handle pages in the editor.
The "Modifier"pane
The "Modifier" pane is used to view and/or modify, from the window editor, page editor or report editor, the main characteristics...
Testing a dynamic page (session or AWP mode)
The test of a single page runs the current page in WEBDEV...
Anchor of overlaid controls (in a page)
WEBDEV allows you to define overlayable controls...
Automatic positioning
When moving a control in a window, in a page or in a report, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker (also called automatic positioning)...
Enlarging a window or page
Modern UIs generally use larger windows, pages and fonts...
WEBDEV: Pages created via the RAD model
The page creation wizard offers many types of pages associated with HFSQL data files...
Snap to grid
The different editors of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to align the elements via a snap-on grid...
Zoom in the different editors
All editors of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to zoom in on the different elements displayed in the editor...
Project comparator
Comparing two windows (two pages, two reports, two classes, ...
Alignment options
To optimize the alignment of controls in a window, page or report, you have the ability to use the alignment options...
Anchoring in a page
In a page, the anchors define how the content of a page will behave when the page is enlarged by the Web user.
Code statistics
The code statistics affect...
Report editor: options and keyboard shortcuts
Several toolbars are displayed in the report editor......
The Flex control
The Flex control is used to display a Flash® animation created by a Flex editor in a WEBDEV page......
1. RAD (Rapid Application Development)
Search in the editors
Being able to perform a search in the editors significantly improves efficiency......
InitialVisible (Property)
The InitialVisible property is used to determine if: a control was visible during the first display of the associated window or page. a window was visible during its first display....
Start of Document block
The Start of document block is printed once at the beginning of the report execution......
PageToFile (Function)
Automatically updates: the value of the items in a data file with the value of the controls in the page. The data file items bound to the window controls are automatically updated with the values of these controls. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. The WLanguage variables bound to the page controls are automatically updated with the values of these controls. This operation is performed regardless of the state of the controls (grayed, inactive or invisible)....
10. Embedded queries
<PDF Reader>.SeekFirst (Function)
Initializes the search for a text in a PDF file displayed by the PDF Reader control and positions on the first occurrence found (from the current page).
WebAddress (Type of variable)
The WebAddress type is used to define the advanced characteristics of a site address as well as its type (custom page, blog, ftp, etc.).
PDFReaderSeekFirst (Function)
Initializes the search for a text in a PDF file displayed by the PDF Reader control and positions on the first occurrence found (from the current page).
Video control properties
The following properties can be used on a Video control:...
Playing a video with the MCI functions
MCI functions are used to easily handle the media files......
Creating a skin template from an existing skin template
You can create a skin template from an existing skin template (provided by PC SOFT, for example)......
<Page>.ToFile (Function)
Automatically initializes: the value of the items in a data file with the value of the controls in the page. The data file items bound to the window controls are automatically updated with the values of these controls. the value of the WLanguage variables with the value of the window controls. The WLanguage variables bound to the page controls are automatically updated with the values of these controls. This operation is performed regardless of the state of the controls (grayed, inactive or invisible)....
PDFAddWatermark (Function)
Adds a watermark to all or some pages of an existing PDF file.
<pdfDocument variable>.AddWatermark (Function)
Adds a watermark to all the pages of an existing PDF file.
Undocking the editors
Who has never wanted to view the code and the UI at the same time, without being constrained by the environment? WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to "detach" the editors from the environment of the main window......
Manipulating Chart controls in a WEBDEV site
When a Chart control is executed on a page of the WEBDEV site, users can personalize visuals via a context menu......
Supercontrol
A supercontrol is an advanced type of control......
Kanban control properties
In a window or page, you can use WLanguage properties to handle......
Scheduler control properties
A Scheduler control found in a window or in a page can be handled in WLanguage by the following properties....
Organizer control properties
Several WLanguage properties can be used on an Organizer control found in a window......
Translation with Google Translate
WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to support up to 64 languages in the same project......
The guide
The guide is a powerful search engine included in WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile, allowing you to search for the referenced documents regarding a topic......