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 WINDEVWEBDEV AND WINDEV MOBILE

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...
Using layouts in WINDEV and WINDEV Mobile
The layout is used to define several views of a window in the same project without duplicating this window......
Linux application: Tips and tricks
In Windows/Linux multi-configuration applications, several limitations may appear: control not supported, functions not available, ......
Deep links to mobile applications
Deep linking allows you to redirect the user to specific content in a mobile application (rather than in a browser) when they click on a link in a web page or in an email......
ImageState (Property)
The ImageState property is used to get and change the number of drawings in: The image associated with a button. The image of the cursor in a slider. The image associated with the button of a sidebar pane. The image associated with the button of a tab pane. The image associated with the Rating control. The image associated with a group in a Ribbon control. The image associated with a menu option....
Example for creating a select query
This help page explains how to create two select queries......
Print technical documentation
You can print different technical documentations describing all the elements of the project (windows, pages, reports, data files, items, components, assemblies, Custom-Folders, etc.)......
Using objects
To access a class, the object must be declared as being part of the class to handle, this is called object instantiation......
Description of an Organizer control (control of a page)
The Organizer control can be configured in the editor via the description window ("Details" tab)......
Pivot Table control in a report
The report editor allows you to create "Crosstab" reports......
The indexed controls
A control is an indexed control if it contains several controls with the same name......
The Multimedia control (WEBDEV)
...The Multimedia control is used to easily display a video in the browser....
Handling a Pivot Table control through programming
A Pivot Table control can be handled through programming......
Value (Property)
The Value property is used to: Find out and modify the value of a report control. Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a window. Find out the identifier of a stream. Find out and modify the value of a control or the title of a page....
The Rating control
The Rating control allows the user to: indicate the popularity level of an element via repeated icons. find out the popularity level of an element via repeated icons....
Ribbon (Property)
The Ribbon property is used to access the Ribbon control of the associated control (Word Processing, PDF Reader, Spreadsheet, Image Editor, HTML Editor or Diagram Editor controls).
Custom style sheet
When creating a project, a blank custom style sheet is created and associated with the current project......
Warning (Function)
Displays a custom message in a system warning window.
How to avoid displaying the URL of WEBDEV pages in the browser?
By default, when the user connects to a site developed with WEBDEV, the address bar of the browser contains an address in the following format......
NumberAccessiblePages (Property)
The NumberAccessiblePages property is used to get the number of pages currently loaded in a PDF Reader or Word Processing control.
DeclareAWPContext (Function)
Used to declare a list of variables whose value will be persistent between the successive displays of Active WEBDEV Pages.
Color (Property)
The Color property is used to get or change the font color for: a Font variable. a text displayed in a Static control or in a calculated control of a report. a text displayed in a window control. a text displayed in a page control....
Properties associated with columns of Table controls
You can manipulate columns of Table controls in a window or page using the following WLanguage properties......
The Social Network control
The "Social network" control is a toolbar containing icons used to establish the link to the main social networks of the Web......
FAQ about Windows Vista and later
This help page presents a list of problems that may occur when using Windows Vista and later......
Guided Tour
A Guided Tour presents a series of features, displayed in a tooltip in the current window or page......