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New catalogue display
New relationships diagram
Enhanced table view
New image types
New dialog boxes
New icons
Mouse wheel support
Background image
The new modernised catalog gives you a snapshot of your whole application in much more detail. You can now view all fields on a form/table by just clicking on their plus boxes.
Furthermore you now have the ability to include information about each section of your application (down to field level) on the new application help box on the left hand side of the catalog (an editable html file where you can include colours, pictures, logos, etc) - very useful for annotating changes to your application.
You can now view your relationships in a diagram. You can also view it in a tabular format which allows you to sort, edit and enter new relationships. Use your mouse to move the columns around and sort the data. Sorting goes down to several levels so you can choose to sort by relationship Form1 name first, Form2 name second, then Field1 and so on. The first click sorts the form in ascending order, the second in descending and the third clears the sorting.
However if you still prefer the old way of seeing your relationships you can toggle between both views by clicking on the toggle icon - if you would like to always view the old style instead just select the "Old style system forms" option from the Application Preferences dialog box.
The CDF (Custom Defined Functions) is now also presented in a tabular format allowing you to sort, edit and create new functions.
You can now modify all display properties of your columns and rows, including background and font settings. Highlights can indicate locked, deleted records, selected sets, updated rows and current row position. You can also create a striped or checked table in cyan and yellow just because you like it!
A number of new image types are now supported: JPEG2000, FlashPix, PhotoCD, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, RLE, DIB, EPS, GIF, PNG, TGA, IMG, DXF, PCX and DCX.
The use of the latest set of Microsoft libraries has meant an update on a number of dialog boxes:
A new set of icons and general cosmetic changes were created to go with the new look and feel of DataEase 7.
Use the mouse wheel to scroll up and down your documents. This is particularly useful when scrolling through the new spin list choices!
You can now choose to have an Image - a Company Logo, perhaps - as a backdrop to a document.
