Mobile Workflow Forms Editor Preferences

Preferences determine the default behavior and style for the Flow Design and Screen Design pages and their objects. These settings affect all instances; to change the style and behavior of an individual object instance, modify its properties in the Properties view.

You can set the following preferences in the Mobile Workflow Forms Editor page and the Screen Design Page:

Optimize for performance provides a more basic look and feel. Raw HTML controls are used to the extent possible (for example, there is no signature or slider control in HTML), with little to no CSS stylization or JavaScript enhancements to customize the look and feel. This option is always used for Windows Mobile Professional platforms.
Optimize for appearance provides a more sophisticated, or native, look and feel, but may affect performance. This option is not available on Windows Mobile platforms.
Show the Introduction page when opening the designer controls whether the Introduction page is visible or hidden. If this option is enabled, the Forms Editor opens to the Introduction page, which provides basic information and help. .

Screen Design Page

This page and its subpages control global settings for the Flow Design and Screen Design pages of the Mobile Workflow Forms Editor. The page includes these options:

Show connector handles
Show pop-up bars
Enable animated layout
Enable animated zoom
Enable anti-aliasing
Show status line

Appearance

Modify the colors and fonts for various Mobile Workflow objects by clicking the color controls, or by selecting Change, and setting the desired color and font.

Connections

When a new connection is created, it follows the default style defined in the preferences settings. You can change the style of the connection line individually in the Flow Design Properties view.

Select the default line style for new connections:

Oblique (default) – the connection lines are not aligned with the horizontal or vertical axis and you can create breakpoints anywhere on the connection line. If you drag the connection line, a new breakpoint is created at the drag point and two lines are created.
Rectilinear – the connection line always remains either horizontal or vertical.

Printing

Set the general printing preferences:

Section	Description
Orientation	Either portrait or landscape.
Units	Either inches or millimeters.
Size	Choose one of the available print size. Optionally, override the default width and height values.
Margins	Enter a value, in inches, for the margins.

Rulers and Grid

Set the preferences for the ruler and grids:

Section	Description
Rulers options	To show ruling lines, select Show rulers for new diagram, then select ruler units.
Grid options	To modify grid settings, select any of these options: Show grid for new diagrams Snap to grid for new diagrams Snap to shapes for new diagrams Then, enter the grid spacing.

Section

Description

Rulers options

To show ruling lines, select Show rulers for new diagram, then select ruler units.

Grid options

To modify grid settings, select any of these options:

Show grid for new diagrams
Snap to grid for new diagrams
Snap to shapes for new diagrams

Then, enter the grid spacing.