Creates space between items on a form. It can be any size
specified. It is invisible.
Available options
fontinfo,
itemlocation, itemnext, itemprevious, label, linespacing, size, xformsenabled
Example
This
example shows a spacer item that uses the size option
to define the amount of space it will occupy.
<spacer sid="THREE_SPACER">
<size>
<width>1</width>
<height>3</height>
</size>
</spacer>
This example shows the spacer item
that uses a label to define the amount of space it will occupy. This
sizing technique is useful when creating a spacer that is exactly
the same size as a real label on the form.
<spacer sid="WELCOME_SPACER">
<label>Welcome to Information Line</label>
</spacer>
Usage details
- A spacer can be sized either by giving it length
and width dimensions (using size), by expanding
the default size using the itemlocation option
or by giving it a label. If a label is
used, the spacer equals the size of the text typed into the label.
The label does not appear; it is simply used to determine the spacer's
size.
- When setting the size option
of a spacer, the height and width of the spacer will be based on the
average character size for the font in use (set with the fontinfo option).
- If you set the width for a spacer, but not the height, then the
spacer will automatically grow to accommodate the text within the
given width. In other words, the text will wrap to fit within the
width specified, and the height will increase to accommodate the text.