Category: UX/UI Objects

Controls automatic exposure of active windows on input requests. Syntax WINDOW SET INPUT EXPOSE ON|OFF Comments The WINDOW SET INPUT EXPOSE command is set ON by default. When WINDOW SET INPUT EXPOSE is ON, the current window (if active) is always exposed when input is requested (by a FORM INPUT, INPUT, or MENU INPUT command).…
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Controls the location where serial input from the terminal keyboard is received and displayed. Syntax WINDOW SET INPUT ON|OFF Comments The WINDOW SET INPUT command is set OFF by default. When WINDOW SET INPUT is OFF, all serial input is received displayed in the application window (BACKSCREEN) regardless of which window is current. (The FORM…
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Controls if line-by-line terminal output is displayed in the application window (BACKSCREEN) or the current window. Syntax WINDOW SET OUTPUT ON|OFF Comments The WINDOW SET OUTPUT command is set OFF by default. When WINDOW SET OUTPUT is OFF, all serial output to the terminal is displayed in the application window (BACKSCREEN) regardless of which window…
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Makes the “next” saved form or display in the current Zim window the current form or display in the window. Note: This command is invalid in Zim version 5 and above. Syntax FORM RESTORE Comments The FORM RESTORE command takes the “top” form or display from the “stack” of forms saved by FORM SAVE in…
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Display a user-defined cursor when the mouse hovers over a graphical formfield widget. Syntax FORM SET ( MOUSEPOINTER )|< formname> | |< formname>.< formfieldname>| | (< formnum>,< fieldnum>, | Parameters A string or an expression that evaluates to a string; the string must be a valid cursor file name. < formname> A formname < formfieldname> The name…
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Display a user-defined cursor when the mouse hovers over a graphical formfield widget. Syntax WINDOW SET (MOUSEPOINTER ) [] Parameters A string or an expression that evaluates to a string; the string must be a valid cursor file name. An optional window name. The default is the current window. Comments Every graphical formfield widget can…
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Allows or disables the replaying of stored keystrokes during FORM INPUT. Syntax FORM SET INPUT ON|OFF Comments The command FORM SET INPUT ON initiates replaying the keystrokes stored in a script file called zfmkeys in the database directory. The command FORM SET INPUT OFF stops replaying the keystrokes. For more information, please consult Capturing_and_Replaying_Form_Input.

Allows the recording of keystrokes during FORM INPUT. Syntax FORM SET SAVE ON|OFF Comments The command FORM SET SAVE ON initiates capturing the keystrokes and storing them in a script called zfmkeys in the database directory. The command FORM SET SAVE OFF stops capturing the keystrokes. For more information, please consult Capturing_and_Replaying_Form_Input.

Syntax MENU SET TOOLBAR ([NOT] SUPPRESS) Where if is not entered, all toolbars are suppressed or not suppressed.