dtrt.NavBarWin Help

Textbox Display

The text display in the dtrt.NavBarWin navigation bar informs you of your current position in the data you are viewing. The first number (xx) in the text display “xx of yy” shows you which record is the current one. The second number (yy) informs you how many records are in the data.

If enabled, you can also use the textbox display to navigate through the data. You can enter two types of commands:

1. Go to record number
2. Go forward by x / go back x records

You operate in this mode by entering a number (for example 12) into the display area and pressing the enter key or clicking into any other field in the application window. You can also copy/paste or drag/drop a number into the text display. You can use the customary commands in the display text box. The ESC key clears any entries and returns to the display mode.

You make an entry into the textbox display by clicking into it with the left mouse button. You can also go there with the keyboard in the customary way using the tab key to tab through the controls to the text display.

Command type 1:  Type a number into the display, press Enter and the form window shows the record with the desired number.

If you enter a number greater than the number of records the last record is displayed if record cycling is disabled, or the first one if record cycling is enabled. If you type 0 (zero), the first record will be displayed. If you enter a negative number, this is a command type 2, see below.

You may only type one or more numeric digits in this mode. Any other entry will not be accepted and an error message displayed.

Command type 2:  Type a plus sign (+) followed by a number into the display, press Enter and the current record will be advanced by the typed number. (Example:  typing “+3” increases the current record number by 3). Typing a minus sign (-) followed by a number decreases the current record number by the typed number.

If you enter a number greater than the number of records the last record will be displayed if record cycling is disabled, or the first one if record cycling is enabled. If you enter a negative number greater than the current record number the first record will be displayed if record cycling is disabled, or the last one if record cycling is enabled. Plus or minus 0 (zero) forces the first record to be displayed.

You may only type one or more numeric digits together with a preceding mandatory plus (+) or minus (-) character in this mode. Any other entry will not be accepted and an error message displayed.

Note that the textbox display and/or some of the features discussed on this page may not be available to you because your application does not enable them.

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