Fields Have Labels

Peter Haworth pete at lcsql.com
Mon Jan 12 12:21:07 EST 2015


Sounds like time to add an enhancement request to the QCC.

Pete
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On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Jim Lambert <jiml at netrin.com> wrote:

> Craig wrote:
> > Ah.
> > I see what you might mean. In a group the label appears as a, er, label
> in the upper left corner.
>
> Exactly. You’ve got it! The label should be just that - a text area that
> is part of the control and optionally visible to identify the control to
> the end user.
> In LC only groups and buttons have this special feature.
> To get the same effect for other controls you use a separate field then
> group it with whatever needs a label.
> Arguably that’s more flexible but a bit less convenient.
>
> In OMO fields had a built-in label and perhaps some other objects also did.
> SO long ago I can’t remember!
>
> Jim Lambert
>
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