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    I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

    I want to make the detail view of my UX ready only. What is the best way to do that. I have flipped various checkboxes, and the data can still be changed. I do not want that to be a possibility at all. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
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    Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

    Detail View of a List Control? Read only... period? Every row... or specific rows based on something?

    Read only in the sense that changes cannot be saved? Or users cannot make any changes?

    List Detail View controls can be set Read only.

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      Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

      Yes, sorry, detail view of a list control. Read only as in I don't want anyone to ever be able to change the data from this UX.

      Seems like a simple thing, but can't make it work. I went into the detail view tab, clicked on table properties, and checked "read only". But the data can still be changed from within the UX detail view. Is that the wrong place to set it to read only?

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        Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

        For each of the Detail View Controls... turn on it's Readonly property. This isn't in the List or Detail View properties... but rather the properties for each control used.

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          Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

          Ok, so did a little more testing. Maybe it is read only, but I don't like that it even let's you click on the data. Check out my video:


          I am able to manipulate the data. When I go back to the list, and then back to the detail view, the change is still there. If I refresh the browser, the change is gone. So it never really made the change I guess. But is there a way to set it so you can't even "temporarily" manipulate the data?

          Thanks,

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            Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

            I think we're getting wrapped around the axle a bit here. I see you have the UX Controls part_detail, lens_detail etc. For each of these controls (these are the Detail View controls) change the Readonly property... check it on. This stops the user from getting into the control.

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              Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

              Got it, thanks. One other question on the detail list. It seems that I can only drag the screen on certain parts of the list. Any setting change that will allow me to drag anywhere on the screen?

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                Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                The List Control is set to Fill Container. You can drag anywhere within the List Data section. Where else would you like to drag?

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                  Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                  When I test the detail view from a mobile device, I have to touch the edge of the controls with my finger in order to drag/scroll up or down. If I don't perfectly touch the edge of a control, the screen doesn't drag/scroll. The search and list view don't seem to have this problem, just the detail view. I want to be able to touch anywhere (inside the control or whatever), and drag/scroll the screen up or down.

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                    Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                    I've had the same problem with my mobile app Carl. My fix was to increase the margins around the controls. It restored the ability to scroll quite a bit, although still not exactly the same feel as in other google apps I've used.

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                      Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                      In most cases, if you don't put your controls within a 'container' and just have them on the panel card....it will scroll as you expect. The Panel Card is a container on it's own. Of course I'm assuming you have the controls in a container and I'm assuming that you don't need a container for some other reason (which you may). On a Panel Card if controls go beyond the viewable pane it will scroll up and down as needed.

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                        Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                        If working with a phone and controls are are set to 100% width and in, or not in, a container, then scrolling is difficult. You must access non-control space... the space between controls or to the left or right of controls. If I can, I usually set the controls to something less than 100% and center them. This leaves me with a bit of space at the edges for scrolling.

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                          Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                          One other thing you could do is create a javascript function that passes in the panel, reads the controls, and then modifies the properties of the fields programmatically. Kind of a pain to do initially, but you would only have to do this once. Call the function when the panel loads.

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                            Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                            Hi David, what you are saying makes sense. You may want to actually use containers in that case. Another possibility is to break up the interface so that you take some sort of action to go to the other fields...and eliminate scrolling in the UX for detail editing. Of course, phones are all different sizes so that can be a challenge also.

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                              Re: I want to make the detail view of my UX read only

                              Yes... containers are used where appropriate. If it makes sense to split up the controls, then that's done as well. Sometimes you'd just like a panel of controls to go through and edit / update. Scrolling is a common issue. Alpha has addressed this with the use of a FormView control. The detail for a FormView is easy to scroll through... but you do lose the immediate edit / update process.

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