Re: Forms 6i and required fields

The required fields are already a different color, for this particular canvas there are 3 per record (first 2 items and last item) and 10 records are displayed. The customer has already set in stone the GUI.

When the cursor goes back to the null required field it is right next to the left boundary of the field, which makes it hard to see. Since no error/info msg comes up the user has to look around, instead of focusing directly on the problem. If the buttons were turned on/off based on available actions then this would be less of a problem, but that isn't how they want it.

"Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3DC81093.98D75E9D_at_exesolutions.com...
> Scott Mattes wrote:
>
> > Forms [32 Bit] Version 6.0.8.11.3 (Production)
> > Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.2.0 - Production
> > With the Partitioning option
> > JServer Release 8.1.7.2.0 - Production
> > Oracle Toolkit Version 6.0.5.35.0 (Production)
> > PL/SQL Version 8.0.6.0.0 (Production)
> > Oracle Procedure Builder V6.0.8.11.0 Build #449 - Production
> > PL/SQL Editor (c) WinMain Software (www.winmain.com), v1.0 (Production)
> > Oracle Query Builder 6.0.7.0.0 - Production
> > Oracle Virtual Graphics System Version 6.0.5.35.0 (Production)
> > Oracle Tools GUI Utilities Version 6.0.5.35.0 (Production)
> > Oracle Multimedia Version 6.0.5.34.0 (Production)
> > Oracle Tools Integration Version 6.0.8.10.2 (Production)
> > Oracle Tools Common Area Version 6.0.5.32.1
> > Oracle CORE Version 4.0.6.0.0 - Production
> >
> > Is there some way to put up a message to the user when a required field
is
> > null? Right now all it does is move the cursor to the field and that
isn't
> > very friendly for our use. It totally ignores the when-validate-item
trigger
> > code until there is a value in the field.
> >
> > Thank you.
>
> Be proactive. Make required fields a different background or promopt
color. Then
> they will know which ones must be filled in without having to be bothered
with
> error messages.
>
> Daniel Morgan
>
Received on Tue Nov 05 2002 - 20:15:49 CET