About resizing objects About moving and layering objects in the Paper Layout view

2-34 Oracle Reports Users Guide to Building Reports ■ The Text Color property specifies the text color to use for the objects. Additionally, you can set color palette preferences to specify how it is used by a report see Section 4.2.6, Setting color palette preferences and modify the color palette to change the definition of individual colors see Section 4.9.6.5, Modifying the color palette . To change the color palette being used by the current report, you can import a new color palette. You can also export the current color palette for use by other reports. See Section 4.9.6.6, Importing or exporting a color palette . See also Section 4.9.6.2, Changing colors Section 4.9.6.3, Changing patterns Section 4.9.6.4, Changing colors and patterns using PLSQL Section 4.9.4.2, Changing object border attributes Topics Oracle CDE1 color palette, Default color palette, Grayscale color palette, and Pattern color palette in the Reference Color and Pattern Palettes section of the Oracle Reports online Help Topic SRW built-in package in the Reference PLSQL Reference Built-in Packages section of the Oracle Reports online Help Topic Template properties in the Properties section of the Oracle Reports online Help

2.4.6 About resizing objects

You can resize queries, groups, frames, repeating frames, fields, matrix objects, and boilerplate objects. You cannot resize anchors. However, an anchor is automatically resized if you move one of the objects it anchors. See also Section 4.9.12.1, Resizing objects Section 4.9.12.2, Making multiple objects the same size Section 4.9.11.3, Adjusting parent borders automatically

2.4.7 About moving and layering objects in the Paper Layout view

In the Paper Layout view, objects must be on a layer above the objects that enclose them. For example, the fields that belong to a repeating frame must be at least one layer above the repeating frame in the Paper Layout view. If not, then they are not Note: The Windows platform does not support a border pattern. Caution: When you resize boilerplate text, be very careful that all of the text fits within the object. If font descends the space left for the lower parts of letters like g and q do not fit, the line of text will appear in the Report Editor view, but, when the report is run, the line will not appear in the output. When you click a handle and drag it, the two edges that join at the corner will be resized; that is, the object will grow or reduce in both the x and y directions. Advanced Concepts 2-35 considered to be enclosed by the repeating frame any longer and will cause a frequency error at runtime. When you move or group objects in the Paper Layout view, it is possible to change the layering such that you will get frequency errors when you run the report. To avoid this problem, you should take advantage of Confine or Flex mode when moving objects in the Paper Layout view. See also Section 4.9.4.3, Changing the current mode Confine or Flex Section 4.9.11.7, Changing object layering Section 4.9.11.2, Moving an object outside its parent Section 4.9.11.1, Moving multiple objects Section 4.9.11.6, Aligning objects

2.5 Parameter Form Objects

The topic in this section builds on the basic concepts discussed in Section 1.9, Parameter Form Objects .

2.5.1 About Parameter Form HTML extensions

Parameter Form HTML extensions enable you to enhance your Runtime Parameter Form with HTML tagged text and JavaScript when your paper reports are run through the Web. To enhance your Paper Parameter Form for displaying on the Web, you can: ■ create boilerplate text with HTML tags for adding hyperlinks or any other HTML tagged text to your Parameter Form see Section 4.9.2.3, Creating a boilerplate text object for HTML tags . ■ insert parameter fields with JavaScript for defining input or select events, such as raising errors when users enter invalid data in a parameter field see. Section 4.11.12, Creating HTML Parameter Form input or select events . ■ create a Parameter Form header a before form escape for placing a logo or some standard links in the header of the HTML Parameter Form see Section 4.6.10.1.5, Creating an HTML Parameter Form header using the Property Inspector to use the Property Inspector, or Section 4.6.10.2.5, Creating an HTML Parameter Form header using PLSQL . ■ create a Parameter Form footer an after form escape for placing a logo or some standard links in the footer of the HTML Parameter Form see Section 4.6.10.1.6, Creating an HTML Parameter Form footer using the Property Inspector to use the Property Inspector, or Section 4.6.10.2.6, Creating an HTML Parameter Form footer using PLSQL . You can access the Parameter Form Builder from the Object Navigator or by choosing Tools Parameter Form Builder . See also Section 1.2.2, About Web Reports Section 1.9.4, About Parameter Forms for Web reports Section 2.2.3, About Web links for HTML output