MX Widgets features

Of course, the widgets share the same improved Dreamweaver user interface as the rest of the MX Kollection 3
Dependent Dropdown Wizard
· A nice wizard that will build two linked Dynamic Menus starting from the table structure
Smart server behaviors to help you apply the Widgets in your forms.
· Regular HTML controls are replaced with widgets very easily
Widgets are automatically recognized as form elements

All widgets can be linked between them
· We preserve onChange events
· We preserve your CSS styling for the controls
· Widgets are converted to RIA controls only in compatible browsers
Masked Text Field
· Restrict input in textfields to comply a specific mask
· You see a nice contextual error when you enter wrong content. The CSS input and error div can be styled with CSS.
· You can no longer submit the page when the user input don't match the mask.

Numeric Text Field
· Allows you to enter numbers
· Features a spinner control and support up and down arrows
· Supports a minimum and a maximum value
· The CSS input and error div are styled with CSS.
· You can no longer submit the page when the user input in not numeric.

Smart Date
· Intuitive smart date change using up and down arrows.
· Integrates with the MX Kollection unified date format
· You can no longer submit the page when there the user input is not a date.
· Initial Smart Date is parsed even if it isn't exactly in the mask format.
· Smart errors are displayed when content is incorrect

Autocomplete Text Field
· This will show you information from the database that matches your written text
· The autocomplete text field can be linked with other Autocomplete Text fields/Editable Drop-downs.

Date Picker
· Select a date easily using the Date Picker.
· Multiple skins to choose from when using the Date Picker.
· It also integrates Smart Date text field.

Restricted Textarea
· You can restrict the number of characters that can be typed in a textarea.
· Contextual error is displayed when the maximum number of characters is reached

Comma-separated Checkboxes
· Select multiple values and store them comma separated in the database.
· Horizontal looping of checkboxes.

Comma-separated Menu
· Select one/multiple/all elements in comma separated selector.

Restrict to mask check box – force the user to insert exactly the structure of the mask simply by checking a box inside the wizard.

Specify minimum and maximum values:
· For the numeric text field widget you can insert maximum and minimum input values, simply by filling in the specific boxes in the insert wizard.

Allow negative and float values
· when inserting a numeric text field widget you can choose to limit the user to positive numbers or allow the use of negative numbers simply by checking a box inside the insert wizard.
· when inserting a numeric text field widget you can choose to limit the user to integers or allow the use of float values simply by checking a box inside the insert wizard.

Specify maximum number of characters in a restricted text area – limit the number of characters that your user can enter by specifying the value in the insert wizard.

Performance

Drop-down with popular masks
· If you plan to use a popular mask such as PIN or phone number, you can select the mask from a drop-down containing several popular options.
Display best match on auto-complete textfield and editable dropdown
· The widgets finds the closest match between the inserted text and elements in the database.
Define new masks
· Use C-Character, N-Number, A-Alphanumeric and ?- Anything.
Default value
· Enter start value or use from recordset.
Select date format
· Integrated with the MX Kollection control panel and its Date Formats.
· When inserting a date picker in your page you can decide on the date format you want your users to insert. The Format can be chosen form a drop down containing different settings for both European and American formats.
Show character count for restricted textarea.
Show message if limit is reached.
Select relations between master/detail fields in dependent dropdowns.

Multiple browser compatibility: MSIE 5.5 or more, Netscape 6.0 or more, Opera 7 or more, Firefox, Mozilla, Camino.
For unsuported browsers, the smart date will display as a simple textfield.
Support for the ColdFusion, ASP_VBScript, PHP_MySQL and PHP_ADODB server models.
Works on Windows and MAC.