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Version: 2026

Project comparator
Comparing two windows (two pages, two reports, two classes, ...
Automatic positioning
When moving a control in a window, in a page or in a report, guides are automatically displayed by the real-time interface checker (also called automatic positioning)...
Snap to grid
The different editors of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to align the elements via a snap-on grid...
Alignment options
To optimize the alignment of controls in a window, page or report, you have the ability to use the alignment options...
Zoom in the different editors
All editors of WINDEV, WEBDEV and WINDEV Mobile allow you to zoom in on the different elements displayed in the editor...
SEO-ready page in session mode
In WEBDEV, there are two methods to develop a site...
Anchor of overlaid controls (in a page)
WEBDEV allows you to define overlayable controls...
Testing a static page
The test of a single page runs the current page in WEBDEV...
Enlarging a window or page
Modern UIs generally use larger windows, pages and fonts...
Developing sites for specific platforms
Websites can be displayed on many devices (Android, iPhone, etc.)...
The "Modifier"pane
The "Modifier" pane is used to view and/or modify, from the window editor, page editor or report editor, the main characteristics...
Editing pages: Responsive mode (Zoning and layouts)
"Responsive (zoning and layouts)" is the default page editing mode. This editing mode allows you to easily handle pages in the editor.
Page with parameters
Resizes an external file.
Testing a dynamic page (session or AWP mode)
The test of a single page runs the current page in WEBDEV...
Code history
The code history is used to...
WEBDEV: Pages created via the RAD model
The page creation wizard offers many types of pages associated with HFSQL tables...
Anchoring in a page
In a page, the anchors define how the content of a page will behave when the page is enlarged by the Web user.
Carrying over the differences from an element to another one
The project comparator is used to compare two elements and to list the differences found...
Code statistics
The code statistics affect...
InvalidInputPreventExit (Property)
The InvalidInputPreventExit property is used to determine if it is possible to leave the control in case of invalid input.
<htmlDocument variable>.FindElementByName (Function)
Searches for elements whose "name" attribute matches a specific value in an HTML document.
<htmlNode variable>.FindElementByName (Function)
Searches for elements whose "name" attribute matches a specific value in an HTML node.
<Source>.RecordDate (Function)
Returns the date and time that an HFSQL record was last modified (Classic or Client/Server)....
Duplicating a project
Duplicating a project allows you to have two identical projects with the same name but found in different directories......
ImageXPos (Function)
Returns the horizontal position (X) of the mouse cursor in relation to the specified Image control.
LargeFontFactor (Function)
Returns the current enlargement ratio of a WINDEV window (only if Windows is in "large fonts" mode).
FTPName (Function)
Returns the name of last file accessed by an FTP function (File Transfer Protocol).
zipCurrentFile (Function)
Returns the name of the archived file currently handled by the functions for adding and extracting files.
SourceDescription (Property)
The SourceDescription property is used to get the name of the element used as data source of a series.
diagImage (Type of variable)
The diagImage type is used to define all the advanced characteristics of a diagram shape created from an image.
<mongoGridFS variable>.GetFile (Function)
Retrieves (on the local computer) a file identified by its name and found in a MongoDB file system.
ListInfoXY (Function)
Returns the index of the row (or image) at a given position in a List Box or ListView control.
<List Box>.InfoXY (Function)
Returns the index of the row (or image) at a given position in a List Box or ListView control.
Dockable Panel control properties
You can manipulate Dockable Panel controls in a window using the following WLanguage properties...
docElementImage (Variable type)
The docElementImage type is used to handle the characteristics of an Image element found in a docElement variable.
SelectionLength (Property)
The SelectionLength property gets and sets the length of the selection made in a Word Processing control.
<Image variable>.Background (Function)
Declares the default background color for rectangles, circles, ... used in a variable of type Image.
<Multimedia>.Width (Function)
Returns the width (in pixels) of the source image of the media file played in the Multimedia control.
SchedulerSelectedRange (Function)
Returns the start or end date and time of the time slot selected in a Scheduler control.