Creating popup lists in PODS 1.2

Everyone knows popup lists-and almost everyone who created resource files HATES creating them. This tutorial will try to take away the pain from popup lists and their creation in PODS!

First of all, open the Palm OS resource editor. Open the target form, and add a Popup trigger. Position it on the form, and LEAVE ITS PROPERTIES alone. Then create a list. The list’s ID must not be changed, accept it as ‘godgiven’. Then, unselect the Usable attribute of the list. If you are lucky, the resource editor will then bind the list to the popup trigger, the list’S ID will appear in the popup trigger’s properties.

From now on, the list and the trigger belong together and form a popup list. When a user clicks the popup trigger, the list becomes “usable” and appears exactly there where you placed it on the form. For example, if the popup trigger is at the bottom of the form and the list is at the top, it will appear at the top. Place the list’s upper border above the popup trigger for best results…

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