The design tool is a browser-based tool that provides tools to edit rule files on the UnForm server. The design tool is easily accessed from the UnForm web server portal, or directly via the standard access URL with a "?dsn=1" suffix (i.e. http://192.168.1.10:27392/arc?dsn=1.
The elements of the Design Tool's main window include:
| • | A menu bar |
| • | A rule set editor panel |
| • | A preview panel, with preview, grid, sample, and watch tabs |
| • | A syntax help panel, that displays syntax details for the current line in the editor |
A menu bar provides access to:
| • | File menu for opening and saving rule files, and setting options |
| • | Set menu for selecting and creating rule sets within the rule file |
| • | Edit menu with features for searching, locating lines, inserting data, block comment/uncomment, code fold/unfold, and auto-formatting |
A second menu bar applies to the tab selected over the preview panel:
| • | Two run buttons launch a preview or grid preview, respectively, are available on all tabs |
| • | Preview tab options include Test Printing and a set of Options pertaining to preview generation |
| • | Sample tab options include options related to the Sample tab, such as creating a new sample, opening an existing sample file, selecting a dsn_sample file, and setting the text font size |
Code folding is supported in the left-side gutter, as well as block highlighting (such as loops). Code folding is supported for comment groups and for indented sections of the rule set.