Prima 3 Driver Manual
Each layout must then contain a "reference" to each format template, along with the encoding data, and the plugin would be able to understand what, where and how needs to be encoded. For an example how this reference looks like, please refer to section 6.8, keyword "ft".
Note that neither the contents nor the usage of "Format Templates" is defined or restricted by the driver. It is purely handled by the plugin, so the format definitions, field names, storage of the keys (unencrypted or encrypted, or none at all), format options and anything else depends only on the plugin itself. A minimalist plugin does not need to provide support for format templates at all. The lack of support may also be desired by the security requirements of the application.
According to the example, another plugin could also have an attribute "Position" so the position inside the block could be specified, and another plugin could have all of the attributes
Format templates can be add, copy, edit or deletes by using the corresponding button.
Add-Button:
Add a new format Template.
Copy-Button:
Copy an existent Template.
Edit-Button:
The
Delete-Button:
Delete the Format Template. A confirmation dialog is shown to proceed with the deletion.
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