Newbie: clear-fields

[Kai]

Hi ~

the help for clear-fields states that it expects a panel parameter. All the View docs that I have perused thus far, are VERY sparse on panels.

How do I use panels?
What do I feed clear-fields when I don't employ panels? Is that even possible?

TIA,
Kai

[henrikmk]

CLEAR-FIELDS simply clears all fields in a panel. A panel is a grouped set of faces used in LAYOUT:

view layout [
  form: panel [
    field "eenie"
    field "miney"
    field "moe"
  ]
]

Now press escape in the console window to get a prompt.

Type:

clear-fields form

This should clear all fields in the panel.

A panel is a block of faces stored inside a face. For the above layout, you'd find the form elements to be stored inside form/pane in a block.

Typing:

source clear-fields

reveals how to "travel" along such a pane to clear each individual field.

[kpeters]

Henrik ~

thanks for your exhaustive explanation - much appreciated.

Kai