<doc>
	<legacy_id>1888</legacy_id>
	<name>hGrid</name>
	<type>property</type>

	<syntax>
		<example>set the hGrid [of line <i>lineNumber</i>] of <i>field</i> to {true | false}</example>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>Specifies whether lines are shown below each text line in a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</summary>

	<examples>
<example>set the hGrid of field 3 to true</example>
<example>set the hGrid of line 5 to 10 of field 1 to false</example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		<changed version="5.5">Line and paragraph level</changed>
<changed version="2.0">2.0</changed>
	</history>

	<objects>
		<field/>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
		<ios/>
		<android/>
	</platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
		<mobile/>
	</classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<property tag="fixedLineHeight">fixedLineHeight Property</property>
		<property tag="borderColor">borderColor Property</property>
		<property tag="textSize">textSize Property</property>
		<property tag="hScrollbar">hScrollbar Property</property>
		<property tag="formattedText">formattedText Property</property>
		<property tag="formattedWidth">formattedWidth Property</property>
		<property tag="listBehavior">listBehavior Property</property>
		<property tag="textAlign">textAlign Property</property>
		<property tag="listStyle">listStyle Property</property>
		<property tag="listDepth">listDepth Property</property>
		<property tag="listIndent">listIndent Property</property>
		<property tag="firstIndent">firstIndent Property</property>
		<property tag="rightIndent">rightIndent Property</property>
		<property tag="leftIndent">leftIndent Property</property>
		<property tag="spaceAbove">spaceAbove Property</property>
		<property tag="spaceBelow">spaceBelow Property</property>
		<property tag="backgroundColor">backgroundColor Property</property>
		<property tag="borderWidth">borderWidth Property</property>
		<property tag="borderColor">borderColor Property</property>
		<property tag="vgrid">vgrid Property</property>
		<property tag="hidden">hidden Property</property>
		<property tag="dontWrap">dontWrap Property</property>
		<property tag="tabStops">tabStops Property</property>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the <b>hGrid</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to control the appearance of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</overview>

		<parameters>
		</parameters>

	<value>The <b>hGrid</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is true or false.<p></p><p>By default, the <b>hGrid</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of newly created <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary> is set to false.</p></value>
	<comments>If a field's <b>hGrid</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is true, a horizontal line is drawn across the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>, every <property tag="textHeight">textHeight</property> pixels. The line falls below the lowest part of each <keyword tag="character">character</keyword>, rather than being drawn at the text baseline, as the lines drawn by the <property tag="showLines">showLines</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> are.<p></p><p>The lines shown by the <b>hGrid</b> and <property tag="vGrid">vGrid</property> are drawn in the <property tag="borderColor">borderColor</property> (or <property tag="borderPattern">borderPattern</property>).</p><p></p><p>If the field's <b>fixedLineHeight</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false, the <b>hGrid</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> has no effect.</p><p></p><p></p><change><p>The use of the <b>borderColor</b> to draw grid lines was introduced in version 2.0. In previous versions, the grid lines were drawn in the <property tag="hiliteColor">hiliteColor</property>.</change></comments>
	</description>
</doc>