Lotus Notes® and Domino® 6 Application Development Exam Cram™ 2 (Exams 610, 611, and 612)

Creating, Modifying, and Troubleshooting Hotspots

Hotspots provide a simple mechanism for users to initiate an action when clicked. There are several types of hotspots:

• Button— Performs an action when clicked. Button hotspots can be coded using formulas, LotusScript, JavaScript or a simple action.

• Formula pop-up— Displays text by using a formula.

• Action— Performs an action when clicked. Action hotspots can be coded by using formulas, LotusScript, JavaScript, or a simple action.

• Link— Opens another object when clicked. Covered in more detail later in this chapter.

• Text pop-up— Displays text when clicked.

Buttons and action hotspots vary only in ...