1. Simian GUI Documentation
  2. Table of Contents
  3. 1. Introduction
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    1. 1.1. Python
    2. 1.2. Matlab
    3. 1.3. Form.io
  4. 2. Getting started
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    1. 2.1. Python setup
    2. 2.2. MATLAB setup
    3. 2.3. Hello world!
  5. 3. Overview
  6. 4. Form definition
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    1. 4.1. gui_init
    2. 4.2. Form structure
    3. 4.3. Simian Form Builder
    4. 4.4. Components
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      1. 4.4.1. Basic
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        1. 4.4.1.1. Button
        2. 4.4.1.2. Checkbox
        3. 4.4.1.3. Number
        4. 4.4.1.4. Password
        5. 4.4.1.5. Radio
        6. 4.4.1.6. Select
        7. 4.4.1.7. Selectboxes
        8. 4.4.1.8. TextArea
        9. 4.4.1.9. TextField
      2. 4.4.2. Advanced
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        1. 4.4.2.1. Address
        2. 4.4.2.2. ColorPicker
        3. 4.4.2.3. Currency
        4. 4.4.2.4. DateTime
        5. 4.4.2.5. Day
        6. 4.4.2.6. Email
        7. 4.4.2.7. PhoneNumber
        8. 4.4.2.8. Signature
        9. 4.4.2.9. Slider
        10. 4.4.2.10. Survey
        11. 4.4.2.11. Tags
        12. 4.4.2.12. Time
        13. 4.4.2.13. Toggle
        14. 4.4.2.14. Url
      3. 4.4.3. Layout
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        1. 4.4.3.1. Columns
        2. 4.4.3.2. Content
        3. 4.4.3.3. FieldSet
        4. 4.4.3.4. Html
        5. 4.4.3.5. HtmlElement
        6. 4.4.3.6. HtmlTable
        7. 4.4.3.7. Panel
        8. 4.4.3.8. Table
        9. 4.4.3.9. Tabs
        10. 4.4.3.10. Well
      4. 4.4.4. Data
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        1. 4.4.4.1. Container
        2. 4.4.4.2. DataGrid
        3. 4.4.4.3. DataMap
        4. 4.4.4.4. DataTables
        5. 4.4.4.5. EditGrid
        6. 4.4.4.6. Hidden
      5. 4.4.5. Miscellaneous
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        1. 4.4.5.1. File
        2. 4.4.5.2. Form
        3. 4.4.5.3. Plotly
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          1. 4.4.5.3.1. Python
          2. 4.4.5.3.2. MATLAB
        4. 4.4.5.4. ResultFile
    5. 4.5. Component nesting
    6. 4.6. Component properties
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      1. 4.6.1. Validate
      2. 4.6.2. Conditional
      3. 4.6.3. Logic
      4. 4.6.4. Json
      5. 4.6.5. Error
    7. 4.7. Composed components
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      1. 4.7.1. PropertyEditor
      2. 4.7.2. StatusIndicator
    8. 4.8. Navbar
    9. 4.9. Reusing component definitions
    10. 4.10. Form refresh
  7. 5. Handling events
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    1. 5.1. gui_event
    2. 5.2. Submission data
    3. 5.3. Caching state
    4. 5.4. Error handling
    5. 5.5. gui_upload
    6. 5.6. gui_download
  8. 6. Nested forms
  9. 7. Advanced features
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    1. 7.1. Custom CSS classes
    2. 7.2. Custom JavaScript
    3. 7.3. Focus lost event
    4. 7.4. Value changed event
    5. 7.5. String evaluation
  10. 8. Tables
  11. 9. Deployment
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    1. 9.1. Python
    2. 9.2. MATLAB
  12. 10. Example
  13. 11. How to
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    1. 11.1. How to add a piece of uneditable text?
    2. 11.2. How to place a button next to a textfield?
    3. 11.3. How to disable a component unless a condition is met?
    4. 11.4. How to send an update to the form and immediately continue calculations?
    5. 11.5. How to change the options of my Select component?
    6. 11.6. How to change the options of my Selectboxes component?
    7. 11.7. How to use numbers with scientific notation?
    8. 11.8. How to add an image?
  14. 12. Testing
  15. 13. Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
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    1. 13.1. Form definition
    2. 13.2. Runtime
  16. 14. Release notes
  17. 15. Known issues & limitations

Simian GUI Documentation v3.1.0

How to send an update to the form and immediately continue calculations?

This is explained in the Follow-up Event section.