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putting an ExtJS component inside of a div

i m trying to put an ExtJS form into a div. But when i do that all the view is getting messed up. Any idea how can i fit ExtJS components inside of divs ?
var configurationsContent=$('<div class="tab-pane" id="tab3">'+"Page 3" +'</div>').appendTo(tabContent);
var formPanel = Ext.create('Ext.form.Panel', {
title: 'Support Ticket Request',
width: 650,
height: 500,
renderTo: Ext.getBody(),
style: 'margin: 50px',
items: [{
xtype: 'container',
layout: 'hbox',
items: [{
xtype: 'textfield',
fieldLabel: 'First Name',
name: 'FirstName',
labelAlign: 'top',
cls: 'field-margin',
flex: 1
}, {
xtype: 'textfield',
fieldLabel: 'Last Name',
name: 'LastName',
labelAlign: 'top',
cls: 'field-margin',
flex: 1
}]
}]
});
formPanel.appendTo(configurationsContent);

Replace
renderTo: Ext.getBody()
with
renderTo: 'theIdOfYourDiv'
and remove
formPanel.appendTo(configurationsContent);
(because there is no appendTo method on Ext.form.Panel).

extJs column layout issue

I have 3 extJs Windows. Each have some form control and then two tabs that display chart. Currently all windows appear at the same place and i have to drag them to make them stand in a row like this | | | . How can i create a 3 columns on screen and place each window in one of them. Please find the code of one of the window below. And yes i have seen this link
http://dev.sencha.com/deploy/ext-4.0.7-gpl/examples/layout/table.html but it doesnt help my cause. None of the content is displayed if i create 3 column layout like the what's mentioned in the link. Please assume that all of windows have the same code and suggest a way. One more thing, i have closable, and maximizable feature in all of the windows.Thanks.
var win = Ext.create('Ext.Window', {
id: 'r1',
width: eachWindowWidth,
height: eachWindowHeight,
hidden: false,
maximizable: true,
title: 'Registered Hosts',
renderTo: Ext.getBody(),
tbar: [{
xtype: 'combo',
width: 50,
store: optionRegistered,
mode: 'local',
fieldLabel: '',
name: 'answer',
anchor: '90%',
displayField: 'answer',
valueField: 'id'
}, {
xtype: 'datefield',
width: 90,
name: 'time',
fieldLabel: '',
anchor: '90%'
}, {
xtype: "label",
width: 20,
fieldLabel: text,
name: 'txt',
text: 'to'
}, {
xtype: 'combo',
id: 'c22devices',
width: 50,
store: optionRegistered,
mode: 'local',
fieldLabel: '',
name: 'answer',
anchor: '90%',
displayField: 'answer',
valueField: 'id'
}, {
xtype: 'datefield',
id: 'cl22devices',
width: 90,
name: 'time',
fieldLabel: '',
anchor: '90%'
}, {
xtype: 'button',
text: 'Ok'
}],
items: [
{
xtype: "label",
fieldLabel: text,
name: 'txt',
text: text
}, {
xtype: 'tabpanel',
id: "tabs1",
activeTab: 0,
width: eachTabWidth,
height: eachTabHeight,
plain: true,
defaults: {
autoScroll: true,
bodyPadding: 10
},
items: [{
title: 'Normal Tab',
items: [{
id: 'chartCmp1',
xtype: 'chart',
height: 300,
width: 300,
style: 'background:#fff',
animate: true,
shadow: true,
store: storeRouge,
axes: [{
type: 'Numeric',
position: 'left',
fields: ['total'],
label: {
renderer: Ext.util.Format.numberRenderer('0,0')
},
grid: true,
minimum: 0
}, {
type: 'Category',
position: 'bottom',
grid: true,
fields: ['date'],
}],
series: [{
type: 'column',
axis: 'left',
highlight: true,
tips: {
trackMouse: true,
width: 140,
height: 28,
renderer: function (storeItem, item) {
this.setTitle(storeItem.get('date') + ': ' + storeItem.get('total') + ' $');
}
},
label: {
display: 'insideEnd',
'text-anchor': 'middle',
field: 'total',
renderer: Ext.util.Format.numberRenderer('0'),
orientation: 'vertical',
color: '#333'
},
xField: 'date',
yField: 'total'
}]
}]
}, {
title: 'Table View',
xtype: 'grid',
id: "gridChart1",
width: 200,
height: 200,
collapsible: false,
store: storeRouge,
multiSelect: true,
viewConfig: {
emptyText: 'No information to display'
},
columns: [{
text: 'Devices',
flex: 50,
dataIndex: 'date'
}, {
text: 'Pass',
flex: 50,
dataIndex: 'total'
}]
}]
}],
listeners: {
resize: function () {
Ext.getCmp("tabs1").setWidth(this.width);
Ext.getCmp("tabs1").setHeight(this.height);
Ext.getCmp("chartCmp1").setWidth(this.width * 100 / 100);
Ext.getCmp("gridChart1").setWidth(this.width * 100 / 100);
Ext.getCmp("gridChart1").setWidth(this.width * 100 / 100);
Ext.getCmp("gridChart1").setWidth(this.width * 100 / 100);
}
}
});

The problem is, the Ext.Window while being descendand of Ext.Panel does not abide by the rules of the layout like normal Ext.Panels do, it floats by itself and is constrained only by the limits of the DOM element they're rendered to (body by default).
This means that you'll have to jump some loops to position and layout the windows manually. You can also try to create some descendand class from Ext.WindowGroup to help you manage your windows and keep them nice and tidy.

Reset does not work a form in Sencha Touch

All I want to do is when I click the reset button on my form it resets all fields. And I have tried everything but it does not seem to work. Here is the class that has the button in it:
App.views.HomeIndex = Ext.extend(Ext.form.FormPanel,{
floating: true,
scroll: 'vertical',
itemId: 'jobSearch',
centered: true,
modal: true,
hideOnMaskTap: false,
items: [{
xtype: 'textfield',
itemId: 'keywords',
label: 'Keywords',
labelAlign: 'top',
labelWidth: '100%',
name: 'keywords'
},{
xtype: 'textfield',
label: 'Job Title',
itemId: 'jtitle',
labelAlign: 'top',
labelWidth: '100%',
name: 'jtitle'
},{
.... //more xtypes here
,
dockedItems: [{
xtype: 'toolbar',
itemId: 'toolbar',
dock: 'bottom',
height: '36',
items: [
{ xtype: 'button', text: 'Reset',itemId: 'resetBtn',
},
{ xtype: 'spacer'},
{ xtype: 'button', text: 'Submit',itemId:'submitBtn',ui: 'action',
}
]
}]
In my App.js I have the code to handle the reset method:
//this is one way I thought of doing it. But obviously it does not work. I have tried googling all over but couldnt find a solution.
this.homeView.query('#resetBtn')[0].setHandler(function(){
var form = this.el.up('.x-panel');
//form.down('.x-input-text[name=keywords]').setValue(' ');
form.query('#jobSearch').getComponent('keywords').reset();
});
});
Ext.reg('HomeIndex', App.views.HomeIndex);

Your form's ID is "jobSearch", the name is "keyboards". You're trying to combine both.
Try:
form.query('#jobSearch').reset();
or:
document.forms['keywords'].reset();

Try this. It's a bit more ExtJS like.
var form = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('#jobSearch .form')[0];
form.reset();

How to reduce the padding of the labels in an ExtJS FormPanel?

I'm trying to reduce the padding between the fields of my ExtJS form.
I am able to change the style of the field data with the style tag in the Items collection like this:
//form right
var simple_form_right = new Ext.FormPanel({
frame:true,
labelWidth: 90,
labelAlign: 'right',
title: 'Orderer Information',
bodyStyle:'padding:5px 5px 0 0',
width: 300,
height: 600,
autoScroll: true,
itemCls: 'form_row',
defaultType: 'displayfield',
items: [{
fieldLabel: 'Customer Type',
name: 'customerType',
style: 'padding:0px;font-size:7pt',
labelStyle: 'padding:0px',
allowBlank: false,
value: 'Company'
},{
fieldLabel: 'Company',
name: 'company',
value: 'The Ordering Company Inc.'
},{
fieldLabel: 'Last Name',
name: 'lastName',
value: 'Smith'
}, {
...
But how do I access the style of the label as well, something like styleLabel or labelStyle, etc.?

There's labelPad which defaults to 5px apparently, and labelStyle if you need more than that.

You can make use of the labelStyle property available for form fields.
Here is an example:
items: [{
fieldLabel: 'Company',
name: 'company',
labelStyle: 'padding: 10px 10px;'
}]

Is there a way to display a line between labels and data columns in an Ext JS form?

How can I add a thin, gray line as shown here between the label and field columns of an Ext JS form?
I drew the line above with a graphics program but the form itself is being created with this code:
var form_customer_contact = new Ext.FormPanel({
frame:true,
labelWidth: 140,
labelAlign: 'left',
bodyStyle:'padding:10px',
width: 300,
height: 600,
autoScroll: true,
itemCls: 'form_row',
defaultType: 'displayfield',
items: [{
fieldLabel: 'Customer Contact',
name: 'customerContact',
allowBlank:false,
value: 'Mr. Smith'
},
createCombo('Reason for Contact', 'reason', ['data correction', 'new contact', 'missing information']),
createCombo('Result', 'result', ['new data', 'old data', 'other data']),
createCombo('Communication', 'communication', ['telephone', 'fax', 'e-mail']),
createCombo('Related Order', 'relatedOrder', ['345234534','3453453452', '2234234234'])
, {
fieldLabel: 'Date',
xtype: 'datefield',
name: 'theDate',
format: 'd.m.Y',
width: 150,
id: 'theDate',
vtype: 'daterange'
}, {
fieldLabel: 'Time',
xtype: 'timefield',
name: 'theTime',
format: 'h:i:s',
width: 150,
id: 'theTime'
},{
fieldLabel: 'Notes',
name: 'relatedOrder',
value: 'These are the notes and they are very long and these are more notes and they are very long and these are more notes and they are very long and these are more notes and they are very long and these are more.'
}
]
});

You could perhaps add a border-right to the label.x-form-item-label that's rendered by the ExtJS form elements. But that will end in a endless struggle with CSS because you have floated elements which don't have the same height.
The best way actually is to use a background-image either on the div.x-form-label-left that surrounds the <form> or on the form.x-form itself. Not nice but the only way we achieved what we wanted (and that's exactly what you've asked for).