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<!-- $XConsortium: appb.sgm /main/9 1996/10/22 12:19:54 rws $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1995 Hitachi. -->
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<Appendix Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.1">
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<Title Id="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.1">Revolving Property Editor</Title>
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<Para>Used to edit the <Emphasis>properties</Emphasis> (the look or functionality) of interface objects, the
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Revolving Property Editor customizes your application interface. This
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appendix describes the properties common to all property editors, and the
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properties and the buttons common to a number of property editors. It also
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describes the individual property editors for each object.</para>
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<InformalTable Id="ABUG.apRPE.itbl.1" Frame="All">
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<TGroup Cols="1">
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<ColSpec Colname="1" Colwidth="4.0 in">
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<TBody>
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<Row Rowsep="1">
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<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Property Editor: Universal Properties136'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"></Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row Rowsep="1">
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<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Property Editor: Common Properties137'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"></Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row Rowsep="1">
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<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Property Editor: Common Buttons139'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.4"></Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row Rowsep="1">
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<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Individual Property Editors140'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.5"></Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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</TBody>
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</TGroup>
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</InformalTable>
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<Para>The property editor for a separator, which includes the properties common to
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almost all property editors, is shown below, with common elements noted.</Para>
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<!-- REVIEWERS - Following figure will be updated to include callouts -
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same as in CDE1. -->
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<Graphic Entityref="ABUG.apRPE.fig.1" Id="ABUG.apRPE.igrph.1"></Graphic>
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<Sect1 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.2">
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<Title Id="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2">Property Editor: Universal Properties</Title>
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<Para>The property editor for each of the App Builder objects is unique, but there are
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a number of properties common to almost all of them.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Revolving Property Editor</Primary>
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<Secondary>universal properties in <$startrange></Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
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<tbody>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Object Type</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Not a property. Object Type is an option menu for
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choosing the type of property editor to be displayed.
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Properties change depending on which object type is
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chosen.</para></Entry></Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Objects</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Not a property. Objects lists the objects of the selected
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object type in the current project. The list displays the
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full, unique name for each object, which is comprised
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of the name of the module in which the object exists,
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two colons, and the Object Name.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Object Name</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Displays the default name or the name given by you to
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the object selected in the Objects list.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Initial State property</Primary>
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<Secondary>Visible</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Initial State, Visible</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the selected object is visible when the
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application starts up; all objects except a custom dialog
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are visible by default.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Initial State property</Primary>
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<Secondary>active</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Initial State, Active</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>A check box for specifying whether the object selected
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is “active” when the application starts up. An inactive
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object is not functional: it is dimmed and no functions
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can be activated from the object.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>color</Primary>
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<Secondary>background</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>color</Primary>
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<Secondary>foreground</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>foreground color</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>background color</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Color: Background</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies the background color of the selected object.
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You can either type in a known color name or choose
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Color Chooser from the menu and select a color from
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the palette displayed.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Color: Foreground</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies the foreground color of the selected object.
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You can either type in a known color name or choose
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Color Chooser from the menu and select a color from
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the palette displayed.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Revolving Property Editor</Primary>
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<Secondary>universal properties in <$endrange></Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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</TBody>
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</TGroup>
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</InformalTable>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.3">
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<Title Id="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3">Property Editor: Common Properties</Title>
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<Para>The following properties are common to three or more property editors.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Revolving Property Editor</Primary>
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<Secondary>common properties in <$startrange></Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
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<tbody>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Border Frame property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>border</Primary>
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<Secondary>types of</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Border Frame</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Determines the type of border, if any, around certain
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objects. Choices are None, Shadow Out, Shadow In,
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Etched Out, and Etched In.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Geometry</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Geometry property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>objects</Primary>
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<Secondary>XY location of</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>objects</Primary>
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<Secondary>width and height values of</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Indicates the X and Y location of the selected object,
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and the W(idth) and H(eight) of the object. X and Y
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values specify the position of the selected object in
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relation to its parent. The values are in pixels and are
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measured from the top-left corner of the parent object
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to the top-left corner of the child object. W and H
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values are in pixels.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Graphic Filename</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Graphic Filename property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Indicates the name of the pixmap (<Filename>.pm</Filename>) or bitmap
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(<Filename>.bm</Filename>) file that contains the graphic to be used as the
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label for the selected object or item. This property is
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available only if Label Type or Item Label Type is
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“Graphic.”</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Item Label Type</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Item Label Type property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies the type of label (String or Graphic) for the
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selected item in the Items list. If Graphic is chosen,
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“Label” becomes “Graphic Filename.”</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Item State, Active</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Item State property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the selected item will be active
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when the compiled application is opened.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Items</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Lists the labels that represent the items in the list.
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When an item is selected in the Items list, its label is
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displayed in the Label or Graphic Filename field.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Label (Object/Item)</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>objects</Primary>
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<Secondary>label setting for</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Label property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies the label for the selected object or item.
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“Label” becomes “Graphic Filename” if Graphic Label
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Type is chosen. Label is inactive in the Button
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property editor if Arrow Label Type is chosen.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Label Type</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Label Type property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>objects</Primary>
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<Secondary>label type for</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies the type of label (String, Graphic, or Arrow)
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for the selected object. If Graphic is chosen, “Label”
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becomes “Graphic Filename.” If you choose Arrow,
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the label in the Button property editor becomes an
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arrow and the Arrow Direction property becomes
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active.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Menu Title</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Menu Title property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>menus</Primary>
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<Secondary>setting title for pop-up</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies the (optional) title of the pop-up menu, if
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any.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Popup, Pulldown Menu</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>menus</Primary>
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<Secondary>property for attaching</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>submenus</Primary>
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<Secondary>property for attaching</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>A menu button and a text field for creating, attaching,
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de-attaching, or editing a pop-up or pull-down menu
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for the selected object. When the Menus button is
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clicked, a menu with four choices (None, Create New
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Menu, Menus, Edit Current) is displayed. Menus and
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Edit Current are inactive if no menus exist in the
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current project. If a menu is already attached to the
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selected object, the menu name will be displayed in
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the text field.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Position (Label)</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Position property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>labels</Primary>
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<Secondary>position setting for</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies the position (Left or Above) of the label in
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relation to the selected object. This Position option
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menu is next to the Label Type option menu.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Position [XY]</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>objects</Primary>
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<Secondary>position in relation to parent</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Position property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Indicates the X and Y location of the selected object in
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relation to its parent. The values are in pixels and are
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measured from the top-left corner of the parent object
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to the top-left corner of the child object.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Scrollbars</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Scrollbars setting</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>panes</Primary>
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<Secondary>attaching a scroll bar to</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies when scroll bars should be attached to the
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selected pane. The choices are Never and Always for
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a term pane or a text pane, and Never, When Needed,
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and Always for a draw area pane.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Size</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Size property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>windows</Primary>
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<Secondary>setting absolute width and height for</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>panes</Primary>
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<Secondary>setting absolute width and height for</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies the absolute W(idth) and H(eight) of the
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window or pane. These values change if you resize
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the window or pane manually in the interface. For a
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term pane or a text pane, there is an option menu for
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choosing Characters or Pixels as the unit value.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Size Policy</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Size Policy property</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>windows</Primary>
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<Secondary>setting size of</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>objects</Primary>
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<Secondary>setting fixed size</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>objects</Primary>
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<Secondary>setting size to fit contents</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>size</Primary>
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<Secondary>to fit contents</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the selected object should retain a
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fixed size or if it should become bigger or smaller
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depending on the contents of the object. The choices
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are Size of Label and Fixed for buttons and labels, Fit
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Contents and Fixed for main windows and custom
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dialogs.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Revolving Property Editor</Primary>
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<Secondary>common properties in <$endrange></Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para></Entry>
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</TBody>
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</TGroup>
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</InformalTable>
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<Note>
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<Para><Literal>List item editing</Literal>: once you have the appropriate number of items in
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the list, the easiest way to perform item editing in those property editors that
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have an item list* is to select the first item in the list, thus selecting it in the
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label text field. Type a new name for the item and click Return. The new name
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will be displayed in the item list and the next item in the list will be selected.
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Continue down the list with this select, type, Return sequence until all items
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are completed.
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*Property editors with item lists include the choice objects (Radio Box, Check
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Box, Option Menu), Combo Box, List, Menu, Menubar, and Spin Box.</Para>
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</Note>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.4">
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<Title Id="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.4">Property Editor: Common Buttons</Title>
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<Para>The following functional push buttons or menu buttons are common to many
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property editors. The buttons at the bottom of the property editors (OK, Apply,
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Reset, Cancel, and Help) are common to other editors and dialog boxes.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Revolving Property Editor</Primary>
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<Secondary>common buttons in <$startrange></Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<Entry><Para>Tear-off</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Tear-off button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>editor</Primary>
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<Secondary>retaining on workspace</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Displays a property editor of the selected type; use this
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when you want to edit a specific object type while
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viewing other types of objects in the Revolving
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Property Editor.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Add Item</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Add Item button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>adding</Primary>
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<Secondary>items to Items list</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Adds an item after the selected item in the Items list.
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Added items are given default names starting with
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“Item1” and incrementing, as needed. By default, items
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are added after the selected item.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Edit</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Edit button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Performs edit functions (Add After, Add Before,
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Change, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete) in a list. Add After
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and Add Before add an item to the list either after or
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before the selected item. Change applies the change
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that you have made. Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete act on
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the selected item, in the normal way: Cut and Copy
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place the selected item in a buffer, ready for Paste.
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Delete removes the item, but does not place it in a
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buffer.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Attachments</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Attachments button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Displays the Attachments Editor; there is no
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Attachments button on the Main Window, Menubar,
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Custom Dialog, or Paned Window property editors.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Help Text</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Help Text button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Displays the Help Editor.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Connections</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Displays the Connections<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Connections button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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Editor.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>OK</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Applies the changes made to the selected object and
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dismisses the editor; changes to properties are marked
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with change bars at the left side of the editor.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>OK button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Apply</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Apply button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Applies the changes made to the selected object, but
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does not dismiss the editor.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Reset</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Reset button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Resets all changes made since the last Apply.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Cancel</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>Cancel button</Primary>
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</IndexTerm>Resets all changes made since the last Apply and
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dismisses the editor.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Help</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Displays help for the editor. See
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<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Creating Help and
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Help Connections&xd3; on page 67'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.afunc.mkr.2"> for information about
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App Builder help.<IndexTerm><Primary>Revolving Property Editor</Primary><Secondary>common buttons in <$endrange></Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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</TBody>
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</TGroup>
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</InformalTable>
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</Sect1>
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<Sect1 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.5">
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<Title Id="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.5">Individual Property Editors</Title>
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<Para>An individual property editor is displayed by:</Para>
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<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Double-clicking an object in the interface or the Module Browser.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, selecting an object of the desired type and choosing Properties from the
|
|
Editors menu on the App Builder primary window.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, choosing Props from the interface or Browser pop-up menu.</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, choosing the desired object type from the Object Type options menu at
|
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the top of the Revolving Property Editor.</Para>
|
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
|
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<Para>The individual property editors are described in the following sections.</Para>
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<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.6">
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|
<Title>Button Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>Button property editor</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Button</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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|
<Para>Only properties unique to a button object are described here. See
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|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Label Type, Label, Pulldown Menu,
|
|
Size Policy, and Geometry.</para>
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|
<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
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<tbody>
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|
<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Button Type</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
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<Primary>button control</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$startrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies what kind of button (Push, Drawn, Menu) the
|
|
selected button should be. Push button is the default.
|
|
Selecting Menu transforms the push button into a
|
|
menu button, as if you had dragged and dropped a
|
|
menu button from the controls palette. The Pulldown
|
|
Menu property becomes active if you select Menu. See “
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Controls Palette'--><XRef Role="SectionTitle" Linkend="ABUG.apWDB.mkr.5"> in
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: 'Appendix A, &xd2;App Builder
|
|
Windows and Dialog Boxes'--><XRef Role="AppendixNumAndTitle" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.1">, for descriptions of button
|
|
types.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Label Alignment</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>button control</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$endrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>labels</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>for buttons</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the alignment (Left, Right, Centered) of the
|
|
button label within the button border frame. Label
|
|
Alignment is relevant only if Fixed is selected as Size
|
|
Policy. This menu is inactive if Arrow Label Type is
|
|
chosen.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Arrow Direction</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>Arrow Direction property</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>labels</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>arrow direction for</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies which direction (Up, Down, Left, Right) the
|
|
arrow should point if Arrow Label Type is chosen.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.7">
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|
<Title>Choice Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>Choice property editor</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Choice</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a choice object (Radio Box, Check Box, Option
|
|
Menu) are described here. See “
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on
|
|
page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type, Objects, Object Name, Initial State,
|
|
and Color. See “
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for
|
|
descriptions of Label Type, Label Position, Label (Object), Items, Item Label
|
|
Type, Label (Item), Item State (Active), and Position [XY].<IndexTerm><Primary>editor</Primary><Secondary><Emphasis>See also<Default Para Font> property editor<$nopage>[editor aa]</Secondary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Choice Type</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>objects</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>choice</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>choice objects</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies which type of choice object (Radio Box, Check
|
|
Box, or Option Menu) the selected object should be.
|
|
The object changes form depending on which you
|
|
choose. Note that there is a control object for each of
|
|
the choice types in the Controls palette. See “
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Controls
|
|
Palette'--><XRef Role="SectionTitle" Linkend="ABUG.apWDB.mkr.5"> in
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: 'Appendix A, &xd2;App Builder Windows and
|
|
Dialog Boxes'--><XRef Role="AppendixNumAndTitle" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.1">, for descriptions of choice types.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Rows/Columns</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the radio box or check box should be
|
|
laid out in rows or columns, and how many rows or
|
|
columns there should be. Not relevant for an option
|
|
menu.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Item State, Selected</Para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>choice objects</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the selected item will be selected
|
|
when the compiled application is opened. Only one
|
|
item can be selected. For a check box or a radio box
|
|
object, the selected item will be marked as selected; for
|
|
an option menu, the label for the selected object will be
|
|
displayed in the option menu when the application is
|
|
opened.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.8">
|
|
<Title>Combo Box Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>Combo Box property editor</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Combo Box</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a combo box are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Label Type, Label Position, Label,
|
|
Items, Item Label, and Position [XY].</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Combo Box Type</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>combo box control</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the text field for the selected combo
|
|
box will be Static or Editable in the compiled
|
|
application. If Editable is selected, code must be
|
|
written to implement the edit functionality.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Selected</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies which item will be selected when the
|
|
compiled application is opened.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Width</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>size</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>setting for combo box</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the combo box shrinks or grows to
|
|
accommodate the Longest Item in the list, or if the
|
|
W(idth) of the box is Fixed. If Fixed is selected, the
|
|
W(idth) value can be edited.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.9">
|
|
<Title>Control Pane Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Control Pane</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Control Pane property editor</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>There are no properties unique to a control pane. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor:
|
|
Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type, Objects,
|
|
Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Border Frame, Size Policy,
|
|
Geometry, Popup Menu, and Menu Title.</Para>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.10">
|
|
<Title>Custom Dialog Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Custom Dialog</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Custom Dialog property editor</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a custom dialog object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object
|
|
Type, Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor:
|
|
Common Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Size Policy and Size.</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Dialog Title</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>naming</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>custom dialog</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>custom dialog</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$startrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>The title that appears at the top of the custom dialog.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Window Parent</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>custom dialog</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>parent main window for</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>windows</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>parent for custom dialog</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>An option menu for specifying a parent main window
|
|
for the selected custom dialog. Choices are None and
|
|
any main window in the project. If a main window is
|
|
specified as a window parent, the custom dialog will
|
|
be iconified and de-iconified with the main window.
|
|
Note that this functionality does not work in test mode,
|
|
but it does in the compiled application.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>User Resize Mode</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the window is Fixed or Adjustable
|
|
(whether it can be resized in the compiled application).</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Dialog Areas</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>custom dialog</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$endrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether a custom dialog includes a Button
|
|
Panel (three buttons, by default) and a Footer area.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Default Button</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>custom dialog</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>default buttons in</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>default buttons</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>for custom dialog</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies one of the dialog buttons as the selected
|
|
button, by default. The function represented by the
|
|
selected button will be performed if you press Return
|
|
while the mouse cursor is in the custom dialog in the
|
|
compiled application.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Help Button</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies one of the dialog buttons as the help button.
|
|
See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Creating Help and Help Connections&xd3; on
|
|
page 67'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.afunc.mkr.2">, for a description of the Help Editor and
|
|
instructions for creating help.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.11">
|
|
<Title>Draw Area Pane Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>Draw Area Pane property editor</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Draw Area Pane</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>Only the one property unique to a draw area pane object is described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object
|
|
Type, Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor:
|
|
Common Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Scrollbars, Border Frame,
|
|
Geometry, Popup Menu, and Menu Title.</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Total Canvas Size</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>draw area pane</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>size of canvas in</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>size</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>of draw area canvas</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the W(idth) and H(eight) of the draw area
|
|
canvas. Note that only a portion of the canvas will be
|
|
visible if the draw area pane's size is smaller than the
|
|
canvas size (400 by 400 pixels, by default). You can use
|
|
the scroll bars to view other parts of the canvas.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.12">
|
|
<Title>File Selection Dialog Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>File Selection Dialog</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>File Selection Dialog property editor</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a file selection dialog object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object
|
|
Type, Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color.</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="153*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="375*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Window Parent</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>file selection dialog</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$startrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the main window parent of the file selection
|
|
dialog. When displayed, the file selection dialog will
|
|
appear over its main window. By default, the Primary
|
|
Main Window is the parent of all file selection dialogs.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Dialog Title</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the title that appears in the title bar at the top
|
|
of the file selection dialog.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Initial Directory</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the folder (directory) set as the starting value
|
|
in the Path field of the file selection dialog.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Search Pattern Type</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether files, directories (folders), or both
|
|
will be listed in the Files list of the file selection dialog.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Search Pattern</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the value of the Filter field in the file selection
|
|
dialog. The Filter value limits the files that will be
|
|
listed in the Files field. The default value is * (asterisk),
|
|
which means all files in the current folder will be
|
|
listed. The Filter value for the Import Module file
|
|
selection dialog in App Builder is <Filename>*.bil</Filename>, which means
|
|
that only files that end in <Filename>.bil</Filename> will be listed.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>OK Button Label</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>labels</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>for OK button in file selection dialog</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the label that will appear on the button in the
|
|
left-most position at the bottom of the file selection
|
|
dialog, normally labelled “OK.” Clicking this button
|
|
completes the file selection process and dismisses the
|
|
file selection dialog. This button is labelled “Import” for
|
|
the Import Module file selection dialog in App Builder.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Popdown Behavior</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the file selection dialog will be
|
|
automatically dismissed (the default) when the OK
|
|
button is clicked.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>file selection dialog</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$endrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.13">
|
|
<Title Id="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.6">Group Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Group</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Group Property Editor</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>Used to modify the layout and framing of groups, the Group Property Editor
|
|
can be displayed by choosing Groups from the Editors menu of the App
|
|
Builder primary window or by choosing Group from the Revolving Property
|
|
Editor Object Type option menu. A group, unlike most of the objects edited in
|
|
the Revolving Property Editor, is a created object and is not available from an
|
|
object palette. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Grouping Objects&xd3; on page 90'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.group.mkr.2">, for instructions.</para>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a group object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common Properties&xd3; on
|
|
page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Border Frame and Position.</Para>
|
|
<Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>groups</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties for <$startrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Note that choosing Groups from the Editors menu in the App Builder primary
|
|
window is the same as clicking the Tear-off button in the Revolving Property
|
|
Editor when the Object Type is Group.</para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
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|
<tbody>
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|
<Row>
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|
<Entry><Para>Group Name</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>naming</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>groups</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Displays the default name or the name given by you to
|
|
the group selected in the Objects list.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Layout Type</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies As-Is, Vertical, Horizontal, or Row/Column
|
|
layout of the objects in the selected group.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Rows Columns</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the primary layout will be by rows
|
|
(vertical layout) or columns (horizontal layout), and
|
|
how many rows or columns to display. Active only if
|
|
Layout Type is Row/Column.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Vert Alignment</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies left-edge, colon/label, center-line, or right-
|
|
edge alignment of the objects in the selected group.
|
|
Active only if Layout Type is Vertical or Row/Column.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Spacing</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the number of pixels separating the objects in
|
|
the selected group. Vert Alignment Spacing is active
|
|
only if Layout Type is Vertical or Row/Column. Horiz
|
|
Alignment Spacing is active only if Layout Type is
|
|
Horizontal or Row/Column.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Horiz Alignment</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies top-edge, center-line, or bottom-edge
|
|
alignment of the objects in the selected group. Active
|
|
only if Layout Type is Horizontal or Row/Column.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>groups</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties for <$endrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.14">
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|
<Title>Label Property Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Label</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Label property editor</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>Only the property unique to a label object is described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Label Type, Label, Size Policy, and
|
|
Geometry.</Para>
|
|
<Para>Note that no border appears around a label in the compiled application. See
|
|
“<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;To Create a Border around an Object'-->
|
|
<XRef Role="SectionTitle" Linkend="ABUG.group.mkr.6"> in
|
|
“<!--Original XRef content: 'Chapter 7, &xd2;Grouping and Attaching
|
|
Objects'-->
|
|
<XRef Role="ChapNumAndTitle" Linkend="ABUG.group.mkr.1">, if you want a border around a label.</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Label Alignment</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>label control</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>alignment of</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the alignment (Left, Right, Centered) of the
|
|
label within its margins. Label Alignment is relevant
|
|
only if Fixed is selected as Size Policy.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.15">
|
|
<Title>List Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a list object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor:
|
|
Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type, Objects,
|
|
Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Label Type, Position (Label), Label,
|
|
Items, Item Label, Position [XY], Popup Menu, and Menu Title.<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>List</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>List property editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Selection Mode</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies how objects can be selected in a scrolling list.
|
|
Choices are Single Select, Browse Select, Multiple
|
|
Select, and Browse Multiple Select.
|
|
<?Pub _newline>In Single Select mode, only one item can be selected, by
|
|
clicking mouse button 1.
|
|
<?Pub _newline>In Browse Select mode, one item can be selected, but
|
|
you can press mouse button 1 and drag through the list
|
|
until the item you want is selected.
|
|
<?Pub _newline>In Multiple Select mode, you can make multiple,
|
|
discontiguous selections with mouse button 1.
|
|
<?Pub _newline>In Browse Multiple Select mode, you can drag the
|
|
cursor over items to make multiple, contiguous
|
|
selections, and you can make a multiple, contiguous
|
|
selection between a selected item and the cursor
|
|
location with Shift-mouse button 1.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Selected</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether an item will be selected at
|
|
application startup.<IndexTerm><Primary>lists, properties of</Primary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Width</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>size</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>of lists</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the list object shrinks or grows to
|
|
accommodate the Longest Item in the list, or if the
|
|
W(idth) of the box is Fixed. If Fixed is selected, the
|
|
W(idth) value can be edited.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Height</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the number of text Lines in the list or its
|
|
Pixels height.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.16">
|
|
<Title>Main Window Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a main window object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object
|
|
Type, Objects, Object Name, Initial State (Visible), and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Common Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Size Policy and
|
|
Size.<IndexTerm><Primary>Main Window property editor</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Main Window</Secondary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Window Title</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>naming</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>windows</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>windows</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>naming</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the title that appears at the top of the main
|
|
window.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Icon File</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the name of the graphics file that contains the
|
|
graphical representation of the application icon—the
|
|
object that is displayed when the application is
|
|
“iconified” by clicking on the minimize button in the
|
|
title bar.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Icon Mask File</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the name of the graphics file that contains the
|
|
bitmap that determines the shape of the visible
|
|
representation of the icon beneath the icon mask. The
|
|
icon mask acts like a stencil, allowing only the pixels in
|
|
the icon that correspond to pixels in the mask to be
|
|
visible.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Icon Label</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>naming</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>application icon</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the text label that appears beneath the
|
|
application icon.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>User Resize Mode</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>size</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>of window</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the window size is Fixed or
|
|
Adjustable (whether it can be resized in the compiled
|
|
application).</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Window Areas</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the main window will have a menu
|
|
bar, a tool bar, or a footer.<IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>adding tool bar</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>adding menu bar</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>windows</Primary><Secondary>adding footer</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>adding</Primary><Secondary>tool bar to window</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>adding</Primary><Secondary>menu bar to window</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>adding</Primary><Secondary>footer to window</Secondary></IndexTerm>
|
|
<?Pub _newline>Note that a tool bar or a footer will show up as a
|
|
control pane object in the Revolving Property Editor.
|
|
You will probably want to add controls, such as the
|
|
radio buttons in the App Builder primary window
|
|
Build/Test tool bar, to a tool bar, and to make
|
|
connections between the controls and programmatic
|
|
functions. Code will have to be written to make a tool
|
|
bar or footer functional.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Initial State, Iconic</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the window is displayed as a
|
|
window or an icon when the compiled application is
|
|
opened.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.17">
|
|
<Title>Menu Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Used to create menus, the Menu Property Editor can be displayed by:<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Menu</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Menu Property Editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Choosing Menus from the Editors menu of the App Builder primary
|
|
window</Para>
|
|
<Note>
|
|
<Para>Choosing Menus from the Editors menu in the App Builder primary
|
|
window is the same as clicking the Tear-off button in the Revolving Property
|
|
Editor when the Object Type is Menu.</Para>
|
|
</Note>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, choosing Menu from the Revolving Property Editor Object Type option
|
|
menu</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, choosing Create New Menu from the Popup Menu option menu in a
|
|
property editor.</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</ItemizedList>
|
|
<Para>A menu, unlike most of the objects edited in the Revolving Property Editor, is
|
|
a created object and is not available from an object palette.</para>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a menu object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common Properties&xd3;
|
|
on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Items, Label, and Item State (Active).<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>menus</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$startrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Add New Menu</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>adding</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>menu to list of menus</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Adds a new menu to the list of menus.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Edit</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Performs edit functions (Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete) on
|
|
the selected item in the list of menu objects. Cut and
|
|
Copy place the selected item in a buffer, ready for
|
|
Paste. Delete removes the item, but does not place it in
|
|
a buffer.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Tearoff</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>menus</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>Tearoff property</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether tearoff is Enabled or Disabled. If
|
|
tearoff is enabled the selected menu will be “postable.”
|
|
That is, the menu will be displayed until you explicitly
|
|
dismiss it if you click on the Tearoff indicator (a dotted
|
|
line).<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>Tearoff menu property</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Item Label Type</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the type of label (String, Graphic, or
|
|
Separator) for the item selected in the Items list. If
|
|
Graphic is chosen, “Label” becomes “Graphic
|
|
Filename.” If Separator is chosen, Label or Graphic
|
|
Filename becomes inactive and Line Style becomes
|
|
active. A Separator menu item is used to create a visual
|
|
division in a menu, such as that seen in the Editors
|
|
menu of the App Builder primary window.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Item Mnemonic</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>mnemonic</Primary><Secondary><Emphasis>See<Default Para Font> item mnemonic<$nopage></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies one of the letters in the selected item as a
|
|
keyboard shortcut for choosing the item when the
|
|
menu is posted. The letter specified will be underlined.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>item mnemonic</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
Pressing the mnemonic letter when the menu is posted
|
|
will cause that item to be chosen. Note that case is
|
|
significant and that a particular letter can be used as a
|
|
mnemonic only once within a menu.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Accelerator</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>accelerator for menu item</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies a keyboard shortcut for choosing the selected
|
|
item. An accelerator is comprised of a prefix (Ctrl, Alt,
|
|
Meta, or Shift), <Filename><key></Filename>, and a letter (upper or lower
|
|
case). To make Control-x an accelerator, for instance,
|
|
type: <Filename>Ctrl<key>x</Filename>
|
|
<?Pub _newline>When you display the menu in test mode or in the
|
|
compiled application, “Ctrl+x” will be included to the
|
|
right of the menu item label. If you press the Control
|
|
key and type x with the cursor in the window that
|
|
contains the menu, the specified action will be
|
|
performed.
|
|
<?Pub _newline>You can combine the Shift key with one of the other
|
|
keys to form a compound prefix, if you wish. To make
|
|
Shift Control-x an accelerator, type:
|
|
<Command>Shift Ctrl<key>x</Command>
|
|
</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Line Style</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>line style for separator</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the type of line style for the selected separator
|
|
item; active only when Item Label Type is Separator.
|
|
Choices are None, Etched In, Etched Out, Etched In
|
|
Dash, Single Line, Double Line, Etched Out Dash,
|
|
Single Dashed Line, and Double Dashed Line. A
|
|
separator of the chosen line style will be displayed in
|
|
the menu instead of a graphic or text label.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Item SubMenu</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>A menu button and a text field for attaching, de-
|
|
attaching, creating, or editing a submenu for the
|
|
selected item in the Items list. If a submenu is attached
|
|
to the selected item, the name of the submenu will be
|
|
displayed in the text field.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>menus</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$endrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.18">
|
|
<Title>Menubar Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a menu bar object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Items, Item Label Type, Label,
|
|
Pulldown Menu, and Item State (Active).<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Menubar</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Menubar property editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Item Mnemonic</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>item mnemonic</Primary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies one of the letters in the selected item as a
|
|
keyboard shortcut for displaying the menu. The letter
|
|
specified will be underlined in the menu bar. In test
|
|
mode and in the compiled application, the menu will
|
|
be displayed if you hold down the Alt key and press
|
|
the mnemonic letter (case is irrelevant) while the
|
|
window that contains the menu bar has focus.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Item State, Is Help Item</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies that the selected item is the Help menu. The
|
|
Help menu appears at the right edge of the menu bar
|
|
and has a built-in connection to the online help
|
|
mechanism. The item labelled “Help” is the help
|
|
button, by default.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>help</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>specifying menu bar item as</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>menu bar control</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.19">
|
|
<Title>Paned Window Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>A paned window, unlike most of the objects edited in the Revolving Property
|
|
Editor, is a created object and is not available from an object palette. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;To
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Create a Paned Window&xd3; on page 43'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.crobj.mkr.8"> for instructions for creating a paned
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window.<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Paned Window</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Paned Window property editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<Para>Only properties unique to a paned window object are described here. See
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Type, Objects, Object Name, and Initial State.<IndexTerm><Primary>paned windows</Primary><Secondary>properties of</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
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<tbody>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Panes</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Lists the panes that comprise the paned window.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Pane Geometry</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Displays the W(idth) and H(eight) of the pane selected
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in the Panes list.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Pane Height</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies the Min(imum) and Max(imum) height (in
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pixels) of the selected pane. These values determine the
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limits for the panes when you move the sash between
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panes.<IndexTerm>
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<Primary>size</Primary>
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<Secondary>of pane in paned window</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>
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</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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</TBody>
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</TGroup>
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</InformalTable>
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</Sect2>
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<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.20">
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<Title>Scale Property Editor</Title>
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<Para>Only properties unique to a scale or gauge object are described here. See
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Type, Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
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Common Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Label Type, Position
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(Label), Label, and Geometry.<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Scale</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Scale property editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<informaltable>
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<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
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<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
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<tbody>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Scale Type</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>scale control</Primary>
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<Secondary>properties of</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm><IndexTerm>
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<Primary>gauge control</Primary>
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<Secondary>properties of</Secondary>
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</IndexTerm>Specifies Scale or Gauge. A scale includes a slider and
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is modifiable by a user (in the compiled application or
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in test mode). A gauge indicates a value, does not
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include a slider, and is not modifiable by a user.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Orientation</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the scale object will be displayed in
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Horizontal or Vertical orientation.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Direction</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies Left to Right or Right to Left incrementing of
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value for a horizontal scale object, Bottom to Top or
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Top to Bottom incrementing of value for a vertical scale
|
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object.</para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Value Range</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies Min(imum), Max(imum, and Incr(ement)
|
|
values for a scale object. All values must be integers.
|
|
The increment value is used when you click with the
|
|
mouse at either end of the scale object (in the compiled
|
|
application or in test mode). See Decimal Points.</Para></Entry>
|
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Decimal Points</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies the number of decimal places to shift the scale
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|
value when displaying it (if Show Value is checked).
|
|
For example, a scale value of 250 with a Decimal Points
|
|
value of 1 would display as 25.0; a scale value of 250
|
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with a Decimal Points value of 2 would display as 2.50.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Initial Value</para></Entry>
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<Entry><Para>Specifies the initial numerical value setting for the
|
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scale.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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<Row>
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<Entry><Para>Show Value</para></Entry>
|
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<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the numerical value of the scale
|
|
position will be displayed. See Decimal Points and
|
|
Initial Value above.</Para></Entry>
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</Row>
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</TBody>
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</TGroup>
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</InformalTable>
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</Sect2>
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<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.21">
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<Title>Separator Property Editor</Title>
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|
<Para>Only properties unique to a separator object are described here. See
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|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
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Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for a description of Geometry.<IndexTerm><Primary>separator</Primary><Secondary>properties of</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Separator</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Separator property editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
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|
</Para>
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|
<informaltable>
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|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Orientation</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the separator object will be displayed
|
|
in Horizontal or Vertical orientation.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Line Style</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the type of line style for the separator.
|
|
Choices are None, Etched In, Etched Out, Etched In
|
|
Dash, Etched Out Dash, Single Line, Double Line,
|
|
Single Dashed Line, and Double Dashed Line.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.22">
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|
<Title>Spin Box Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a spin box object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Label Type, Position (Label), Label,
|
|
Items, Item Label, and Geometry.<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Spin Box</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Spin Box property editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Spin Box Type</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>spin box control</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$startrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies the type of spin box. If Numeric is chosen,
|
|
the Items, Label, Add Item, Edit, and Selected
|
|
properties are inactive. If String List is chosen, the
|
|
Value Range, Initial Value, and Decimal Points
|
|
properties are inactive.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Arrow Style</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the style of arrow to be displayed on the spin
|
|
box. Choices are Flat Beginning, Flat End, Beginning,
|
|
End, and Split.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Value Range</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies Min(imum), Max(imum, and Incr(ement)
|
|
values for a spin box object. All values must be
|
|
integers. The increment value is used when you click
|
|
with the mouse on one of the spin box arrows (in the
|
|
compiled application or in test mode). Value Range is
|
|
inactive if Spin Box Type is String List. See Decimal
|
|
Points.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Initial Value</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the starting value in the spin box in the
|
|
compiled application. Initial Value is inactive if Spin
|
|
Box Type is String List.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Decimal Points</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the number of decimal places to shift the spin
|
|
box value when displaying it. For example, a spin box
|
|
value of 250 with a Decimal Points value of 1 would
|
|
display as 25.0; a spin box value of 250 with a Decimal
|
|
Points value of 2 would display as 2.50. Decimal Points
|
|
is inactive if Spin Box Type is String List.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Selected</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether the item selected in the Items list will
|
|
be selected when the compiled application is opened.
|
|
Only one item can be selected. Selected is inactive if
|
|
Spin Box Type is Numeric.<IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>spin box control</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of <$endrange></Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.23">
|
|
<Title>Term Pane Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a term pane object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Scrollbars, Border Frame, Position
|
|
[XY], Size, Popup Menu, and Menu Title.<IndexTerm><Primary>Term Pane property editor</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Term Pane</Secondary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Process String</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>A text field for specifying the process (command) that
|
|
will be run in the term pane in the compiled
|
|
application. The default value is <Filename><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>term pane</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>process string for</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>/bin/csh</Filename>.</para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.24">
|
|
<Title>Text Field Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a text field object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Label Type, Position (Label), Label,
|
|
Position [XY], and Width.<IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Text Field</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Text Field property editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Operation</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text field control</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the text field in the compiled
|
|
application and in test mode will be Editable or Read-
|
|
Only.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Maximum Chars</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the maximum number of characters that can
|
|
be typed in the text field. This field is independent of
|
|
the W(idth) field, which specifies the width of the
|
|
displayed text.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Initial Value</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the initial value to be displayed in the text
|
|
field in the compiled application or in test mode.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
<Sect2 Id="ABUG.apRPE.div.25">
|
|
<Title>Text Pane Property Editor</Title>
|
|
<Para>Only properties unique to a text pane object are described here. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property
|
|
Editor: Universal Properties&xd3; on page 136'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.2"> for descriptions of Object Type,
|
|
Objects, Object Name, Initial State, and Color. See
|
|
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Property Editor: Common
|
|
Properties&xd3; on page 137'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="ABUG.apRPE.mkr.3"> for descriptions of Border Frame, Position [XY], Size,
|
|
Popup Menu, and Menu Title.<IndexTerm><Primary>Text Pane property editor</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>property editor</Primary><Secondary>Text Pane</Secondary></IndexTerm>
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<informaltable>
|
|
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="100*">
|
|
<colspec align="left" colwidth="356*">
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Operation</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para><IndexTerm>
|
|
<Primary>text pane</Primary>
|
|
<Secondary>properties of</Secondary>
|
|
</IndexTerm>Specifies whether the text pane in the compiled
|
|
application and in test mode will be Editable or Read-
|
|
Only.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Word Wrap</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies whether words will be wrapped to the
|
|
following line when the Size W(idth) value is reached.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
<Row>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Initial Value</para></Entry>
|
|
<Entry><Para>Specifies the initial value to be displayed in the text
|
|
pane in the compiled application or in test mode.</Para></Entry>
|
|
</Row>
|
|
</TBody>
|
|
</TGroup>
|
|
</InformalTable>
|
|
</Sect2>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
</Appendix>
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