Accessible Using
Double-click on the ActiveX control; or
if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting 'Attributes...' from the control's context menu or
if selected: ENTER.
Note:
For context-sensitive help on attribute entries, select the entry so
it has the focus, and press F1.
| Entry in Attributes Window | Represents |
|---|---|
| Name | Handle name of the ActiveX control (may be overwritten with another name). |
| Control | Name of the ActiveX control. |
| DIL Text | DIL-TEXT attribute value (string). |
... |
Dialog box for determining sources of DIL-TEXT attribute values. |
| Help ID | HELP-ID attribute value. You must use the help topic's .h file to map the numerical ID that you enter here to the corresponding help topic ID (created by a markup in the .hlp file). |
| Context Menu | CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control. |
| Drag Mode | DRAG-MODE attribute value. Indicates whether the control can act as the source in a drag-drop operation and, if so, which types of drag-drop operation it supports. |
| Drop Mode | DROP-MODE attribute value. Indicates whether the control can act as the target in a drag-drop operation and, if so, which types of drag-drop operation it supports. |
| Style: | |
| OK Button | STYLE attribute value: if the end user presses ENTER, this button is pushed. This attribute is only available for ActiveX controls that behave like buttons. These ActiveX controls are marked with the style OLEMISC_ACTSLIKEBUTTON in the system registry. |
| Cancel Button | STYLE attribute value: if the end user presses ESC, this button is pushed. This attribute is only available for ActiveX controls that behave like buttons. These ActiveX controls are marked with the style OLEMISC_ACTSLIKEBUTTON in the system registry. |
| State: | |
| Visible | VISIBLE attribute value. |
| Enabled | ENABLED attribute value. |
| Rectangle: | The following four attributes decide the ActiveX control's x and
y axis position, its height and its width on the screen.
X -
RECTANGLE-X attribute
value. |
| Properties... | Displays a dialog box for editing the properties provided with
the selected ActiveX control. To enable editing a property, select it from the
"Properties" list box.
Only simple properties are displayed in this list box. Other properties (for example parameterized properties) can be configured using the ActiveX control's property pages. See ActiveX Control Property Pages. The current value of the selected property is displayed in the "Value" field. If the ActiveX control does not allow reading of the current value, the field is captioned "Value (write-only)" and the value is not displayed. The "Value" field appears as a text box or a combo box, depending on the type of property. There are three ways to edit a property:
To reset a property to its initial value, use the "Reset" button. Note: If you can edit the value of the property directly, the default value is displayed in the "Value" field. To select a value other than the default value, overwrite it. For help on the selected property, select the "Help" button. (The help file for the ActiveX control must have been installed). To confirm the property settings, choose "Close". |
| About... | Dialog box with information on the ActiveX control. |
| OK | Save settings and exit the window. |
| Cancel | Exit the window without saving the settings. |
| Help | Provides online help on the attributes window. |
