Accessible Using
Select the "Attributes..." button in the tab control attributes window.
Note:
For context-sensitive help on attribute entries, select the entry so
it has the focus, and press F1.
| Entry in Attrib. Subwindow | Represents |
|---|---|
| Font | Output field where the font currently selected is displayed. |
... |
Dialog box for selecting fonts. |
| Context Menu | CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control. |
| Wallpaper | WALLPAPER attribute value. Specifies the wallpaper (if any) associated with the tab control's interior area. |
| Background: | |
| Selection box | BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value. |
... |
Invokes dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value. |
| 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). |
| Tab Metrics: | |
| Width | ITEM-W attribute value. Specifies the width of all tabs in the tab control if the "fixed-width tab" style is set, otherwise specifies the minimum tab width. |
| Height | ITEM-H attribute value (specifies the height of all tabs in the tab control). |
| Margin-X | MARGIN-X attribute value. Specifies the margin (in pixels) on the left and right of each tab in the tab control. |
| Margin-Y | MARGIN-Y attribute value. Specifies the margin (in pixels) at the top and bottom of each tab in the tab control. |
| Style: | |
| Bottom tabs | STYLE attribute value. If set, tabs are displayed at the bottom of the tab control instead of at the top. |
| Fixed-width tabs | STYLE attribute value. If set, all tabs have the same width. |
| Multi-row | STYLE attribute value. If set, the tab control will display multiple rows of tabs (instead of one scrollable row) if not enough room is available to display them simultaneously on one row. |
| Ragged | STYLE attribute value. If set, tabs in multi-row tab controls are only aligned on one side of the control. |
| Left icon | STYLE attribute value. If set, tab icons are left-aligned. |
| Left label | STYLE attribute
value. If set, tab labels are left-aligned.
Note: |
| Browsable | STYLE attribute value. If set, the tabs can receive the focus, whereupon browsing between the tabs is possible with the arrow keys. |
| State: | |
| Visible | VISIBLE attribute value. If checked, the tab control will be shown. |
| Enabled | ENABLED attribute value. If checked, the tab control can accept user input. |
| Modifiable | MODIFIABLE attribute value. If checked, the user is able to switch between tabs. |
| RTL | RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left. |
| Tooltips | |
| HAS-TOOLTIP attribute value. If not set, display of the tool tip text (if any) for the tabs will be suppressed. | |
| Rectangle: | The following four attributes decide the tab control's x and y
axis position, its height and its width on the screen.
X -
RECTANGLE-X attribute
value. Note: |
| OK | Save settings and exit the window. |
| Cancel | Exit the window without saving the settings. |
| Help | Provides online help on the attributes window. |
