Version 6.3.8 for Windows
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Input Field Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the input field control; or

  2. if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting 'Attributes...' from the control's context menu.

  3. if selected: ENTER.


Entries

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 input field control (may be overwritten with another name).
Array... Dialog box for defining an array of input field controls.
String STRING attribute value.
... "Source" dialog box for determining sources of STRING attribute values.
Font Output field where the font currently selected is displayed.
... Dialog box for selecting fonts.
DIL text DIL-TEXT attribute value (string).
... Dialog box for determining sources of DIL-TEXT attribute values.
Context Menu CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value.
Enabled ENABLED attribute value.
Modifiable MODIFIABLE attribute value. If this entry is checked, the end user may edit the text.
RTL RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left.
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).
Edit mask EDIT-MASK attribute value (only enabled if STRING source is a linked variable).
Length LENGTH attribute value.
Left / Center / Right Mutually exclusive STYLE attribute values: align input to the left, the center, the right. When you create an input field control, and you assign it a STYLE value of "Center" or "Right", the input field control must be higher than the font. Otherwise, the STRING will not be displayed.
Mandatory STYLE attribute value: input is mandatory.
Upper case STYLE attribute value: input will be converted to UPPERCASE letters.
Lower case STYLE attribute value: input will be converted to lower-case letters.
Nondisplay STYLE attribute value: input is displayed as a series of asterisks (for example, for passwords).
Digits only STYLE attribute value: only the digits 0 thru 9 may be entered.
Foreground color:  
Selection box FOREGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
... Dialog box for editing FOREGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Background color:  
Selection box BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
... Dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Rectangle: The following four attributes decide the input field control's x and y axis position, its height and its width on the screen.

X - RECTANGLE-X attribute value.
Y - RECTANGLE-Y attribute value.
W - RECTANGLE-W attribute value.
H - RECTANGLE-H attribute value.

OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.

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