Version 6.3.8 for Windows
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List Box Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the list box control; or

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

  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 list box control (may be overwritten with another name).
Items Input field where you can specify the number of list box items in the list box control. When you enter a number here, the dialog editor generates the corresponding list box items and the "Source" dialog box becomes enabled.
... Dialog box for determining sources of the list box items' 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.
Accelerator ACCELERATOR attribute value.
... Dialog box for determining sources of ACCELERATOR attribute values.
Context Menu CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
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).
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.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value.
Enabled ENABLED attribute value.
Multiple selection MULTI-SELECTION attribute value. If you check this entry, the end user may select several list box items at a time.
Sorted SORTED attribute value. If you check this entry, the items are sorted and you cannot modify them.
Autoselect AUTOSELECT attribute value. If you check this entry, Natural automatically updates the selection in response to a right mouse button click before displaying a context menu.
Style:  
3-D Border STYLE attribute value: list box has sunken appearance.
Integral height STYLE attribute value: partial rows are not displayed.
Insertion Mark STYLE attribute value: insertion mark will be displayed if the control is a target in a drag-drop operation and a drop is allowed.
Rectangle: The following four attributes decide the list box 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.

Foreground color:  
Selection box FOREGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
... "Custom" dialog box for editing FOREGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Background color:  
Selection box BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
... "Custom" dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE 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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