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List View Control Attributes Subwindow

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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
Font Output field where the font currently selected is displayed.
... Dialog box for selecting fonts.
DIL text DIL-TEXT attribute value.
... 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.
Wallpaper WALLPAPER attribute value. Specifies the wallpaper (if any) displayed within the control.
Image List IMAGE-LIST attribute value. Specifies the image list (if any) used to provide the images used by the control's items.
Background:  
Selection box BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
... Invokes dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Foreground:  
Selection box FOREGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
... Invokes dialog box for editing FOREGROUND-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).
View Mode VIEW-MODE attribute value. Specifies the control's display mode.
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.
Spacing:  
X SPACING-X attribute value. Specifies the width of the logical (in pixels) grid used in the icon view modes.
Y SPACING-Y attribute value. Specifies the height of the logical (in pixels) grid used in the icon view modes.
W SPACING attribute value. Specifies the width of the columns in list view mode.
Style:  
3-D border STYLE attribute value. Control has sunken appearance.

Note:
The control does not have a sunken appearance if Windows XP styles are active.

Align vertically STYLE attribute value. Items are arranged vertically in icon view modes.
Auto-arrange STYLEattribute value. Items are maintained arranged on logical grid.
Snap to grid STYLEattribute value. (Re-)positioned items are snapped to their nearest logical grid position.
No scroll STYLE attribute value. Scroll bars not displayed in icon view modes.
No header STYLE attribute value. Column header not displayed in report view mode.
No sort header STYLE attribute value. Column headers are not click-sensitive.
Check boxes STYLE attribute value. Displays check boxes next to the items.
Full row select STYLE attribute value. Selection emphasis extends across full row in report view mode.
Grid lines STYLE attribute value. Show grid lines in report view mode.
Header drag STYLE attribute value. Allows re-ordering of columns by dragging their headers.
Label tip STYLE attribute value. Show tooltip with label text when mouse cursor hovers over partially hidden labels.
Wrap icon labels STYLE attribute value. Allows item labels to wrap across multiple lines.
Underline hot STYLE attribute value. Underlines item under mouse cursor and enables single click item activation.
Underline cold STYLE attribute value. Underlines all items and enables single click item activation.
No hide selection STYLE attribute value. Keeps selection visible even when control no longer has the focus.
Border select STYLE attribute value. Emphasizes the large icons of selected items via use of thick border.
Hot-track select STYLE attribute value. Automatically selects an item when the mouse cursor hovers over it for a short time..
Marquee select STYLE attribute value. Allows selection of multiple controls in multiple-selection list view controls via "rubber banding" (drag rectangle).
Size to parent STYLE attribute value. Control size automatically maintained to fill the client area of its parent.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value. Control will be shown.
Enabled ENABLED attribute value. Control can accept user input.
Modifiable MODIFIABLE attribute value. Item labels may be edited.
RTL RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left.
Multiple selection MULTI-SELECTION attribute value. Multiple items may be selected.
Sorted SORTED attribute value. Items are initially sorted in alphabetic sequence.
Descending DESCENDING attribute value. Items are initially sorted in descending alphabetic sequence.
Tooltips HAS-TOOLTIP attribute value. If not set, display of the tool tip text (if any) for the items will be suppressed.
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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