Slider Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction set Accessible Using

Double-click on the slider control; or
if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting 'Attributes...' from the control's context menu.
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 slider control (may be overwritten with another name).
DIL text	DIL-TEXT attribute value.
`...`	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.
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).
Spacing	SPACING attribute value. tick mark interval. If zero, the default value of one is used. Note: This option is only effective if the "auto ticks" style is set.
Range:
Min	MIN attribute value. Lower limit of control's slider range.
Max	MAX attribute value. Upper limit of control's slider range.
Line	LINE attribute value. Absolute value change caused by pressing the corresponding arrow keys on the keyboard whilst the control has the focus.
Page	PAGE attribute value. Absolute value change caused by pressing the "Page Up" and "Page Down" keys on the keyboard whilst the control has the focus, or by clicking on the slider's shaft.
Slider	SLIDER attribute value. Current thumb position.
Style:
Auto ticks	STYLE attribute value. Tick marks are automatically displayed at intervals determined by the specified SPACING. Note: The tick marks at the lower and upper end of the slider's range are permanent and are always displayed.
Side 1 ticks	STYLE attribute value. Tick marks are displayed on the top or left side of the slider, depending on its orientation.
Side 2 ticks	STYLE attribute value. Tick marks are displayed on the bottom or right side of the slider, depending on its orientation.
Vertical	STYLE attribute value. The control is oriented vertically, rather than horizontally.
Position tip	STYLE attribute value. A tooltip window displays the current position when the thumb is dragged.
No thumb	STYLE attribute value. Control does not display a thumb.
State:
Visible	VISIBLE attribute value. Control will be shown.
Enabled	ENABLED attribute value. Control can accept user input.
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.