Spin Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the spin control (not on its buddy, if any); 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 spin control (may be overwritten with another name).
Context Menu CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
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.
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).
Range:  
Min MIN attribute value. Lower limit of control's numeric range.
Max MAX attribute value. Upper limit of control's numeric range.
Pos. POSITION attribute value. Current position within control's numeric range.
Style:  
Horizontal STYLE attribute value. Control is oriented horizontally, rather than vertically.
Left align STYLE attribute value. The control has an implicit buddy input field. The spin control's buttons are aligned to the left of the buddy.
Right align STYLE attribute value. The control has an implicit buddy input field. The spin control's buttons are aligned to the right of the buddy.
Set buddy STYLE attribute value. Buddy control (if any) is automatically set to indicate the spin control's position when the latter changes.
Wrap STYLE attribute value. Control value wraps from maximum to minimum value, and vice versa, if scrolled past the corresponding limit.
Arrow keys STYLE attribute value. The control's value can be scrolled via use of the arrow keys.
No thousands STYLE attribute value. No thousands separators are displayed in the buddy control (if any). For example, "1234" instead of "1,234".
Hot tracking STYLE attribute value. Buttons are highlighted when traversed by the mouse cursor.

Note:
This option is implicitly set if Windows XP styles are in use.

Hexadecimal STYLE attribute value. Values are displayed in buddy control (if any) in hexadecimal format (e.g. "0x0032" instead of "50").

Note:
This option is only effective if the "set buddy" style is also set.

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.