Canvas Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the canvas 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 canvas control (may be overwritten with another name).
Array... "Array" dialog box for defining an array of canvas controls.
Font Output field where the font currently selected is displayed.
... Dialog box for selecting fonts.
DIL Text DIL-TEXT attribute value (string).
... "Source" dialog box for determining sources of DIL-TEXT attribute values.
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).
Context Menu CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
Style:  
Frame STYLE attribute value: creates a frame around the canvas control.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value.
Enabled ENABLED attribute value.
Rectangle: The following four attributes decide the canvas 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.
... Dialog box for editing FOREGROUND-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.