List View Items Subwindow

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  • Select the "Items..." button in the list view control attributes window.

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
Items: Displays the handle names of the list view items already created. If you select an item in this list, its attributes are displayed for editing. You can also select several items for cutting and pasting.
New Creates a new item.
Cut Cuts a selected item and copies it to the clipboard. You can also cut and paste several items at once.
Copy Copies the selected item(s) to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes one or more items from the clipboard.

Note:
The "New" and "Paste" entries insert items behind the currently selected item, or, if no items are selected, at the top of the list. You deselect items by holding down CTRL while selecting the selected items.

Selected item: In this group frame, you assign attribute values to the items selected in the "Items" list box on the left.
Name Handle name of the item (may be overwritten with another name).
String STRING attribute value. Specifies the item's label.
... Dialog box for determining sources of the STRING attribute value.
Tooltip TOOLTIP attribute value. Specifies the tooltip text associated with the item.
... Dialog box for determining sources of the TOOLTIP attribute value.
Image IMAGE attribute value. Specifies the image control (if any) containing the image used by the item.
Image index IMAGE-INDEX attribute value. Specifies the zero-based image number used from the specified image control, if any, or the one-based image number from the control's image list otherwise.
Length LENGTH attribute value. Specifies the maximum number of label characters that may be entered by the user.
Position:  
X The following attributes determine the item's position, relative to the control's interior (client) area:

X - RECTANGLE-X attribute value.
Y - RECTANGLE-Y attribute value.

Note:
These attributes have no effect if the control is not in one of the icon view modes, and may be subsequently implicitly modified if the control's "auto-arrange" or "snap to grid" styles are specified.

Style:  
Upper case STYLE attribute value. Label characters entered by the user are automatically converted to upper case.
State:  
Checked CHECKED attribute value. Item is checked.

Note:
Check boxes are only displayed if the control's "check boxes" style is specified.

Modifiable MODIFIABLE attribute value. Item label is modifiable by the user.

Note:
The control itself must also be MODIFIABLE.

RTL RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left.
OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.