Tab Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the tab 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 Attrib. Subwindow Represents
Name Handle name of the tab control (may be overwritten with another name).
Attributes... Subordinate window for editing the tab control's attribute values. For more information, see Tab Control Attributes Subwindow. (Normally, all attributes of a dialog element can be edited in the attributes window. Instead, the attributes of each tab in the tab control can be edited here. For reasons of space, the tab control's attributes are edited in a separate subwindow).
Tabs: Displays the labels of the tabs 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 tab.
Cut Cuts a selected item and copies it to the clipboard. You can also cut and paste several items at once.
Paste Pastes one or more tabs from the clipboard.

Note:
The "New" and "Paste" entries insert tabs 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 tab In this group frame, you assign attribute values to the tabs selected in the "Tabs" list box on the left.
Name Handle name of the tab (may be overwritten with another name).
String STRING attribute value. Specifies the tab's label.
Icon BITMAP-FILE-NAME attribute value. Specifies the tab's icon.
Tooltip TOOLTIP attribute value. Specifies the tab's tool tip text.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value. If checked, the tab will be shown.
Selected SELECTED attribute value. If checked, the tab will be selected.

Note:
Only one tab may be selected at any one time.

Events Dialog box for editing the tab's event handlers.
OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.