Tool Bar Control Attributes Subwindow

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  • mf-screen· Select the "Attributes..." button in the tool bar 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 Subwindow Represents
String STRING attribute value. This is the text displayed in the window caption when a dockable tool bar control is floated.
... Dialog box for determining sources of STRING attribute values.
Control ID CLIENT-KEY attribute value (used in this context for associating a user-defined ID).
Context Menu CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
Docking DOCKING attribute value. Determines the sides of the dialog (if any) on which this tool bar is allowed to dock (if dockable).

Note:
The dialog itself must also support docking on the specified side(s).

Location LOCATION attribute value. Determines the side of the dialog on which the tool bar control is initially positioned, or whether the tool bar control is floated in a separate window (if dockable).
Internal Metrics:  
Item width ITEM-W attribute value (specifies the width of all items in the toolbar).
Item height ITEM-H attribute value (specifies the height of all items in the toolbar).
Margin-X MARGIN-X attribute value. Specifies the margin (in pixels) to the left and right of the tool bar items (for horizontal tool bars) or above and below the tool bar items (for vertical tool bars).
Margin-Y MARGIN-Y attribute value. Specifies the margin (in pixels) above and below the tool bar items (for horizontal tool bars) or to the left and right of the tool bar items (for vertical tool bars).
Borders:  
Left STYLE attribute value. Species whether a border should be displayed on the left side of the control. This option is not available for dockable tool bars.
Top STYLE attribute value. Species whether a border should be displayed at the top of the control. This option is not available for dockable tool bars.
Right STYLE attribute value. Species whether a border should be displayed on the right side of the control. This option is not available for dockable tool bars.
Bottom STYLE attribute value. Species whether a border should be displayed at the bottom of the control. This option is not available for dockable tool bars.
Rectangle: The following four attributes decide the tool bar 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.

Note:
the positions are relative to the dialog window.

Style:  
Gripper STYLE attribute value. Determines whether a gripper bar is displayed within the tool bar control.

Note:
The gripper bar does not appear if the tool bar is floated.

Flat STYLE attribute value. Indicates that the tool bar items should be displayed with a flat appearance.
Dynamic STYLE attribute value. Indicates that the tool bar control can be resized when floated.

Note:
Dynamic tool bars cannot contain any child controls.

3-D border STYLE attribute value. If set, the tool bar control's border (if any) is drawn with a 3-D appearance.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value.
Enabled ENABLED attribute value (not for MENU-ITEM-TYPE attribute "Separator").
Dockable DRAGGABLE attribute value. If set, the tool bar control may be docked and/or floated in its own separate window.
Tooltips HAS-TOOLTIP attribute value. If not set, display of the tool tip text (if any) for the tool bar items will be suppressed.
Flyby text HAS-DIL attribute value. If not set, display of the DIL text (if any) for the tool bar items will be suppressed.
OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.