Selection Box Control Attributes Window

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# Selection Box Control Attributes Window

Accessible Using

1. Double-click on the selection box 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 selection box control (may be overwritten with another name).
String | STRING attribute value.
`...` | Dialog box for determining sources of STRING attribute values.
Items | Input field where you can specify the number of selection box items in the selection box control. When you enter a number here, the dialog editor generates the corresponding selection box items and the corresponding "Source" dialog box becomes enabled.
`...` | Dialog box for determining sources of the selection box items' 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.
State: |
Visible | VISIBLE attribute value.
Enabled | ENABLED attribute value.
Modifiable | MODIFIABLE attribute value.
RTL | RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left.
Sorted | SORTED attribute value. If you check this entry, the items are sorted and you cannot modify them.
Help ID | HELP-ID attribute value.
Edit mask | EDIT-MASK attribute value.
Length | LENGTH attribute value.
Rectangle: | The following four attributes decide the selection box 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.
Background color: |
Selection box | BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
`...` | Dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Mandatory | STYLE attribute value: input in the selection box control's input field is mandatory.
Upper case | STYLE attribute value: input will be converted to UPPERCASE letters.
Box dropped down | STYLE attribute value: the box stays dropped down all the time.
OK | Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel | Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help | Provides online help on the attributes window.