Tool Bar Control Attributes Window

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# Tool Bar Control Attributes Window

Accessible Using

1. Double-click on the tool bar 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
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Name | Handle name of the tool bar control (may be overwritten with another name).
Attributes... | Subordinate window for editing the tool bar control's attribute values. For more information, see Tool Bar Control Attributes Subwindow. (Normally, all attributes of a dialog element can be edited in the attributes window. Instead, the attributes of each tool bar item in the tool bar control can be edited here. For reasons of space, the tool bar control's attributes are edited in a separate subwindow).
Tool bar items: | Displays the handle name and the BITMAP-FILE-NAME attribute values of the tool bar items already created. If you select a tool bar item, its attributes are displayed for editing. You can also select several tool bar items for cutting and pasting.
New | Creates a new tool bar item.
Cut | Cuts a selected tool bar item and copies it to the clipboard. You can also cut and paste several tool bar items at once.
Paste | Pastes a tool bar item from the clipboard. Note The "New" and "Paste" entries insert tool bar 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 tool bar item: | In this group frame, you assign attribute values to the tool bar items selected in the "Tool bar items" list box on the left.
Name | Handle name of the tool bar item (may be overwritten with another name).
Type | MENU-ITEM-TYPE attribute value for the selected tool bar item.
Width | RECTANGLE-W attribute value. This is only available for MENU-ITEM-TYPE attribute "Separator" and specifies the separator width (0 = default separator width).
Same as | SAME-AS attribute value (only available for MENU-ITEM-TYPE attribute "Normal"); the selection box displays the signals and menu items available.
Bitmap | BITMAP-FILE-NAME attribute value.
`...` | Dialog box for determining sources of BITMAP-FILE-NAME attribute values. Also provides a list of all available bitmaps to be used.
DIL text | DIL-TEXT attribute value (string).
`...` | Dialog box for determining sources of DIL-TEXT attribute values (not for MENU-ITEM-TYPE attribute "Separator").
Accelerator | ACCELERATOR attribute value.
`...` | Dialog box for determining sources of ACCELERATOR attribute values.
Tooltip | TOOLTIP attribute value.
`...` | Dialog box for determining sources of TOOLTIP attribute values.
Command ID | CLIENT-KEY attribute value (used in this context for associating a command ID).
Background Color: |
Selection box | BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value to be used for display of the item's bitmap (if any). If 'default' is specified, the color of the first (top-left) pixel in the bitmap determines the background color.
... | Dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
State: |
Visible | VISIBLE attribute value.
Enabled | ENABLED attribute value (not for MENU-ITEM-TYPE attribute "Separator").
Checked | CHECKED attribute value (not for MENU-ITEM-TYPE attribute "Separator").
Shared | SHARED attribute value. CLICK events for this item will be forwarded to the active MDI child dialog (if any). This attribute is ignored for non-MDI dialogs.
Style: |
Scaled | STYLE attribute value: allows for stretched bitmaps to be displayed on the toolbar items.
Wrapped | STYLE attribute value: if set, tool bar item is started on a new row.
Transparent | STYLE attribute value: bitmap pixels in the background color do not change the state of the screen.
Events | Dialog box for editing event handlers; may only be used with the appropriate "Type" entry; may not be used if the toolbar item is associated with a menu item using the SAME-AS attribute.
OK | Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel | Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help | Provides online help on the attributes window.