Tab Control Attributes Subwindow

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# Tab Control Attributes Subwindow

Accessible Using

- Select the "Attributes..." button in the tab 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 Attrib. Subwindow | Represents
--- | ---
Font | Output field where the font currently selected is displayed.
`...` | Dialog box for selecting fonts.
Context Menu | CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
Wallpaper | WALLPAPER attribute value. Specifies the wallpaper (if any) associated with the tab control's interior area.
Background: |
Selection box | BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
`...` | Invokes dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Help ID | HELP-ID attribute value.
Tab Metrics: |
Width | ITEM-W attribute value. Specifies the width of all tabs in the tab control if the "fixed-width tab" style is set, otherwise specifies the minimum tab width.
Height | ITEM-H attribute value (specifies the height of all tabs in the tab control).
Margin-X | MARGIN-X attribute value. Specifies the margin (in pixels) on the left and right of each tab in the tab control.
Margin-Y | MARGIN-Y attribute value. Specifies the margin (in pixels) at the top and bottom of each tab in the tab control.
Style: |
Bottom tabs | STYLE attribute value. If set, tabs are displayed at the bottom of the tab control instead of at the top.
Fixed-width tabs | STYLE attribute value. If set, all tabs have the same width.
Multi-row | STYLE attribute value. If set, the tab control will display multiple rows of tabs (instead of one scrollable row) if not enough room is available to display them simultaneously on one row.
Ragged | STYLE attribute value. If set, tabs in multi-row tab controls are only aligned on one side of the control.
Left icon | STYLE attribute value. If set, tab icons are left-aligned.
Left label | STYLE attribute value. If set, tab labels are left-aligned. Note This style also implicitly implies the "left icon" style.
Browsable | STYLE attribute value. If set, the tabs can receive the focus, whereupon browsing between the tabs is possible with the arrow keys.
State: |
Visible | VISIBLE attribute value. If checked, the tab control will be shown.
Enabled | ENABLED attribute value. If checked, the tab control can accept user input.
Modifiable | MODIFIABLE attribute value. If checked, the user is able to switch between tabs.
RTL | RTL attribute value. If this entry is checked, the dialog element direction is right-to-left.
Tooltips
HAS-TOOLTIP attribute value. If not set, display of the tool tip text (if any) for the tabs will be suppressed.
Rectangle: | The following four attributes decide the tab 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.
OK | Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel | Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help | Provides online help on the attributes window.