Scrolling window properties

Before viewing properties, be sure the Properties window is open. To view the scrolling window’s object properties, the scrolling window layout must be open. Once the layout is open, select the arrow tool from the Toolbox and click in the Layout window outside of the scrolling window’s area to select it. The scrolling window is selected when resize handles appear on its perimeter. The following table lists the scrolling window object properties.

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Object property

Description

DefaultDblClick

In a browse-only scrolling window, setting this property to true allows the user to double-click a line in the scrolling window to accomplish the action of selecting a line and clicking the push button whose Default property is set to true.

HelpContextID

Lists the help context ID value for the scrolling window.

LinkTable

This is the table linked to the scrolling window. Records displayed in the scrolling window come from this table.

LinkTableKey

This is the key for the linked table that specifies the default sorting order for records in the scrolling window.

Name

This is the name of the scrolling window.

ScrollToBottom

Setting this option to true causes the scrolling window to display records at the end of the linked table, rather than at the beginning. In effect, the scrolling window has been scrolled to the bottom of the table.

WindowID

Lists the resource ID of the scrolling window.

WindowType

Specifies whether the scrolling window is browse-only, editable or adds-allowed.

An adds-allowed scrolling window has a blank line at the bottom of the window where the user can add new records and save them in the linked table.

A browse-only scrolling window allows the user to select only one line in the scrolling window and make no changes.

An editable scrolling window allows the user to edit and change the contents of lines in the scrolling window. These changes can be saved in the linked table.

To view the scrolling window’s visual properties, only the window that contains the scrolling window must be open. Select the arrow tool from the Toolbox and click in the scrolling window to select it. The following table lists the scrolling window visual properties.

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Visual property

Description

AltLineColor*

If this property is set to true, alternate lines of the scrolling window will appear with a different color.

Appearance*

Specifies whether the scrolling window has a 2-D or 3-D border.

BackColor*

Specifies the background color of the scrolling window.

FontColor*

Specifies the color of the text in alternate lines of the scrolling window.

Pattern*

Specifies the pattern to apply to the background.

PatternColor*

Specifies the color of the pattern that is applied to the background.

Position-Left*

Indicates the position of the left edge of the scrolling window, measured in pixels from the left edge of the window.

Position-Top*

Indicates the position of the top edge of the scrolling window, measured in pixels from the top of the window.

Resize-Horizontal*

Specifies the horizontal resize behavior for the scrolling window when per field resizing is used. For more information, refer to Resizing windows for more information.

Resize-Vertical*

Specifies the vertical resize behavior for the scrolling window when per field resizing is used. For more information, refer to Resizing windows for more information.

Size-Height*

Indicates the scrolling window height, measured in pixels.

Size-Width*

Indicates the scrolling window width, measured in pixels.

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