Graphical Panel Controls: Common Control Properties

Table 1 contains descriptions of the common properties found in most Graphical Panel controls.

Table 1: Common Control Properties

Property	Function and Options
Width	Sets the width of the control in pixels.
Top	Sets the distance of the control, in pixels, from the top edge of the panel.
Left	Sets the distance of the control, in pixels, from the left edge of the panel.
Height	Sets the height of the control, in pixels.
ForeColor	Sets the foreground color of the control. For most controls, this is equal to the text color.
BackColor	Specifies the background color of the control. To change this color, make sure the Transparent property is set to "Opaque".
Transparent	Specifies whether the control should use the BackColor property or the form's background color: 0-Opaque: Use BackColor property. 1-Transparent: Show the panel's background color.
BorderStyle	Sets the type of border around the control: 0-None 1-Sunken 2-Raised 3-Rimmed 4-Embossed 6-Simple (An additional value, 5-GroupBox, is defined for the Text Display control.)
Font	Sets the font family, style and size for the control.
Tag	Sets an identifier for advanced scripts. In most cases this can be left blank.
Enabled	Specifies whether or not the control can be interacted with on the panel: 0-No 1-Yes
Caption	Text to display for the control.
ShowCaption	Specifies whether or not the caption is visible. 0-No 1-Yes
Alignment	Sets the horizontal alignment of text or caption in a control: 0-Left 1-Right 2-Center
Signal	When double-clicked, the Expression Builder is displayed so a signal can be associated with the control. (This property is present for most controls, though not all.)
Minimum	Sets the smallest value the control will accept as input or display as output.
Maximum	Sets the largest value the control will accept as input or display as output.