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Table 1 contains descriptions of the common properties found in most Graphical Panel controls.
Table 1: Common Control Properties
Property | Function and Options |
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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.