4.4.21 Edit Control Properties (Common Items) dialog box

The Edit Control Properties dialog box appears when you select and double-click an edit control in the menu form view of the Script Menu Editor window.

The Edit Control Properties dialog box has four tabs: General Items, Common Items, Key, and Style. Click the Common Items tab to display the Edit Control Properties (Common Items) page.

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Organization of this subsection

(1) Components
(2) Operations
(3) Processing

(1) Components

In the Edit Control Properties (Common Items) dialog box, you can set the following items for an edit control.

Field name

Type the name of the field, complying with the variable naming conventions.

Text position

Top is set for Vertical, and Left is set for Horizontal.

Has the focus when the menu form starts

The edit control will be given the focus when the menu form is first displayed.

Has the focus when the menu form is redisplayed

The edit control will be given the focus when the menu form is redrawn.

Text color

Set the text color. Black is set by default.

Background color

Set the background color of the edit control. White is set by default.

Font name

Shows the font currently selected. To change the font, click the Font button.

MS Sans Serif is set by default.

Style

Shows the style of the selected font. To change the style, click the Font button.

Normal is set by default.

Size

Shows the size of the selected font. To change the size, click the Font button.

10 is set by default.

Strikethrough

Shows whether to use strikethrough characters. To change the strikethrough setting, click the Font button.

Absent is set by default.

Underline

Shows whether to underline the text. To change the underline setting, click the Font button.

Absent is set by default.

Control display status

Choose whether to control the display status of the control.

Variable name

Specify a variable name for storing the values that indicate the control's display status.

You can set this field only if you select the Control display status check box. If you specify an array variable, an error occurs when the menu form is activated.

The following values indicate the display status:

DISABLE: Disable the control on the menu form.
HIDE: Do not show the control on the menu form.
Other value: Enable the control on the menu form.

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(2) Operations

Click OK to apply the settings and close the Edit Control Properties dialog box.
Click Cancel to close the dialog box without applying the settings.

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(3) Processing

When the Control display status check box is unselected, the control is shown as enabled on the menu form.
The Control display status setting is invalid for text display.

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