Directory Opus Manual - scripting:script_editor:editors:dialog_editor:dialog_control_properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Button control are:
* Default Button: Set to True to make this button the “default button” for the control. The default button is the one which is triggered when the user pushes the Return key. If you have the automatictext/html2023-08-18T03:18:44+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Check Box Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Check Box control are:
* Tri-state: Set to True to give this check box a third state, “indeterminate”. This third state appears to the user as a solid rectangle inside the checkbox ( ). If set to Falsetext/html2023-08-18T03:19:28+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Combo Box Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Combo Box control are:
* Content: Lets you specify the initial contents of the combo box control. Each value you enter (one per line) will appear in the drop-down list. You can also manipulate the contents of the combo box from your script.text/html2023-08-18T03:17:12+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Common Dialog Properties
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There are several properties that all (or some) controls have in common.
* Name: All controls and dialogs have a name. This name will be used by your script to refer to the control, for example to read or change its value. Control names must be unique within the one dialog. When you add a control a default name will be assigned to it but you will probably want to change this to make it easier to identify the control in your script.text/html2024-11-13T01:43:20+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Date/Time Picker Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Date/Time Picker control are:
* Date Format: Four types are supported - short date (e.g. "22/09/24"), short date with century (e.g. "22/09/2024"), long date (e.g. "Sunday, 22 September 2024") and time (e.g. "10:30:54"). The actual formats used depends upon your system locale settings - in particular, short date and short date with century may be the same.text/html2024-07-19T00:39:56+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Dialog Properties
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To edit the properties of the dialog, click on it outside of any control. The specific properties applicable to the dialog are:
* Base Language: Specifies the “base language” of the dialog, that is the native language you’re designing it in. You can use the language overlay feature (described later) to provide additional translations of your dialog.text/html2025-12-09T19:54:12+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Edit Control Properties
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Note that the Edit Control uses the Title property to set its default value. The specific properties applicable to the Edit Control are:
* Edit Type: Sets the type of the edit control. The available types are:
* Single line: Allows the entry of a single line of text.text/html2023-08-18T03:20:50+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Group Box Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Group Box control are:
* Group Header: Set to True to make this a group header (designed to separate two sections of a dialog) rather than a group box (designed to enclose a group of related controls).
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The specific properties applicable to the List Box control are:
* Content: Lets you specify the initial contents of the list box control. Each value you enter (one per line) will appear in the list box. You can also manipulate the contents of the list box from your script.text/html2026-01-29T04:53:50+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)List Edit Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the List Edit control are:
* Type: Specifies the type of data the control edits. Choose from Folders, Files, Network Servers and Strings.
* Reset button: The control should display a button allowing the user to reset it to its defaults.text/html2023-08-18T03:20:22+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)List View Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the List View control are:
* Content: Lets you specify the initial contents of the list view control. Each value you enter (one per line) will appear in the list view. You can also manipulate the contents of the list view from your script.text/html2025-02-24T21:43:25+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Markup Text Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Markup Text control are:
* Change Link Color: Any links in the text will be displayed in a different color.
* Scrollbar: If the text is too large for the control, a vertical scrollbar will be shown to allow the text to be scrolled.text/html2024-06-28T02:15:23+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Palette Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Palette control are:
* Palette Type: Four types are supported - normal, alpha (supports alpha values), transparent (supports a "transparent" option) and default (supports a "default" option).
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The specific properties applicable to the Radio Button control are:
* Check State: Sets the default state of the radio button.
* Begin Group: Set to True if this radio button is the first in a connected group of radio buttons. When one radio button is selected, all other radio buttons in the same group are automatically turned off. This property lets you have more than one group of radio buttons on the one dialog.text/html2024-05-20T07:41:46+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Static Text Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Static Text control are:
* Ellipsis: This option configures the ellipsis (…) that will be displayed to indicate when the title string doesn’t fit completely in the control. The options are:
* Nonetext/html2023-08-18T03:20:35+00:00Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com)Tab Control Properties
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The specific properties applicable to the Tab Control are:
* Fixed Width: Set to True to make all the tabs the same width; if set to False they will auto-size to fit their labels.
* Tabs: Specifies which dialogs will appear as tabs in this control (and the order in which they’ll appear). You must create the dialogs (in the same script) before you can add them to a tab.