Main Characteristics of Tab Controls A Tab Control mimics the behavior of dividers in a notebook, or labels in a file. By using a tab control, an application can define multiple pages for the same area within a window. The tab control object is a container for tab pages. Once you have added a…
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Main Characteristics of Option Boxes Option box form fields act as container objects for one or more option radio buttons or option image buttons. They provide a convenient mechanism for manipulating multiple option buttons as a group. An option box is assigned a specific data type and data length, and each option button which it…
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Main Characteristics of Frames Frame form fields act as container objects for any number of any other type of form fields (including other frames). Frames do not have any associated data and hence have no assignable data type or length. The purpose of a frame is to assist in creating dialogs which have a pleasing…
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Main Characteristics of Scroll Bars Scroll bars form fields have a variety of uses. They are commonly used for providing the application end-user with a convenient mechanism for scrolling over more data than fits on the screen, but they can be used for other purposes as well. The data type for a scroll bar is…
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Main Characteristics of Radio Buttons Radio button form fields belong to the generic classes of form field called “Toggle Buttons” if owned by an object other than an option box form field, or “Option Buttons” if owned by an option box form field. They are most commonly used for supporting On/Off or True/False type data values, although…
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Main Characteristics of Push Buttons Push button form fields are most commonly used for implementing application execution control. Push buttons have no associated data and by default, are assigned to respond to the “Click” callback event. Push buttons can be either text-based or image-based. A text push button appears as the familiar raised gray “bar”…
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Main Characteristics of Pictures Image form fields are used for displaying pictures. Supported file formats are: .bmp, ico, .wmf, and .jpg. Picture Attributes – Identification Attribute Name Default Value Description Field Type – The type of this form field or of this user interface object. (Read-only). Field Name variable A string that identifies…
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Main Characteristics of List Boxes List Box Attributes – Identification Attribute Name Default Value Description Field Type – The type of this form field or of this user interface object. (Read-only). Field Name variable A string that identifies this form field within the Zim application; Automatically assigned by the Zim IDE when a new form…
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Main Characteristics of Labels A label form field is the only form field object that is not addressable from the Zim language. Labels contain constant text only and are used for adding explanatory text to the form being designed. Label text can span multiple lines (and can include the “Hard Return” character Ctrl+Enter). The label…
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Main Characteristics of Graphic Objects Graphic form fields are commonly used for constructing diagrams. A variety of graphic types are supported, including both closed figures and lines. The closed figure graphics are “rectangle”, “rounded rectangle”, “ellipse” and “diamond”. Horizontal and vertical lines are also supported. Graphic Object Attributes – Identification Attribute Name Default Value Description…
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