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Field WdgScrollBars

Indicates whether a form field or a window has attached scroll bars. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the tables that follow. For FormFields Code Meaning 0 None (DEFAULT) 1 Horizontal 2 Vertical 3 Both For Windows Code Meaning 1 Yes (the window can have scroll bars) (DEFAULT) 2 No (the window may…
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Field DM

The “display mode” of an object. Indicates the display attributes to be used for an object. Valid Values A 6-character string, containing one or more codes as shown in the table below: Code Meaning N Normal intensity I Invisible R Reverse video S Suppress data H High intensity L Italic U Underlined T Strikethrough B…
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Field WdgLabelPosition

The position of the label for this form field. The location of the label varies with the class and subclass of the form field (e.g., a push button’s label appears on the button); the label’s position within the assigned location is set by this attribute. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table…
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Field WdgEditOptions

Indicates the special editing options applicable to this combo box. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning 0 Default (normal operation) 1 Track prefix (in Combo-box form fields, automatically select the list item that matches the value entered) 2 Mandatory match (in Combo-box form fields, the value in the…
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Field WdgPointerStyle

Pointer shape in a form field. Indicates the shape of the mouse pointer when it is positioned over the form field. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the table below: Code Meaning 0 Class-specific 1 Arrow 2 Cross-hairs 3 I-beam 4 Icon (pre-set) 5 Resize 6 Size NE SW 7 Size N S…
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Field WdgAutoSize

“Autosize” status of an object. Indicates how windows and form fields that contain images are sized. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the tables that follow. For FormFields Code Meaning 0 No automatic sizing.  If the image is larger than the form field’s dimensions, then the image will be clipped at the right and…
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Field WdgBorderStyle

Specifies the type of border an object is to have. Valid Values An integer code, as shown in the tables that follow. For FormFields Code Meaning 0 No border 1 Inherited border style from old versions of Zim; normally, it is automatically converted to border style 2 at run time 2 Standard 3D border style…
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Field DataMask

The masking pattern used to display the form field’s data value. Valid Values The applicable masking pattern characters depend on the data type (DT) of the form field (e.g., non-digit, alphanumeric, numeric, and date) Remarks Currently, DataMask is used only for entry fields. In text-class windows, the DataMask acts as both a display and an…
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Field FileName

The operating system name of a file or an input/output device. The file or device that the document represents. Valid Values Up to 256 alphanumeric and special characters (see “Remarks”, below, for details) Remarks Files FileName can refer to a file that already exists, or it may contain the name of a file that the…
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Field BC

Indicates the background color to be used for the object. Valid Values A non-negative integer from the color table (below) Remarks If the attributes WdgBCBlue, WdgBCGreen, and WdgBCRed are all non-null, they, not BC, will determine the background color. The special color code 0 indicates that the object is to take its background color from…
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