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ð Visible Frame

Displays object frame when checked

 

ð Frame Hot Track

Enables the frame to glow when the mouse enters the control

 

ð Windows Theme

Applies the current Windows theme to the control

 

ð Frame Sides

Specifies which sides of the border are visible

 

ð Frame Settings

Frame Color

Specifies the color of the frame

Frame Hot Color

Specifies the glow color of the frame when "Hot Track" is enabled

Frame Hot Style

Specifies the hot style of the frame when "Hot Track" is enabled

Frame Style

Specifies the style of the frame

 

ð Maximum Length

Limits the number of characters for user input. Default = 0 (maximum = 4092 characters)

 

ð Color Options

Disabled Color

Specifies the background color of the control when disabled

Focus Color

Specifies the background color of the control when focused

Read-Only Color

Specifies the background color of the control when set to "read only"

Read-Only Color on Focus

Enables the "Read-Only" Color if the cursor focus is on the control

 

ð Character Case

Specifies a case of the entered characters, which are converted as the user types. Changing the Character Case property changes the actual contents of the text, not just the appearance. Any case information is lost and can't be recaptured by changing Character Case to Normal. Supported Options: Normal, Upper Case, Lower Case, Word Case, Sentence Case, Title Case

 

The Title Case option does not capitalize the second value in a hyphenated string. An application PROPERTY was implemented to alter the behavior of Title casing, where the first letter in the second value of a hyphenated string is made upper case. The default value is OFF.

 

PROPERTY APPLICATION HYPHEN_AS_WORD_SEPARATOR ON

 

ð Scroll Bars

None

No scroll bars will be present

Horizontal

Only a horizontal scroll bar will be present

Vertical

Only a vertical scroll bar will be present

Both

Both horizontal and vertical scroll bars will be present

 

ð Clipboard Settings

Prevent Cut

Specifies whether text can be cut from the field

Prevent Copy

Specifies whether text can be copied from the field

Prevent Paste

Specifies whether text can be pasted into the field

 

ð Auto-scroll Interval

Specifies the length of time, in milliseconds, for the scrolling text to advance. The AUTOSCROLLCONTENT property must be used to begin scrolling of the content for the control, which can only be assigned (TRUE/FALSE) at runtime with the PROPERTY command.

 

PROPERTY OrderNotes AUTOSCROLLCONTENT 'TRUE'

 

The text will automatically scroll, and when reaching the end of the text, resets to the top and continues scrolling.

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