Properties of the TEXT Object

ACTION_MOVE_BOTTOM_SIDE

Defines the adjustment of an object placed in the view of a split bar object, when the user drags the horizontal bar below the object, or when he/she resizes the window below and when the split bar expands (VERTICAL_ADJUSTMENT property equal to _SPLT_ADJUST_EXPAND_HEIGHT) and if the object belongs to one of the bottommost views.

Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write,
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TXT_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TXT_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TXT_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TXT_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located above the bar. Corresponds to the value _TXT_MOVE if located in a pane at the bottom.
Conditions for use	The object must be in a split bar pane.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile generation.

ACTION_MOVE_LEFT_SIDE

Defines the adjustment of an object placed in the view of a split bar object, when the user drags the vertical bar to the left of the object, or when he/she resizes the window below and when the split bar expands (HORIZONTAL_ADJUSTMENT property equal to _SPLT_ADJUST_EXPAND_WIDTH) and if the object belongs to one of the rightmost views.

Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write,
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TXT_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TXT_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TXT_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TXT_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located to the left of the bar. Corresponds to the value _TXT_MOVE if located in a pane on the right.
Conditions for use	The object must be in a split bar pane.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile generation.

ACTION_MOVE_RIGHT_SIDE

Defines the adjustment of an object placed in the view of a split bar object, when the user drags the vertical bar to the right of the object, or when he/she resizes the window below and when the split bar expands (HORIZONTAL_ADJUSTMENT property equal to _SPLT_ADJUST_EXPAND_WIDTH) and if the object belongs to one of the rightmost views.

Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write,
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TXT_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TXT_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TXT_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TXT_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located to the left of the bar. Corresponds to the value _TXT_MOVE if located in a pane on the right.
Conditions for use	The object must be in a split bar pane.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile generation.

ACTION_MOVE_TOP_SIDE

Defines the adjustment of an object placed in the view of a split bar object, when the user drags the horizontal bar above the object, or when he/she resizes the window above and when the split bar expands (VERTICAL_ADJUSTMENT property equal to _SPLT_ADJUST_EXPAND_HEIGHT) and if the object belongs to one of the bottommost views.

Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write,
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TXT_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TXT_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TXT_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TXT_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located above the bar. Corresponds to the value _TXT_MOVE if located in a pane at the bottom.
Conditions for use	The object must be in a split bar pane.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile generation.

ACTIVE

Allows the object to be placed in focus. Objects placed in focus are receptive to actions performed by the user using the keyboard and/or mouse.

Adelia type	BOOL.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	*TRUE

ALIGNMENT

Defines the alignment used when displaying text inside the object. In Windows 95, the TEXT object is always left-aligned, irrespective of the alignment property's value.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_ALIGN_LEFT	left alignment.
_TXT_ALIGN_CENTER	centered alignment.
_TXT_ALIGN_RIGHT	right alignment.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	_TXT_ALIGN_LEFT

BACKGROUND_COLOR

RGB color in which the object's background is displayed.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write
Execution mode	Read / Write
Associated constants
_TXT_COL_SYSTEM	"system" color
_TXT_COL_BLACK	"black" color
_TXT_COL_BLUE	"blue" color
_TXT_COL_CYAN	"cyan" color
_TXT_COL_GREEN	"green" color
_TXT_COL_MAGENTA	"magenta" color
_TXT_COL_RED	"red" color
_TXT_COL_WHITE	"white" color
_TXT_COL_YELLOW	"yellow" color
_TXT_COL_DARKBLUE	"dark blue" color
_TXT_COL_DARKCYAN	"dark cyan" color.
_TXT_COL_DARKGREEN	"dark green" color
_TXT_COL_PURPLE	"purple" color
_TXT_COL_DARKRED	"dark red" color
_TXT_COL_DARKYELLOW	"dark yellow" color
_TXT_COL_GREY	"grey" color
_TXT_COL_DARKGREY	"dark grey" color
Conditions for use	The OVERLAP property of the object must be set to *FALSE.
Default value	_TXT_COL_SYSTEM

BORDER

Draws a sunken border around the object.

Adelia type	BOOL.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	*FALSE

CSS_BORDER_COLOR

CSS border-color style property. Defines the border color.

This property is only available in Adelia Cloud mode.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No
Execution mode	Read / Write
Associated constants
_TXT_COL_SYSTEM	"system" color
_TXT_COL_BLACK	"black" color
_TXT_COL_BLUE	"blue" color
_TXT_COL_CYAN	"cyan" color
_TXT_COL_GREEN	"green" color
_TXT_COL_MAGENTA	"magenta" color
_TXT_COL_RED	"red" color
_TXT_COL_WHITE	"white" color
_TXT_COL_YELLOW	"yellow" color
_TXT_COL_DARKBLUE	"dark blue" color
_TXT_COL_DARKCYAN	"dark cyan" color
_TXT_COL_DARKGREEN	"dark green" color
_TXT_COL_PURPLE	"purple" color
_TXT_COL_DARKRED	"dark red" color
_TXT_COL_DARKYELLOW	"dark yellow" color
_TXT_COL_GREY	"grey" color
_TXT_COL_DARKGREY	"dark grey" color
Conditions for use	none
Default value	none

CSS_BORDER_RADIUS

CSS border-radius style property. Rounds the object borders.

This property is only available in Adelia Cloud mode.

Adelia type	ALPHA(50)
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No
Execution mode	Read / Write
Associated constants	none
Conditions for use	none
Default value	none

CSS_BORDER_STYLE

CSS border-style style property. Defines the border style. If this property is defined, it overrides the classic border properties of the object.

This property is only available in Adelia Cloud mode.

Adelia type	ALPHA(50)
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No
Execution mode	Read / Write
Associated constants	none
Conditions for use	none
Default value	none

CSS_BORDER_WIDTH

CSS border-width style property. Defines the border size.

This property is only available in Adelia Cloud mode.

Adelia type	ALPHA(50)
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No
Execution mode	Read / Write
Associated constants	none
Conditions for use	none
Default value	none

CSS_PADDING

CSS padding style property. Defines the margin between the object border and its content.

This property is only available in Adelia Cloud mode.

Adelia type	ALPHA(50)
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No
Execution mode	Read / Write
Associated constants	none
Conditions for use	none
Default value	none

FONT

Character font used to display the text in the object.

The string format contains the name, size, style and script, in that order. A semi-colon must be inserted between each element.

If you set a property's value, you MUST specify the name and size.

The different styles are specified using the following values:

- 1: Normal (no special style)
- 2: Strikethrough
- 16: Italics
- 256: Bold
- 4096: Underlined

The style value to be specified in the string can either be one of the above values or else the sum of values other than 1.

The different script values are as follows:

0	Occidental (ANSI)
1	Default value (current value for the process)
2	Symbol
128	Japanese (Shift JIS)
129	Hangul Korean
130	Johab Korean
134	Simplified chinese GB2312
136	Traditional chinese (Big 5)
161	Greek
162	Turkish
163	Vietnamese
177	Hebrew
178	Arab
186	Baltic
204	Cyrillic
222	Thai
238	Central Europe
255	OEM/DOS

Adelia type	ALPHA(250).
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	the button must be a text button.
Default value	MS Sans Serif;8;1;0

Note:

The size, style and script must be compatible with the chosen font. The Windows system font selection dialog box, accessible via the graphical object's Properties pages, provides a guide for selecting coherent values.

HEIGHT

Height value of the object.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	13

HORIZONTAL_ADJUSTMENT

Defines how the graphical control is adjusted when the window is resized horizontally.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_2.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read/Write.
Execution mode	Read/Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_ADJUST_EXPAND_WIDTH	The control is expanded width-wise.
_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_LEFT	The control keeps its left side alignment.
_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_RIGHT	The control keeps its right side alignment.
_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_CENTER	The control keeps its center alignment.
_TXT_ADJUST_NONE	No horizontal adjustment is applied to the control.
Conditions for use	This property applies when the window's ADJUSTMENT property is other than _WIN_ADJUST_NONE and when the object is not part of a Split bar pane. When executed, its value is taken into account before initializing the window and when the window's ADJUSTMENT property is modified. At this point, the object's VISIBILITY property must be True. Otherwise, the control will not be adjusted. The modification is only taken into account if the window's ADJUSTMENT property is _WIN_ADJUST_NONE. Otherwise it is ignored.
Default value	_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_LEFT.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile generation.

NAME

Static name of the object.

Adelia type	ALPHA(128).
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read/Write.
Execution mode	Read.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	Prefix of the basic object.

OVERLAP

Authorizes the image object to draw itself over a control positioned in front of it in the window object order.

When this property is set to *TRUE, the object background is transparent.

Adelia type	BOOL.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	*TRUE.

For more information about managing overlapping of graphical objects, consult the working with object overlap section.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile generation.

STATIC_BORDER

Draws a border around the object.

Adelia type	BOOL.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	*FALSE

TEXT

String of characters displayed inside the object. The text is displayed on a single line.

Adelia type	ALPHA(250).
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	Text

TEXT_COLOR

RGB color in which the text in the object is displayed.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_COL_SYSTEM	"system" color.
_TXT_COL_BLACK	"black" color.
_TXT_COL_BLUE	"blue" color.
_TXT_COL_CYAN	"cyan" color.
_TXT_COL_GREEN	"green" color.
_TXT_COL_MAGENTA	"magenta" color.
_TXT_COL_RED	"red" color.
_TXT_COL_WHITE	"white" color.
_TXT_COL_YELLOW	"yellow" color.
_TXT_COL_DARKBLUE	"dark blue" color.
_TXT_COL_DARKCYAN	"dark cyan" color.
_TXT_COL_DARKGREEN	"dark green" color.
_TXT_COL_PURPLE	"purple" color.
_TXT_COL_DARKRED	"dark red" color.
_TXT_COL_DARKYELLOW	"dark yellow" color.
_TXT_COL_GREY	"grey" color.
_TXT_COL_DARKGREY	"dark grey" color.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	_TXT_COL_SYSTEM

VERTICAL_ADJUSTMENT

Defines how the graphical control is adjusted when the window is resized vertically.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_2.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read/Write.
Execution mode	Read/Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_ADJUST_EXPAND_HEIGHT	The control is extended height-wise.
_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_TOP	The control keeps its top side alignment.
_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_BOTTOM	The control keeps its bottom side alignment.
_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_CENTER	The control keeps its center alignment.
_TXT_ADJUST_NONE	No vertical adjustment is applied to the control.
Conditions for use	This property applies when the window's ADJUSTMENT property is other than _WIN_ADJUST_NONE and when the object is not part of a Split bar pane. When executed, its value is taken into account before initializing the window and when the window's ADJUSTMENT property is modified. At this point, the object's VISIBILITY property must be True. Otherwise, the control will not be adjusted. The modification is only taken into account if the window's ADJUSTMENT property is _WIN_ADJUST_NONE. Otherwise it is ignored.
Default value	_TXT_ADJUST_ALIGNED_TOP.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile generation.

VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT

Defines the vertical alignment used when displaying text inside the object.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	none.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TXT_VERT_ALIGN_TOP	The text is aligned at the top of the object.
_TXT_VERT_ALIGN_MIDDLE	The text is vertically centered in the object.
_TXT_VERT_ALIGN_BOTTOM	The text is aligned at the bottom of the object.
Conditions for use	none.
Default value	"_TXT_VERT_ALIGN_TOP".

Note: This property is only implemented in Cloud generation.

VISIBILITY

Visibility of the object.

Adelia type	BOOL.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	*TRUE

WIDTH

Width value of the object.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	29

X_AXIS

X coordinate value of the object's position relative to the area covered by the window, page or pane.

The reference point (origin) is the top left corner of the object.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	None.

Y_AXIS

Y coordinate value of the object's position relative to the area covered by the window, page or pane.

The reference point (origin) is the top left corner of the object.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	None.