Properties of the TRACKBAR 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
_TBA_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TBA_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TBA_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TBA_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TBA_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located above the bar. Corresponds to the value _TBA_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
_TBA_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TBA_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TBA_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TBA_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TBA_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located to the left of the bar. Corresponds to the value _TBA_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
_TBA_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TBA_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TBA_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TBA_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TBA_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located to the left of the bar. Corresponds to the value _TBA_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
_TBA_MOVE	The control moves relative to the window.
_TBA_EXPAND	The control expands of contracts.
_TBA_ANCHOR	The control does not move relative to the window.
_TBA_DEFAULT	Corresponds to the value _TBA_ANCHOR if the control is in a pane located above the bar. Corresponds to the value _TBA_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

BAR_BEGINNING

Lower limit of the sub-interval. This value will always lie in the range between the values of the properties MIN_VALUE and MAX_VALUE (modulating t he value of the STEP_VALUE property). It can be identified by the triangular "tick" associated with it (if the TICKS property is set to "*TRUE").

Adelia type	defined when designing layout.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	value of the MIN_VALUE property.

Note: This property is not implemented by the Java generator.

BAR_END

Upper limit of the sub-interval. This value will always lie in the range between the values of the properties MIN_VALUE and MAX_VALUE (modulating the value of the STEP_VALUE property). It can be identified by the triangular "tick" associated with it (if the TICKS property is set to "*TRUE").

Adelia type	defined when designing layout.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	value of the MIN_VALUE property.

Note: This property is not implemented by the Java generator.

DOUBLE_OUTLINES

Specifies the display of a double border.

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

EMBEDDED_OUTLINES

Specifies the display of a border with embedded outlines.

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

GROUP_BEGINNING

Specifies the first object in a group of objects. A group of objects is defined by its first object and all the following objects (following the object sequence) until the first object in another group is reached. The user can use the arrow keys to change focus from one object to another within the same group.

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

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	30

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
_TBA_ADJUST_EXPAND_WIDTH	The control is expanded width-wise.
_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_LEFT	The control keeps its left side alignment.
_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_RIGHT	The control keeps its right side alignment.
_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_CENTER	The control keeps its center alignment.
_TBA_ADJUST_NONE	No horizontal adjustment is applied to the control.
Conditions of 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	_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_LEFT.

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

MAX_VALUE

Upper limit for the interval.

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

MIN_VALUE

Lower limit for the interval.

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

NAME

Static name of the object.

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

ORIENTATION

Specifies the object's orientation.

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

OVERLAP

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

In the particular case where the window has a background image with transparent images placed in foreground, it is necessary to set the property to *TRUE if you wish to put the object after a "transparent" object in the tab order.

Reminder: an "overlapped" object must be placed after the background image, while a "non-overlapped" object must be placed before the background image.

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 by the Java and Mobile generators.

POINTER_HEIGHT

Value for the height (in pixels) of the pointer (graphical area showing the selected value). This value must be greater than or equal to 4.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	21

Note: This property is not implemented by the Java generator.

STATIC_OUTLINES

Specifies the display of a border with static outlines (3D effect used to show objects initially not in focus).

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

STEP_VALUE

Value that defines the gap between two consecutive values in the scale. This value is subject to certain conditions, depending on the Adelia type of the object's VALUE property:

DATE

the gap must always be a value in days (integer),

TIME

the gap must always be a value in seconds (integer),

TIME_STAMP

the gap must always be a value in microseconds (integer),

NUM_BIN_2, NUM_BIN_4

the gap must always be an integer.

Adelia type	NUM_E(15,9).
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	1,0

TAB_STOP

Allows the object to be placed in focus using the keyboard (TAB key or SHIFT+TAB).

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

TICK_FREQUENCY

Frequency at which ticks (marks representing a given value on the scale) are shown. The ticks representing the ends of the scale will always be visible. This value must be greater than or equal to 1.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write,
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	the TICKS property must be set to *TRUE
Default value	1

TICK_POSITION

Defines the point(s) at which ticks are drawn, and specifies the pointer shape.

Adelia type	NUM_BIN_4.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	Read / Write,
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants
_TBA_POSITION_BOTTOM_RIGHT	ticks will be drawn below the pointer (or to the right, if the ORIENTATION property is set to "_TBA_ORIENT_VERTICAL"), and the pointer will have an arrowhead pointing downward (or to the right, if the ORIENTATION property is set to "_TBA_ORIENT_VERTICAL"),
_TBA_POSITION_TOP_LEFT	ticks will be drawn above the pointer (or to the left, if the ORIENTATION property is set to "_TBA_ORIENT_HORIZONTAL"), and the pointer will have an arrowhead pointing upward (or to the left, if the ORIENTATION property is set to "_TBA_ORIENT_VERTICAL"),
_TBA_POSITION_BOTH	ticks will be drawn above and below the pointer (or to the right and left of it if the ORIENTATION property is set to "_TBA_ORIENT_VERTICAL"), and the pointer will be drawn without an arrowhead.
Conditions for use	the TICKS property must be set to "*TRUE" if the ticks are to be visible.
Default value	_TBA_POSITION_BOTH

Note: This property is not implemented by the Java generator.

TICKS

Specifies how tick marks are displayed.

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

VALUE

Value selected by the user. This value will always lie in the range between the values of the properties MIN_VALUE and MAX_VALUE (modulating the value of the property STEP_VALUE).

Adelia type	defined when designing layout.
Accessibility
Layout design mode	No.
Execution mode	Read / Write.
Associated constants	None.
Conditions for use	None.
Default value	*FALSE

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
_TBA_ADJUST_EXPAND_HEIGHT	The control is extended height-wise.
_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_TOP	The control keeps its top side alignment.
_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_BOTTOM	The control keeps its bottom side alignment.
_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_CENTER	The control keeps its center alignment.
_TBA_ADJUST_NONE	No vertical adjustment is applied to the control.
Conditions of 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	_TBA_ADJUST_ALIGNED_TOP.

Note: This property is not implemented in Java and Mobile 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

VISIBLE_BAR

Used to display a sub-interval of values inside the object defined by the values of the properties BAR_BEGINNING and BAR_END. This interval is represented graphically by a colored bar.

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

Note: This property is not implemented by the Java generator.

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	200

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.