Private Data

Enter any private data about the selected frame widget. Private data is an annotation containing any character data that you can attach to an object. This annotation is only informational and not used by the code. The GUI Designer reads and writes private data as comments in the Run-time Attribute and AppBuilder Settings section of procedure files.

Characters

Select this option to write frame size and position in character units. The GUI Designer writes the values entered in Column, Row, Width, and Height on the EDITOR Property Sheet in character units using the Size and At phrases in the DEFINE FRAME statement.

Pixels

Select this option to express frame size and position in pixel units. The GUI Designer writes the values entered in X, Y, Width Pixels, and Height Pixels in pixel units using the Size and At phrases in the DEFINE FRAME statement.

Custom Lists

Select the custom list check box to add the frame name to the selected custom list. For example, select the {&List-1} check box to add the frame name to custom list &List-2.

One of six user-defined, alphabetical lists of space-delimited object names represented by the preprocessor names (&List-1, &List-2, &List-3,&List-4, &List-5, &List-6). You can use custom lists in ABL code whenever you need to represent object names, as in the following example:

ENABLE ALL EXCEPT {&LIST-1} WITH FRAME {&FRAME-NAME}.

HIDE {&LIST-2} WITH FRAME {&FRAME-NAME}.

The GUI Designer adds an object name to a custom list whenever you activate one of the list toggles on the object's Advanced Property Sheet. Objects that are cut or deleted from a procedure file are automatically removed from the appropriate list.

X

Enter a value in pixels from the window left edge where you want to place the frame upper left or right corner.

Y

Enter a value in pixels from the window top edge where you want to place the frame upper left or right corner.

Width Pixels

Enter a value for the number of pixel units wide to make the frame.

Height Pixels

Enter a value for the number of pixel units high to make the frame height.

Virtual Width Pixels

Enter a value for the number of pixel units wide to make the row width in the selected frame.

Virtual Height Pixels

Enter a value for the number of pixel units high to make the row height in the selected frame.

Advanced Settings

This section allows you to select advanced run-time properties and other ABL related options for the selected frame.

Current Layout

Displays the current layout used to display the frame.

Sync with Master

Displays the Sync With Master dialog which allows you to overwrite the current layout with the frame default properties.