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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : GUI Designer dialogs : AppBuilder dialogs : Advanced Properties Sheet dialogs : Advanced properties for Text
 
Advanced properties for Text
The Advanced Properties dialog allows you to to set advanced properties for the selected text object.
This dialog includes the following options:
Characters
Select this option to write text object size and position in character units. The GUI Designer writes the values entered in Column, Row, Width, and Height on the TEXT Property Sheet in character units using the Size and At phrases in the DEFINE FRAME statement.
Pixels
Select this option to write text object 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.
X
Enter a value in pixels from the window left edge where you want to place the text object upper left or right corner.
Note: Depends upon the position setting. For example, if Left-Align is chosen, the value in X refers to the text object upper left corner.
Y
Enter a value in pixels from the window top edge where you want to place the text object upper left or right corner.
Note: Depends upon the position setting. For example, if Left-Align is chosen, the value in Y refers to the text object upper left corner.)
Width Pixels
Enter a value for the number of pixel units wide to make the text object.
Height Pixels
Enter a value for the number of pixel units high to make the text object.
Left-Align
Select this option to position the text object left edge along the column / X position specified.
Right-Align
Select this option to position the text object right edge along the column / X position specified.
Current Layout
Displays the current layout used to display the text object.
For more information see, Property Sheet dialogs