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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : GUI Designer dialogs : AppBuilder dialogs : Property Sheet dialogs : Property Sheet for Combo Box
 
Property Sheet for Combo Box
The Property Sheet - Combo Box dialog allows you to modify the combo box properties.
This dialog includes the following options:
Object
Enter a new name for the combo box or accept the default.
Note: If you make the combo box a database field, the combo box uses the database field name.
Tooltip
Allows you to enter text for tool tip help.
Help
Enter a Help Identifier associated with this field. This field is used only in .HLP help files to support What's This? context-sensitive help.
Label
Enter a new label for the combo box or accept the default.
Note: If you make the combo box a database field, the combo box uses the database field label.
If you want to suppress the combo box label, select the No-Label check box. GUI Designer adds the No-Label option to the Frame phrase.
List-Items
Enter items to display in the list component of the combo box.
Inner Lines
Enter the number of items visible at one time in the list component of the combo box.
Define As
Select a data type for the combo box.
Format
Enter a display format for the combo box.
You can enter a display format for the combo box by clicking Format that opens Format Assistant dialog.
Column
Enter a window column value (in character units) where you want to place the combo box upper left or right corner.
This depends upon the position setting and whether the combo box has a label. For example, if Left-Align is chosen, the value in Column refers to the combo box upper left corner.
Row
Enter a window row value (in character units) where you want to place the combo box upper left or right corner.
This depends upon the position setting and whether the combo box has a label. For example, if Left-Align is chosen, the value in Row refers to the combo box upper left corner.
Width
Enter a value (in character units) to specify the width of the combo box.
Height
Enter a value (in character units) to specify the height of the combo box.
Left-Align
Select this option to position the combo box left edge (or label left edge) along the column position specified.
Colon-Align
Select this option to position the combo box label colon (:) along the column position specified.
Note: If there is no label, then the GUI Designer aligns the combo box as if it had a label.
Right-Align
Select this option to position the combo box right edge along the column position specified.
Other Settings
This section allows you to select run-time attributes and other ABL related options or accept the defaults.
Color
Displays the Choose Color dialog which allows you to change combo box background and foreground colors.
Font
Displays the Choose Font dialog which allows you to change the combo box font (excluding combo box label).
Popup Menu
Displays the Property Sheet - Popup Menu dialog which allows you to create a pop-up menu for the combo box.
Translation Attributes
Displays the String Attributes dialog which allows you to enter translation attributes for the combo box label, title, and display format.
Database Field
Displays the Field Selector dialog which allows you to connect a database field to the combo box.
Advanced
Displays the Advanced Properties dialog which allows you to edit advanced properties for the combo box.
For more information, see Property Sheet dialogs