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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : GUI Designer dialogs : AppBuilder dialogs : Property Sheet dialogs : Property Sheet for Dialog Box
 
Property Sheet for Dialog Box
The Property Sheet - Dialog Box dialog allows you to modify the properties of dialog box.
This dialog includes the following options:
Object
Enter a new name for the dialog box.
Title
Enter a new title for the dialog box.
Query
Displays the database query for the dialog box. You can edit the query by clicking Query, which opens the Query Builder dialog.
Column
Displays the column value (in character units) where the dialog box is placed from upper left corner on the design canvas.
Note: This option is enabled when the Explicit Position check box is selected in the Other Settings section. This attribute only takes effect at run time.
Row
Displays the row value (in character units) where the window is placed from upper left corner on the design canvas.
Note: This option is enabled when the Explicit Position check box is selected in the Other Settings section. This attribute only takes effect at run time.
Width
Enter a value (in character units) to specify the width of the dialog box.
Height
Enter a value (in character units) to specify the height of the dialog box.
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 dialog box background color and foreground color for field-level objects in the dialog box.
Font
Displays the Choose Font dialog which allows you to change the font for field-level objects in the dialog box.
Popup Menu
Displays the Property Sheet - Popup Menu dialog which allows you to create a pop-up menu for the dialog box.
Translation Attributes
Displays the String Attributes dialog which allows you to enter translation attributes for the dialog box title.
Tab Order
Displays the Tab Editor dialog which allows you to change the tab order of objects in the dialog.
Advanced
Displays the Advanced Properties dialog which allows you to edit advanced properties for the selected dialog-box.
For more information, see Property Sheet dialogs