ProvideX V8.20 > Language Reference > 7. Control Object Properties
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Properties List
The various properties available for defining ProvideX common control objects are
described below. Each property name cross-references to one or more control
object(s), which are described in the section Graphical Control Objects, p.699.
Align
GRID
Text alignment. Valid numeric values include 1 (top-right), 2 (top-centre), 3 (top-left), 4
(right), 5 (centre), 6 (left), 7 (bottom-right), 8 (bottom-centre), 9 (bottom-left). Default: 4.
Align$
GRID
Text alignment. Valid text values include "TR" (top-right), "TC" (top-centre), "TL"
(top-left), "R" (right), "C" (centre), "L" (left), BR (bottom-right), "BC"
(bottom-centre), "BL" (bottom-left). Default: "TL".
Auto
DROP_BOX    GRID   H_SCROLLBAR   LIST_BOX   LIST_VIEW   MULTI_LINE   TREE_VIEW
VARDROP_BOX   VARLIST_BOX    V_SCROLLBAR
Signal on all changes: 1=True, 0=False. Default: 0.
AutoComplete$     MULTI_LINE
Automatic Completion of User Entries. For parameters, see AutoComplete, p.217.
AutoScale
CHART
Auto-scaling for text elements. 0=Off; 1=On. When set to On, chart text elements
(labels, legends) are automatically resized to fit the given area. Default: 1. For more
information on applying this property, see Chart Label Reference, p.730.
AutoSequence       GRID
Automatic row sequence. Assigns a column number that contains a row sequence
number. ProvideX automatically fills in values of the cells with the appropriate row
number. When rows are changed, the column containing the sequence number is
automatically updated. (Changing this property forces full redraw of the grid). Default: 0.
AutoState
TREE_VIEW
Control automatic toggling of states. See State Indicators, p.727.
AutoTrack
GRID
Automatic Scrolling Control. Assigns horizontal-vertical scrolling modes normal (N),
scrolltracking (S), and joystick (J) . Codes include: 0=N-N; 1=N-S; 2=S-N; 3=S-S; 4=N-J;
5=S-J . Default: 0. See Scroll Modes under the GRID Directive, p.146.
BackColour$
BUTTON    CHART    CHECK_BOX    DROP_BOX    GRID    LIST_BOX    LIST_VIEW   MULTI_LINE
RADIO_BUTTON    TREE_VIEW    TRISTATE_BOX    VARDROP_BOX    VARLIST_BOX
Background colour. Valid colour names are listed under Colour Properties, p.723.
Default: "DEFAULT".
BackColor$
Background colour ­ US spelling. See above.