Specifications

4-78 Widget Properties
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Track
Moniker
Supply a variable in this cell which will allow you to keep a
record of the selected object in the list or set the selected
object in the list, depending on how it is used in your code.
When there is multiple selection in the list, the first
(topmost) object in the selection will be accessed through
the track moniker. The track moniker will not correspond to
the object that has focus when multiple selection is made
from the top down, as the bottommost object will have the
dotted outline or focus.
Sorting Select one of the options in the drop-down list to instruct
the widget on how you would like the items in the widget to
be shown:
• Ascending. Items are shown alphabetically.
• Descending. Items are shown in reverse alphabetical
order.
• None. Items are shown in the order in which they are
added to the application.
Multi-
Selectable
Select this checkbox if you want to allow more than a single
selection in the widget.
Sticky Last
Entry
If this checkbox is selected, placing the focus on the last
entry will keep the focus on the last entry in the widget
even when additions are being made to the widget. Refer to
this option in the Matrix widget for an example.
Append
Extra Blank
Select this checkbox if you want a blank row to always be
present at the end of the list. This is useful when the user is
able to select the position of new entrants to the list. By
placing the focus on the blank row at the end, the new list
entrant will be added to the end of the list. Placing the
focus on an existing list entry will have the new list entrant
added above this selection. This behaviour is exhibited in
the Current Component List on the Components tab of the
Fluid Package property view.
Initially
Selected
Select this checkbox if you want to have an item selected in
the widget when the property view is re-opened. This
option retrieves the list item identified in the track moniker
and tries to match this information to an item that you may
have coded (i.e. by name). If no match is found, the first
item in the list becomes the selected item and this
information is sent to the track moniker. A selected item
does not necessarily have the focus.
Source
Widget
Allows you to choose a widget that will provide required
information when any message is fired. It is used to
‘populate’ the arguments for a message.
Target
Widget
By making a selection from this drop-down list, you are
instructing the attachment list widget to receive its
information from the Target Widget. When a target widget
is selected, the target moniker must correspond to a
variable associated with the target widget.
For an example, see the Target Widget property for the text
entry widget.
Abbrev Keys Select this checkbox if you want the focus in the list to
move to the first occurrence of the letter or letter
combination that the user types.
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