Specifications

Supplying property values
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Valid values of properties are shown in parentheses in the Properties
view wherever possible.
For example, the drop-down list showing border selections includes the correct
number for specifying each border in parentheses after the name of the border
(ShadowBox (1), Underline (4)).
Table 10-1: Properties for controls in the Report painter
Property
Painter option in
Properties view Description
Background.Color Background Color on
Background page or Font page
Background color of a control
Border Border on General page Border of a control
Brush.Color Brush Color on General page Color of a graphic control
Brush.Hatch Brush Hatch on General page Pattern used to fill a graphic control
Color Text Color on Font page; Color
on General page; Line Color on
General page
Color of text for text controls, columns, and computed
fields; background color for the report; line color for
graphs
Font.Escapement
(for rotating controls)
Escapement on Font page Rotation of a control
Font.Height Size on Font page Height of text
Font.Italic Italic on Font page Use of italic font for text
Font.Strikethrough Strikeout on Font page Use of strikethrough for text
Font.Underline Underline on Font page Use of underlining for text
Font.Weight Bold on Font page Weight (for example, bold) of text font
Format Format on Format page Display format for columns and computed fields
Height Height on Position page Height of a control
Pen.Color Pen Color on General page Color of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control
Pen.Style Pen Style on General page Style of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control
Pen.Width Pen Width on General page Width of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control
Pointer Pointer on Pointer page Image to be used for the pointer
Protect Protect on General page Whether a column can be edited
Timer_Interval Timer Interval on General page How often time fields are to be updated
Visible Visible on General page Whether a control is visible
Width Width on Position page Width of a control
X X on Position page X position of a control
X1, X2 X1, X2 on Position page X coordinates of either end of a line
Y Y on Position page Y position of a control relative to the band in which it is
located
Y1, Y2 Y1, Y2 on Position page Y coordinates of either end of a line