multi_edit_box

name

: multi_edit_box

Display an edit box with more than one line. DCL Active Tile

This active tile displays a multiline edit box tile, which allows the user to type additional lines of text. Text in the multi_edit_box tile is left-justified. The program appends the null character (\0) to the end of the string.

The multi_edit_box tile is unique to the implementation of DCL included with progeCAD.

Valid Attributes

: multi_edit_box {

action = "(string)";

alignment = position;

allow_accept = flag;

edit_limit = int;

edit_width = number;

fixed_height = flag;

fixed_width = flag;

height = number;

is_enabled = flag;

is_tab_stop = flag;

key = "string";

label = "string";

lower_only = flag;

mnemonic = "char";

password_char = "char";

read_only = flag;

upper_only = flag;

value = "string";

width = number;

}

Example

: multi_edit_box {

action = "(texted)";

edit_limit = 40;

key = "EB";

label = "Type text: ";

mnemonic = "T";

}

NOTE

The label attribute is the multiline edit box's title; it is left-justified.
The value attribute holds the initial text displayed by the multiline edit box; is left-justified.
The following attributes are unique to the implementation of DCL included with progeCAD: lower_only, read_only, and upper_only.

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