Xdialog Language Directives and Operators

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Control	Function	Description
Button	B Directive	Sets the border style for a button.
	I Directive	Defines an image to place on a button.
	O Directive	Specifies the formatting of a button's label.
	OF Directive	Specifies the formatting of a button's label when the button has focus.
	T Directive	Defines bubble help for a button.
Combo Box	A Directive	Displays bubble help containing the possible entries, calculated from what has been typed into the field.
Dynamic Text	H Directive	Causes the line spacing of dynamic text to be calculated based on the actual font being used.
	O Directive	Specifies the formatting of the text.
	O Directive {B} Operator	Specifies the background colors.
	O Directive {C} Operator	Specifies the foreground colors.
Embedded Dialog	S Directive	Makes the embedded dialog scrollable.
List Box	C Directive	Defines the multiple column structure of a multi-column list box.
	D Directive	Causes the line spacing in a list box to be adjusted automatically for the point size of the type being displayed.
	E Directive	Defines a multiple selection list box using standard Windows conventions for selecting multiple items.
	F Directive	References the name of a character variable containing an owner draw format string to be applied when the list box is loaded. It is used when creating resizable column list boxes.
	H Directive	Allows horizontal scrolling in a list box.
	I Directive	Defines an image to place in a list box.
	KE Directive	Defines a record list edit combo box.
	KL Directive	Defines a record list list box.
	M Directive	Defines a multiple selection list box. The multi-select behavior requires you to click an item to select or deselect.
	ME Directive	Causes a multiple selection list box to return the item with focus at the beginning of the list. The multi-select behavior requires you to Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click.
	MW Directive	Populates a list box with the selections of a Multi-Select List Box.
	O Directive	Allows you to format the entries in a List Box control. {@} Operator Selects text from the input value in a list box owner draw string. {B} Operator Specifies background colors in a list box owner draw string. {C} Operator Specifies foreground colors in a list box owner draw string. {F} Operator Specifies font, point size, and style in a list box owner draw string. {I} Operator Specifies an image in a list box owner draw string. {T} Operator Specifies a tab in a list box owner draw string.
	R Directive	Defines that a list box will have a specific number of lines, regardless of the point size of the text in the list box.
	T Directive	Defines bubble help for a list box.
Macro Expansion Symbol	Macro Expansion Symbol	Allows a Record List or Tree List control to read its formatting instructions from a variable.
Radio Button	B Directive	Sets the border style for a button.
	I Directive	Defines an image to place on a radio button.
	T Directive	Defines bubble help for a radio button.
Rich Text Field	K Directive	Displays formatted editable text in scrollable window with a ruler at its top.
	N Directive	Displays formatted editable text in scrollable window.
	R Directive	Displays text in a static, read-only scrollable window.
	S Directive	Displays text in a static, non-scrollable window.
Static Text	H Directive	Specifies that width (character) and height (line) calculations will be performed using the currently specified font and point size.
Static Text	O Directive	Allows you to format static text. {B} Operator Specifies background colors in a list box owner draw string. {C} Operator Specifies foreground colors in a list box owner draw string. {F} Operator Specifies font, point size, and style in an owner draw string. {I} Operator Adds an image into a static text in an owner draw string.
Tab	J Directive	Positions the labels of the tab control.
	O Directive	Formats the labels of a tab control.
	O Directive {@@} Operator	Specifies that the text contains embedded formatting commands.
	R Directive	Defines the number of tab rows to display.
Text Box	+ Directive	Defines a text box with auto advance.
	* Directive	Defines the text box whose text will be auto-selected.
	A Directive	Allows a text box to accept a tab as a character, as opposed to moving the cursor to the next control.
	A5W Directive	Converts the text box into an editor for A5W pages.
	F Directive	The F directive provides formatting for a time or date value.
	I Directive	Converts the text box into a Interactive Window.
	L Directive	Converts the text box into a Code Editor.
	K Directive	Keep text highlighted even when the control loses focus.
	M Directive	Creates a multi-line text box.
	P Directive	Hides input to the text box, allowing it to be used to capture passwords.
	P Directive	Creates a smart field.
	R Directive	Makes a text box read-only.
	S Directive	Creates a spin control.
	TF Directive	Indicates that the following data is a time or date value.
	V Directive	Creates a vertical scroll bar.
	W Directive	Creates a word-wrapped a multi-line text box.
Tree	D Directive	Defines the separator between data elements within each line of the input string.
	I Directive	Specifies image used in a tree control.
	S Directive	Specifies whether to draw boxes and lines.

Tree

X Directive

Allows you to dynamically populate the branches of a tree control with function calls.