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{POSITION}

Syntax

{POSITION= Direction }

{POSITION=dropdown=Dialog_Title Control_Identifier}

Arguments

Dialog_Title

Character. The name of the dialog box containing the control.

Control_Identifier

Character. The new dialog will position below this control.

Direction

Character. The starting position for a dialog box. Allowable values are listed below.

Description

Defines the starting position for a dialog box.

Direction Values

  • dropdown

    Causes the Xdialog to open underneath the control from which it was invoked. This is typically used when you want an Xdialog to emulate a drop down combo box. Dialog_Title is the title of the dialog box. Control_Identifier is any text within the control definition that uniquely identifies it.

  • expandright

    Causes the Xdialog to open to the right of the current control.

  • expandleft

    Causes the Xdialog to open to the left of the current control.

  • remember=remember_name

    Causes the last position of the Xdialog to be stored in the registry (in a sub-key called remember_name ) and then the next time the Xdialog is opened, it opens in the same position.

  • relative, remember=sticky_window

    Causes Alpha Anywhere to remember the position of the dialog by looking up its position in the sticky_window sub-key in the registry.

  • mouse

    Opens the Xdialog at the mouse location.

  • mouse,?N

    Take the current mouse cursor position, then go N units (always in inches) to the left(+) or right(-) of the mouse.

  • ?N,?M

    Sets the absolute position of the Xdialog in units (always in inches). These must be numbers and cannot be variables.

  • flyover,flyover?N

    Causes an Xdialog to open under the current button. In this example, the vertical position is offset by N units (always in inches).

Description

The {POSITION} command defines the starting position for a dialog box.

images/XD_{Position}_v6.gif

Example

ui_dlg_box("toplevel",<<%dlg%
<&File!file>
<&Edit!edit>
<&Window!window>;
{initial_focus}
%M%.40,10text
%dlg%,<<%code%
if a_dlg_button = "file" then
    a_dlg_button = ""
    ui_dlg_box("filedrop",<<%dlg1%
{nocaption}
{close_on_leave}
{position=dropdown=toplevel
file
}
<&Save>
<&Open>
%dlg1%)
else if a_dlg_button = "edit" then
    a_dlg_button = ""
    ui_dlg_box("editdrop",<<%dlg1%
{nocaption}
{close_on_leave}
{position=dropdown=toplevel
edit
}

<&Copy>
<&Paste>
%dlg1%)
else if a_dlg_button = "window" then
    a_dlg_button = ""
    ui_dlg_box("windowdrop",<<%dlg1%
{nocaption}
{close_on_leave}
{position=dropdown=toplevel
window
}
<&Close>
<&Tile>
%dlg1%)
end if
%code%)

Limitations

Desktop applications only

See Also