{TabBand}
Syntax
Arguments
- Width
Numeric. The width of the tab band. An integer value. Can be expressed as characters, or inches. To express the width in inches use a quote character. e.g. 5"
- Height
Numeric. The height of the tab band. Can be expresses as a number representing 'lines' or can be expressed in inches. To express the height in inches use a quote character. e.g. .25"
- Pointer
The name of the pointer variable containing the tab meta control definition.
Description
The {TabBand} command inserts a line of tabs into an Xdialog control. Each tab will display a different page.
Events
.events.init
The event fired on initial display.
.events.change
The event fired on change (mouse down).
.events.close
The event fired when the close button is pressed.
.events.rClick
The event fired when a tab is right clicked.
.events.CompleteChange
The event fired after the tab change (on mouse up). The meta control gains focus on this event, so if you want to set focus to another control on the Xdialog, then you do it here.
Properties
.LeftPadding
Numeric. Left indent. Increasing this number pushes the start position of the first tab over to the right.
.PrevTab
Numeric. The number of the previous tab.
.Tab
Numeric. The number of the current tab.
Methods
.object.Create()
Creates the {TabBand} meta control.
.object.Set()
Sets the current tab.
.object.SetDirty()
Sets the dirty state of a tab.
Example
For a detailed example see the sample "Learning Xdialog" database.
Limitations
Desktop applications only
See Also