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The ListBox control is a regular list box that allows the user to select an item from a list of predefined values.

Text

Text: (Note: Only used to set text style)

The font and font style to use for the ListBox control text. Text styles can be managed in your project on the Styles dialog (Project > Styles). Example style:

{\UI_Font_Normal}

Property

Property name:

The name of the property to associate with this control whose value you want to set. If the Indirect checkbox is checked, this is the name of another property to set. Properties can be created and managed on the Properties tab of the Project Settings dialog (Project > Settings).

Indirect

If checked, the Property name is the name of another property, not directly associated with this control. If unchecked, the Property name is associated with this control.

Integer

If checked, the property associated with this control is interpreted as an integer value. If unchecked, the property value is a string.

ListBox Items

The list of items to show in the ListBox control. Click the Add button to open the Item Properties dialog where you can configure the item text and value of a new item. Existing items can be modified using the Edit button, removed using the remove button, and ordered using the up and down arrow buttons.

Options

User language

If checked, fonts are created in the user's default UI code page. If unchecked, fonts are created in the database code page.

Sorted

If checked, the items will be listed in the order you configured in the ListBox Items list above. If unchecked, the listbox items will be sorted alphabetically.

Left scroll

If checked, the scroll bar will be shown on the left side of the control. If unchecked, it will be shown on the right side.

Right aligned

If checked, the text in the control will be aligned to the right. If unchecked, it will be aligned to the left.

RTL reading order

If checked, the text in the control will be shown in right-to-left reading order. If unchecked, it will be shown in left-to-right reading order.

More Information

MSDN Online: ListBox Control

MSDN Online: Controls

MSDN Online: Control Table

WiX Help File: Control Element

WiX Help File: ListBox Element

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