ComboBox Object

Here are the object's settings as they appear in the properties pane:

Object

Name

The name that is used to identify this object.

Items

The items that are contained in the combobox. Click the edit button to open the ComboBox Contents dialog where you can create or modify your list.

The list consists of a number of items, each one with two parts: item text, which is the visible part that will appear in the combobox, and item data, which is an invisible part that is associated with that item. You can use the item data to store any information that you want to associate with the item text, such as a file path or page name.

Items can be added to the list by clicking on one of the fields and entering the desired text. You can manipulate the list using the buttons at the bottom of the dialog. The insert button can be used to insert an item into the list, essentially inserting a new "row." The remove, up, and down buttons allow you to remove or move items in the list. The ascending and descending buttons can be used to sort the list in ascending or descending order.

Options

Style

How the user will interact with the combobox object:

Dropdown List

Make the combobox selection read-only. (The selected text cannot be edited.)

Dropdown Edit

Make the combobox selection editable. (The selected text can be edited.)

Sort

Sort the combobox items alphabetically at runtime. If this option is unchecked, combobox items will be displayed in the order they appear at design time or added at runtime.

LinesToDisplay

The maximum number of lines to display in the combobox dropdown. The dropdown will only expand to the number of current entries up to this maximum. This value must be a number between 0 and 100 (inclusive).

Font

The font that you want to use for the text. Click the edit button to open the Font dialog where you can edit all of the font settings.

Tip: You can set the default font for this object type by configuring its settings on the Objects tab in Edit > Preferences.

FontFamily

The font family that you want to use.

FontSize

The font size, in points.

FontBold

Make the text bolded.

FontItalic

Make the text appear in italics.

BackgroundColor

The background color to use for the object.

TextColor

The text color to use for the combobox items.

Tip: You can click the select button to bring up a color chooser. Clicking the "More Colors..." button on the color menu allows you to choose either a standard color/custom color, or use the eyedropper to pick a color from somewhere within the AutoPlay application window.

ReadOrder

The order the text will display when typed into the object. Choose from:

Standard

Display the text normally, from left to right.

Right to Left

If the shell language is Hebrew, Arabic, or another language that supports reading-order alignment, the text is displayed using right-to-left reading-order properties. For other languages, this style is ignored.

Attributes

TooltipText

A short string of text that will appear after the mouse hovers over this object for a moment.

Tip: You can choose from several tooltip styles for all tooltips in your project, Standard, Balloon and Extended. This setting can be found on the Appearance tab of the Project > Settings.

Tip: If you want a newline in your tooltip text, use "\r\n". For example, for an Extended tooltip, "My First Line\r\nMy Second Line|My Title". Newlines are not supported in the Title text for Balloon or Extended styles.

Tip: If you want a "&" character in the text, you must enter "&&&".

Enabled

Enable the object so it responds to user interaction. Choose from:

True

The object will respond to mouse overs and clicks and perform any actions assigned to its events.

False

The object will not respond to any mouse overs or clicks and will not perform any actions until it is enabled.

Visible

Set the object's initial visibility. Choose from:

True

The object will be visible when the page or dialog is displayed.

False

The object will be invisible when the page or dialog is displayed.

Position

Left

The distance in pixels from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the page or dialog.

Tip: You can also change the position of an object by dragging it.

Top

The distance in pixels from the top edge of the object to the top edge of the page or dialog.

Width

The width of the object in pixels.

Tip: You can also resize an object by dragging one of the resize handles on its bounding box.

Height

The height of the object in pixels.

Note: The height of a combobox object is determined by the font size, and cannot be set explicitly.

Auto-Resize

ResizeLeft

Whether the left side of the object will move when resized. Choose from:

True

The left side of the object will move when the application is resized.

False

Don't move the left side of the object when the application is resized.

ResizeRight

Whether the right side of the object will move when resized. Choose from:

True

The right side of the object will move when the application is resized.

False

Don't move the right side of the object when the application is resized.

ResizeTop

Whether the top of the object will move when resized. Choose from:

True

The top of the object will move when the application is resized.

False

Don't move the top of the object when the application is resized.

ResizeBottom

Whether the bottom of the object will move when resized. Choose from:

True

The bottom of the object will move when the application is resized.

False

Don't move the bottom of the object when the application is resized.

Actions

On Select

Fires when the combobox selection changes. Click the edit button to open the script editor.

On Key

Fires whenever the combobox has focus and the user presses a key. Click the edit button to open the script editor.

On Focus

Fires when the combobox receives input focus. Click the edit button to open the script editor.