Window
Set the default window properties for all Form components of the application.
WINDOW=uwindow(Properties)
Arguments
Properties—semi-colon delimited list of property-value pairs.
| Physical Property Name | Property |
|---|---|
BackColor
|
Background Color (BackColor) |
ForeColor
|
Foreground Color (ForeColor) |
CellHeight
|
CellHeight |
LineSpace
|
LineSpace |
BackImage
|
Background Image (BackImage) |
HAlign
|
Horizontal Alignment (Halign) |
VAlign
|
Vertical Alignment (Valign) |
Hscale
|
Horizontal Scaling (Hscale) |
VScale
|
Vertical Scaling (Vscale) |
PreserveAspect
|
Preserve Aspect Ratio (PreserveAspect) |
| Default value: | None |
| File section: | [application] |
Description
Default properties defined here can be overridden by properties set declaratively and by the $windowproperties ProcScript function. For more information, see $windowproperties.
Setting the background color:
[application] window=uwindow(backcolor=steelblue)
Setting the background image to a glyph:
[application] window=uwindow(backimage=^I_OK)
Setting the background image to an image on the file system:
[application] window=uwindow(backimage=@flower.jpg)
Note: Although it is possible to specify an absolute path to an image, it is preferable to specify a relative path using the Images setting in the [paths] section.
Setting the background color and image, and the alignment and scaling properties of the background image.
window=uwindow(backcolor=blanchedalmond;backimage=@blue_banner.jpg;valign=top;halign=left;hscale=100;vscale=100)
