Shell

Sets the default window properties of the application shell.

Shell=ushell(Properties)

Arguments

Properties—semi-colon delimited list of property-value pairs

Application Shell Properties
Physical Property Name Property Description
BackColor Background Color (BackColor)

Background color of the window.

BackImage Background Image (BackImage)

Background image of the window.

HAlign Horizontal Alignment (Halign)

Horizontal alignment of the background image.

VAlign Vertical Alignment (Valign)

Horizontal scaling of the background image

Hscale Horizontal Scaling (Hscale)

Vertical alignment of background image.

VScale Vertical Scaling (Vscale)

Vertical scaling of background image.

PreserveAspect Preserve Aspect Ratio (PreserveAspect) Specify whether to preserve the aspect ratio of the background image at all times.
MessageLine Message Line Show or hide the message line at the bottom of the application window.
Default value: None
File section: [application]

Description

Default properties defined here can be overridden by application shell definitions and the $applproperties ProcScript function. For more information, see $applproperties.

Setting Shell Properties

Setting the background color and image, and the alignment and scaling properties of the background image:

[application]
shell = ushell (backimage=@largeLogo.jpg;valign=top;halign=left;hscale=80;vscale=80; backcolor=ivory)

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