Complex Control Attributes

This topic lists the complex property controls found in the Tools Palette and their attribute values.

Available Complex Controls

The complex controls are:

Custom Property List Control
Attachments Control
Item History Control
Item Labels Control
Item Links Control
Item References Control
User List Control

Complex Control Attributes

All complex controls have the following attributes:

Name: A unique name for the control. By default, unique names are generated by the system, formed by appending a two-digit, sequential number to the property or control name.
X-Position: The position of the top left corner of the control, specified as a number of dialog units*, along the X, or horizontal, axis of the form.
Y-Position: The position of the top left corner of the control, specified as a number of dialog units*, along the Y, or vertical, axis of the form.
Width: The horizontal measurement of the control specified as a number of dialog units*.
Height: The vertical measurement of the control specified as a number of dialog units*.
Auto Move: (optional) Specifies whether or not the control can reposition itself as the dialog is resized (none, horizontal, vertical, or both). The default is none.
Auto Size: (optional) Specifies whether or not the control can resize itself as the dialog is resized (none, horizontal, vertical, or both). The default is none.
Property: The name of the item property that the control will expose on the form.
Tab index: (optional) The order in which the control gains focus as the user moves the insertion point through the form using the Tab key.
Info tip: (optional) Text that appears in a tip pop-up when the mouse pointer hovers over the control. If no text is entered, no pop-up tip help is displayed.

Note: * Dialog units are platform independent measurement units that are converted to pixels at runtime using the target platform’s rendering engine, factoring in the size of the display font.