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This dialog window allows you to specify the properties to apply to targeted controls when they are selected. Choose from the following options:
Include These Controls
Check the appropriate box to allow the Visual Indicator properties to be applied to specific control types. Choose from TEXT, SPIN, RADIO, CHECK, DROP(List and Combo), and LIST control types. When visual indicators are active, ENTRY controls are always enabled.
Control Color Indicator Tab
Change Color
Check this box to allow a control to change its color and text properties when it receives input focus (e.g., is selected).
Background Color
Press the ellipsis button to select the color to use as the background of a control when it is selected.
Bold Text
Check this box to allow any text displayed and entered to be shown in Bold text. When you move to the next control, the text returns to normal.
Exclude DropList
Check this box if you do not wish to apply the selected color entered above to your Drop List controls, but still wish the Bold Text option to be applied. If you want to disable the Visual Indicator feature entirely for all Drop List controls, uncheck the appropriate box located in the Include These Controls section above.
Required fields - Override settings
Check this box if you would like any fields with the REQ attribute set to be handled with a different color than other selected fields.
Required Fields ' Background Color
Press the ellipsis button to select the color to use as the background of the selected required entry or text control.
Box Indicator Tab Control
Display Box
Check this box to allow a box (with color options) to appear around any control with selected focus. When enabled, the color, border, and size options that follow are enabled.
Fill Color
Press the ellipsis button to select the color to use as the box fill used with the selected control.
Border Color
Press the ellipsis button to select the color to use as the box border used with the selected control.
Size
Set the thickness of the box's border by entering a point value in the spin control. The default is 2 points.
Override settings
Check this box if you would like any fields with the REQ attribute set to be handled with a different color than other selected fields.
Required Fill Color
Press the ellipsis button to select the color to use as the box fill used with the selected control that is required.
Required Border Color
Press the ellipsis button to select the color to use as the box border used with the selected control that is required.
Visual Indicator Tab Control
Display Indicator
Selected fields can also have a special indicator that will be placed immediately to the left side of the selected control type. Check this box to activate a visual indicator.
Indicator Color
Press the ellipsis button to select the color to use with the visual indicator.
Indicator Character
Enter a special character string that you wish to use as the visual indicator
(Example: »)
Offset
Enter the distance in dialog units that separate the visual indicator from the actual selected control.
There is also an About tab control located on this dialog window that provides additional information about this feature.