Widget Properties

User Interface Programming: Using the IDL GUIBuilder

Widget Properties

For each widget type, there is a set of attribute values and a set of event values you can set using the IDL GUIBuilder Properties dialog. When you select a widget in the IDL GUIBuilder window or in the Widget Browser, the Properties dialog is updated to contain the properties for the selected widget. These properties include those common to all widgets and those specific to the selected widget.

Tip
Click the "?" help button in the Properties dialog to display information about the widget's properties and events.

On the Attributes tab of the Properties dialog, the properties are set to default values and are arranged in the following order:

The Name attribute.

An alphabetical list of common and widget-specific properties, combined.

On the Events tab, the possible events for a widget are listed in alphabetical order, with the common and the widget-specific events combined. By default, no event values are set initially. When you enter a routine name for an event property, you are responsible for making sure that event procedure exists. IDL does not validate the existence of the specified routine.

For information on how to open and use the Properties dialog, see Using the Properties Dialog. For information on widget's properties and events, see IDL GUIBuilder Widget Reference.

IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)