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The Picture

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Main Characteristics of Pictures

Image form fields are used for displaying pictures.

 

Supported file formats are: .bmp, ico, .wmf, and .jpg.

 

Picture Attributes

– Identification

Attribute Name Default Value Description
Field Type The type of this form field or of this user interface object. (Read-only).
Field Name variable A string that identifies this form field within the Zim application;
Automatically assigned by the Zim IDE when a new form field is created;
May be changed by the developer, but must always conform to the Zim Object Naming Rules and satisfy the Zim Object Uniqueness Conditions.
Field Number 0 A number that may be used to identify this form field within the Zim application and in Callback Events;
May be changed by the developer and need not be unique;
Value must be an integer between 0 and 999;
Field Tag “” A string that may be used to identify this form field within the Zim application and in Callback Events;
May be changed by the developer and need not be unique;
If left blank, the Zim IDE will assign the value of Field Name to Field Tag.
Directory ZIM The directory that owns the parent form of this form field (Read-only).
Form Name A string that identifies the parent form of this form field (Read-only).
Help Message “” A help message that will be displayed when this form field or this menu item receives input focus;
Displayed in the status bar of the window associated with the parent form of this form field (if the window object’s Status Bar attribute is set to True);
Displayed in a message field if one such field exists in the parent form of this form field.

 

– Appearance

Attribute Name Default Value Description
Location The location (in pixels) of this form field in relation to the top-left corner of its parent form or parent container.
X The horizontal location of this form field.
Y The vertical location of this form field.
Reverse Video False True →  The text will appear in white on a black background;
False →  The text will appear in black on a white background;
Size The size of this form field in pixels.
Width The width of this form field.
Height The height of this form field.
Visible True True →  This form field will be visible by default.

 

– Behavior

 

Attribute Name Default Value Description
Auto Size None-Clipped None-Clipped →  The image in this form field object will be displayed in its original size anchored at the top-left corner of the object. If the image is wider or taller than the object, it will be clipped horizontally or vertically to fit within the object;
Image to Object →  The image will occupy the entire area of the object but its aspect ratio will not be preserved;
Image Proportional →  The image will be scaled and centered within the object and its aspect ratio will be preserved;
Object to Image →  The object will be scaled to fit the image in its original size. The object cannot be resized.

 

– Calback Events

Attribute Name Default Value Description
All Callback Events When any of the following callback event attributes is set to True, this form field will be able to trigger the corresponding callback event;
After the event is triggered, the form input command will be terminated and the following values will populate the Event Vector:
Event.EventType = “FormField”;
Event.EventTag = the form field’s Field Tag attribute;
Additional values relative to specific callback events (see below);
Note:
Callback events can only be triggered by a form field if it is available and contained in a form that has input focus.
Click False Triggered when the left mouse button is clicked within this form field;
Event.EventName = “Click” added to the Event Vector.
Double Click False Triggered when the left mouse button is double-clicked within this form field;
Event.EventName = “DoubleClick” added to the Event Vector.
Got Focus False Triggered when a mouse click, a tab key press or an accelerator key press causes this form field to acquire the input focus;
Event.EventName = “GotFocus” added to the Event Vector.
Lost Focus (Always) False Triggered when a mouse click, a tab key press or an accelerator key press causes this form field to lose the input focus;
Event.EventName = “LostFocus” added to the Event Vector.
Right Click False Triggered when the right mouse button is clicked on or inside this form field;
Event.EventName = “RightClick” added to the Event Vector.

 

– Properties

Attribute Name Default Value Description
Availability Available The way in which the end-user will interact with this form field:
Available →  This form field can receive input focus and its contents can be modified;
Unavailable →  This form field cannot receive input focus and its contents cannot be modified;
Guarded →  This form field can receive input focus but its contents cannot be modified;
Protected →  This form field cannot receive input focus, its contents cannot be modified and it will appear grayed-out;
Tab Index 0 The relative position of this form field in the tab sequence order for its parent container or form field;
0 →  The relative position of the form field in the structure chart will be used instead.
Tab Stop True True →  This form field will be included in the tab order for its parent container or form;
False →  
Z-Order >= 10001 The relative depth of this form field in relation to other form fields within the same parent container or form.

 

– Style

Attribute Name Default Value Description
Border Style variable None;   Single Line;      3D;       Beveled-In;       Beveled-Out
Image File “” The image file that will be displayed inside this push button;
Selected by clicking  and browsing the file system;
Note: This attribute is only available when Button Type = Image or Button Type = Image & Text.
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