Expand Text

The Expand Text control is used to show text that can be expanded when clicked.

The standard Label has the following properties:

  • Name: The name of the control
  • Text: The text on the control
  • Bind to Database Field: Used to map the control to a database field
  • Enabled (checkbox): Specifies whether the control is initially enabled or not
  • Visible (checkbox): Specifies whether the control is initially visible or not
  • Required (checkbox): Makes the control required so the user has to make an input
  • Tab stop (checkbox): It must be enabled in order for the control to be included in the tabbing sequence
  • Tab Order: Sets the tab order for the control
  • Comment: Allows you to add details of the control use, which will be output to any documentation produced
  • OnAction: Allows you to define a function to run when the control's Events are triggered. Click Clear to remove this function.

  • Style: Allows you to select a style defined in the Style Editor
  • Font: Allows you to define the font used for the text
  • Tooltip: The text to be displayed when you hover the mouse over the control
  • Background Colour: Allows you to set the background colour of the control
  • Foreground Colour: Allows you to set the text colour
  • Is right-to-left: Inverts the writing direction allowing you to type from the right to the left

  • Image: The background image to be displayed in the control. Click the icon to access the Image Selector dialog box.
  • Off image: The image to be shown when the control is collapsed. Click the icon to access the Image Selector dialog box.
  • Border Colour: The colour of the border around the control
  • Border Width: The width of the surrounding border
  • Content Back Colour: The background content of the expanded text section
  • Context: The text to be displayed when the control expands