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# gsl.info - User interface object help text.
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:controls
Devguide: Sliders

This is the property window for sliders.
Changing attributes in this window allows you
to change the appearance of the selected slider.
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:list
Sliders scrolling list:

The Sliders scrolling list shows all the
sliders available in the currently open user
interface.  Click SELECT on the name of the
slider you wish to edit.  The controls below
change to show the settings of the slider.
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:name
Name text field:

The Name text field displays the C name of
the slider.  Gxv uses this name when it
generates source code to create the slider.
Click SELECT on the text field, then enter
the name you wish to give the slider.
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:label
Label text field:

The Label text field displays text of the
label that appears next to the slider, or the
filename of a glyph that appears next to the
slider, depending on the setting in the Label
Is line below.  Click SELECT on the text
field, then enter the label or filename you
wish to use.
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:label_type
Label Is line:

The Label Is line determines whether the
label is text or a glyph.  Choose Text to set
a text label; choose Glyph Filename to set a
Glyph.  If you set a glyph, you must enter
the glyph's filename in the Label text field.
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:location_label
Location line (including the X and Y text
fields):

The Location line lists the location of the
upper left corner of the slider from the
upper left corner of the control area that
contains it.  It uses X and Y coordinates
(measured in pixels).  Click SELECT on the X
or Y text field and change the value there to
change the horizontal or vertical location of
the slider.
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:location_x
Location line (including the X and Y text
fields):

The Location line lists the location of the
upper left corner of the slider from the
upper left corner of the control area that
contains it.  It uses X and Y coordinates
(measured in pixels).  Click SELECT on the X
or Y text field and change the value there to
change the horizontal or vertical location of
the slider.
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:location_y
Location line (including the X and Y text
fields):

The Location line lists the location of the
upper left corner of the slider from the
upper left corner of the control area that
contains it.  It uses X and Y coordinates
(measured in pixels).  Click SELECT on the X
or Y text field and change the value there to
change the horizontal or vertical location of
the slider.
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:width
Width text field:

The Width text field controls the width of
the slider.  Click SELECT on the text field
and use the keyboard to enter the width of
the slider in pixels.
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:orientation
Orientation setting:

The Orientation setting determines whether the
slider is displayed horizontally or vertically.
Choose Horizontal to display the slider
horizontally; choose Vertical to display the
slider vertically.

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:show_value
Value setting:

The Value setting determines whether the
slider shows its current setting at the right
end of the slider.  Choose "Present" to display
the setting; choose "Not Present" to hide the
setting.
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:show_range
Range line (including the setting and the
Min and Max text fields:

The Range line controls the range of settings
the slider can set.  Choose "Show" to show the
minimum setting on the left end of the slider
and the maximum setting on the right end of
the slider.  Click SELECT on the Min or Max
text field and use the keyboard to enter the
minimum or maximum value the slider can set.
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:range_min
Range line (including the setting and the
Min and Max text fields:

The Range line controls the range of settings
the slider can set.  Choose Show to show the
minimum setting on the left end of the slider
and the maximum setting on the right end of
the slider.  Click SELECT on the Min or Max
text field and use the keyboard to enter the
minimum or maximum value the slider can set.
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:range_max
Range line (including the setting and the
Min and Max text fields:

The Range line controls the range of settings
the slider can set.  Choose Show to show the
minimum setting on the left end of the slider
and the maximum setting on the right end of
the slider.  Click SELECT on the Min or Max
text field and use the keyboard to enter the
minimum or maximum value the slider can set.
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:value_range_label
Value String:

The value strings for a slider are the maximum
and minimum numbers that are displayed on a
slider (note that these are different from the
range values).
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:min_value_string
Value String: Min

This is the minimum value that is displayed on
a slider. SELECT this field to enter a numeric
value.
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:max_value_string
Value String: Max

This is the maximum value that is displayed on
a slider. SELECT this field to enter a numeric
value.
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:show_endboxes
End Box setting:

The End Box setting determines whether a 
rectangle (an end box) is displayed at either 
end of the slider.  Click select on one of the 
end boxes to move the slider to the minimum
or maximum value.  Choose "Present" to display
the end boxes; choose "Not Present" to hide the
end boxes.
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:ticks
Ticks text field:

The Ticks text field controls the number of
the tick marks displayed below (if the slider
is displayed horizontally) or to the right (if
the slider is displayed to vertically).  Click
SELECT on the text field and use the keyboard
to enter the number of ticks to be displayed.
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:tick_range_label
Tick String:

This are the minimum and maximum values for ticks
that are displayed when there are tick being shown.
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:min_tick_string
Tick String: Min

This is the minimum value displayed when there
are tick strings displayed. SELECT this field
to enter a numeric value.
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:max_tick_string
Tick String: Max

This is the maximum value displayed when there
are tick strings displayed. SELECT this field
to enter a numveric value.
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:init_val
Initial Value:

This is the value of the slider when it first
appears. SELECT this value to enter number for
the slider's initial value. An empty value here
assumes an initial value of 0.
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:init_state
Initial State setting:

Lets you set the state of a slider when it first
appears. Choose Active to have it shown; Inactive
to have it grayed out; Invisible for it not to be
shown.
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:color_button
The Color line (includes button and text
field):

The Color line sets the color of the slider.
Click SELECT on the Color button to open the
Color Chooser window, where you can choose a
new color; or click SELECT on the text field
following the button, and enter a proper
XView color name to set a new color.
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:color_sploch
Color glyph:

This glyph shows the color that was selected 
in the color menu (or palette). Use the menu
button to the left to change the color.
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:color
The Color line (includes button and text
field):

The Color line sets the color of the slider.
Click SELECT on the Color button to open the
Color Chooser window, where you can choose a
new color; or click SELECT on the text field
following the button, and enter a proper
XView color name to set a new color.
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:connections
Connections button:

The connections button brings up the Connections
Manager, allowing you to set up a handler for
the selected slider.
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:help_button
The Help Text button:

Click SELECT on the Help Text button to open
the Help Editor window, where you can enter
and edit help text to be attached to the
slider.
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:apply
The Apply button:

The Apply button applies any changes you've
made to a slider's properties.  Click SELECT
on it to apply changes.
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:reset
The Reset button:

The Reset button returns any changed slider
properties to their settings as they appeared
when you last used the Apply button or when
you selected a new name in the Sliders
scrolling list (which has the same effect as
choosing the Apply button.)  Click SELECT on
the Reset button to reset properties.
