Text Button - Kalipso

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Text Button

A Button is a clickable Control that can contain text. You can change the Button’s Text and Colors in runtime. A Button can interact with the user through its Events. You can use this Control to present the user a way to execute something in your application (a validation, a change of data, etc).

Value - Its value is the displayed Text.

Properties - General

GENERAL

Name – Name of the Control
This Name will be used to identify the Control throughout the Project. The name of the Control can only contain letters, digits or underscore (_).

Text – Text to be displayed in the Control
If you click on

at the right side of this property, you’ll be able to set the value in each Language of the Project.

Description – Description of the Control
This Description is for your information only, Kalipso does nothing with it. If you click on

at the side of this property, you’ll be able to set the value in each Language of the Project.

Plane – Plane of the Form where the Control should be created
Check the Planes chapter for more information.

Width – Width of the Control
You can set this value is runtime via the “Set Property” Action. You can retrieve this value in runtime via the “Get Property” Action. If you click on

at the side of this property, you’ll be able to set the value of it in both Portrait and Landscape orientation (see the Project Properties).

Height – Height of the Control
You can set this value is runtime via the “Set Property” Action. You can retrieve this value in runtime via the “Get Property” Action. If you click on

at the side of this property, you’ll be able to set the value of it in both Portrait and Landscape orientation (see the Project Properties).

From Left – X position of the Control
You can set this value is runtime via the “Set Property” Action. You can retrieve this value in runtime via the “Get Property” Action. If you click on

at the side of this property, you’ll be able to set the value of it in both Portrait and Landscape orientation (see the Project Properties).

From Top – Y position of the Control
You can set this value is runtime via the “Set Property” Action. You can retrieve this value in runtime via the “Get Property” Action. If you click on

at the side of this property, you’ll be able to set the value of it in both Portrait and Landscape orientation (see the Project Properties).

STYLE

Font – Font of the displayed Text

Size – Font size of the displayed Text

Properties – Font properties of the displayed Text

Font Color – Font color of the displayed Text
You can set this value is runtime via the “Set Property” Action. You can retrieve this value in runtime via the “Get Property” Action.

Backg. Color – Background color of the Control
You can set this value is runtime via the “Set Property” Action. You can retrieve this value in runtime via the “Get Property” Action.

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