Label - Kalipso

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Label

A label is a portion of text that can be added to a Form. You can change the Label’s Text in runtime. A Label can interact with the user through its Events. You should use this Control if you just want to present some text to the user. To add a Label, open in the Design Area, a previously created Form and then select the “Label” button on the Controls Toolbar of Main Window.

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.

Text Position – Position of the Text inside the Control
On Windows CE/Mobile vertical alignment is not available for single line Labels.

Text Wrap – When active, if the Text doesn't fit the Control in width, it's automatically "broken" into several lines.

Border – To set or remove the frame around the Control

None – No border is displayed
Standard – A frame is displayed around the Control
Customized – You're able to to define several parameters regarding the frame to be drawn

Border Color – Color of the frame to be drawn around the Control
Line Thickness – Thickness of the frame to be drawn around the Control
Rounded Corners – Allows to specify how the corners of the frame drawn around the Control should be drawn

No – The corners of the frame drawn around the Control will be 90 degrees (rectangle)

Rounded Tops – Instead of drawing each corner, a semicircle is drawn in each top (left and right)

Specify Radius – Allows you to specify the radius of the semicircle to be draw in each corner of the Control

Radius – Radius of the semicircle to be draw in each corner of the Control

You can activate or deactivate the Border through “Set Property” Action. You can know if it's active or not in runtime via the “Get Property” Action.

Shortcuts

F2 – Actions

F3 – General properties