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About Box | |
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AVI (Video) |
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Border | ||
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Browse for Folder New! | ||
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CD Player | ||
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Clipboard | ||
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Clock | ||
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Common Dialogs | ||
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Date Time Picker New! | ||
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Digital Display | ||
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Enhanced Button | ||
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Gauge | ||
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Icon Menu | ||
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INI File | ||
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Marquee | ||
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Notes | ||
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Popup Menu | ||
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Progress Meter | ||
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Registry | ||
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Resize | ||
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Slider | ||
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Spin Button | ||
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Splitter | ||
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System Info | ||
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Tab Strip | ||
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Text Effects | ||
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Timer | ||
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Wave | ||
Total Access Components Tour: Icon Menu
The Icon Menu control allows an alternate form of menu selection. This control displays a series of icons similar to Microsoft Outlook.
Using the Icon Menu Control
There are three basic steps for using the Icon Menu control:
Step 1 - Set Up the Icon Menu
Insert the Icon Menu control into your form, and place it in the desired position.
Step 2 - Modify the Icon Menu Control’s Properties
Open the Icon Menu control’s property sheet by right-clicking on the control, selecting FMS Icon Menu Control 2000 Object, and choosing Properties. Each icon has a caption and picture which are set in the Item Properties of the property sheet. Select an individual icon to modify by changing the Item Number property. You can also set the orientation of the icons to horizontal, vertical, or flowed.
Step 3 - Write Code to Handle the Selection of Icons in the Control
Write code to respond to the OnSelect event of the Icon Menu control and take the appropriate action.
Icon Menu Properties
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Name |
Description |
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BackColor |
The background color of the control. |
| Enabled | Whether the user can manipulate the control. |
| Font | The font for the text. |
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ForeColor |
The color of the text. |
| ItemCount | The number of menu items. |
| ItemIcon | The icon of the specified menu item. |
| ItemText | The text of the specified menu item. |
| LargeIcons | Whether large icons are shown. |
| Orientation | The orientation of the control. |
Icon Menu Methods
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Name |
Description |
| LoadIcon | Loads a picture into the ItemIcon property. |
Icon Menu Events
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Name |
Description |
| OnHighlight | Fires when an item is highlighted. |
| OnSelect | Fires when an item is selected. |
| OnUnHighlight | Fires when an item loses the highlight. |
| Click | Fires when the mouse is clicked over the control. |
| DblClick | Fires when the mouse is double clicked over the control. |
| KeyDown | Fires when a key is depressed. |
| KeyPress | Fires when a key is pressed. |
| KeyUp | Fires when a key is released. |
| MouseDown | Fires when a mouse button is depressed over a control. |
| MouseMove | Fires when the mouse moves over the control. |
| MouseUp | Fires when a mouse button is released over a control. |
