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Developer’s Guide
String Attributes
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The button shown here is available in the Property Sheet for widgets for which it is relevant.
This dialog box takes different forms, depending on the object. For example, Figure A–7 shows the String Attributes dialog box for a Static Text object, and Figure A–8 the same dialog box for a Combo Box object.
Figure A–7: String Attributes Dialog Box for Static Text
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Figure A–8: String Attributes Dialog Box for a Combo Box
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The string attributes you include here govern display and translation characteristics for the strings. Note that you also set attributes for the associated help and tooltip strings here.
As long as they do not contradict one another, you can include several attributes. The available attributes are:
- L R C T — Orientation: Left, Right, Centered, or Trimmed. Use only 1 of these. The default varies with the role of the string.
- U — Untranslatable. Add this marker to prevent the Progress translation utility from processing the string. By default, the utility processes all strings.
- 9999 — The INTEGER size of the space to be allocated in the literals table for this string. The default size is the length of the string itself, and the maximum size is 5120 characters. If the string is to be translated, and you believe the translation will produce a longer string, you should allow for that increased space here.
To specify one or more values, simply type them into the appropriate field.
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