Use the Grids tab to set the background and colors for grids.
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| Control Selection List
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This field displays all available controls for this tab and allows you to select the control whose appearance you want to modify. You can change its appearance through the
Background and
Foreground group boxes.
You can preview the current settings in the
Input Controls and
Buttons fields.
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| Use Default Values
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Select this option to apply the default values for the selected control. You can also click the
Restore Defaults button to reset the settings to the standard default values.
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| Caption Grid Columns
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Refer to these fields to preview the selected control's values.
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Normal — The selected cell in this column reflects any changes in the Solid Color or Text Color properties of Selected Cell. Controls in the Background group box are disabled.
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Required — The selected cell in this column reflects any changes in the Solid Color or Text Color properties of Selected Required Cell. Other controls in the Background group box are disabled.
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Locked — The selected cell in this column reflects any changes in the Solid Color or Text Color properties of Selected Locked Cell. Other controls in the Background group box are disabled.
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Disabled — The selected cell in this column reflects any changes in the Solid Color or Text Color properties of Selected Disabled Cell. Other controls in the Background group box are disabled.
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| Caption Grid Toolbar
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Refer to these fields to preview the selected control's values.
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Active — The label of this item on the menu bar reflects any change in the Gradient, Solid Color, Border Color, or Text Color properties of Active Command.
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Normal — The label of this item on the menu bar reflects any change in the Text Color properties of Header Command. Modifying this item also modifies the properties of the grid header. Controls in the Background group box are disabled.
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Disabled — The label of this item on the menu bar reflects any changes in the Text color properties of Disabled Command. Controls in the Background group box are disabled.
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| Background
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Use these settings to set the background colors for the selected control.
For controls that allow a gradient background color, the
Gradient and
Solid Color options are available.
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Gradient — Use this option to specify the hue, saturation, and luminance of the selected control. Click the paintbrush button to open the Select Hue dialog box and further refine the hue settings. A preview of the gradient displays.
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Hue — This refers to the attribute of a color that allows it to be classified as yellow, blue, and red among others. Select or enter a color component value (0-255).
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Saturation — Select or enter the hue's intensity percentage value.
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Luminance — Select or enter the brightness percentage value.
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Solid Color — Use this option to specify a solid color for the selected control. Click the paintbrush button to open the
Select Color dialog box and further refine the color settings. For some controls, this also enables the
Border Color option. Use this option to specify the color for the control's border.
A preview of the color and border displays.
These options are only enabled if the selected control can have a gradient background color and the
Use Default Values check box is selected.
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| Foreground
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Use this setting to set the foreground color for the selected control. You can define or modify values for the options and fields in the Background and Foreground group boxes by performing any of the following actions:
- Enter a color component value (0-255) manually in the
Red,
Green, and
Blue fields.
- Click the up and down buttons to get your preferred values.
- Click the paintbrush button to select a hue.
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