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Options on the General tab of the Diagnostics List Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the General tab of the Diagnostics List Properties dialog box

Options

Description

Appearance

Specify the object's appearance in this area.

Border style

Select a border style for the object.

Border width

Type the number of pixels for the width of the object’s border.

Border uses back color

Select this check box to use the object’s background color for the border of the object.

Clear this check box to use the selected Border Color.

Back color

This box shows the current background color for the object. Click it to select another color.

Border color

This box shows the border color for the object. Click it to select another color.

If Border uses back color is not selected, this color appears at run time.

Fore color

This box shows the color of the text shown on the object. Click it to select another color.

Selection back color

This box displays the color for the highlight bar. Click it to select another color. The highlight bar indicates the selected message at run time.

Selection fore color

This box displays the color for the highlighted message. Click it to select another color.

Text

The text properties apply to the messages on the object.

Font

Select the font to use for the message.

Size

Select the font size to use for the message.

Bold, Italic Underline

Select a font style for the message, if required.

Other

 

Key navigation

Select this check box to allow the user to navigate to the object using the keyboard and give the object input focus.

Wrap around

Select this check box if you want the list to wrap from the end of the list to the beginning when scrolling down, and from the beginning of the list to the end when scrolling up.

See also

Create diagnostics lists