Provides a modern, "railbar" look and the ability to create user configurable toolbars like those in IE. Requires installation of Internet Explorer 3.0 or greater on both the development machine and the run-time machine. Provides a modern, "railbar" look and the ability to create user configurable toolbars like those in IE. Requires installation of Internet Explorer 3.0 or greater on both the development machine and the run-time machine.
The CoolBar is a container that can host child controls; however, a CoolBar can only host controls that expose a window handle (so, no windowless lightweight controls as are found on the frequently used Tools toolbar in Manifold). The resizable regions in a CoolBar are called bands. Each band can host a child control.
Properties
In addition to the properties listed below, a Control tab provides access to certain frequently used form properties for this control. See the Form Properties topic for information on those properties.
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CoolBar |
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General |
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ImageList |
ImageList to use for the CoolBar. |
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Orientation |
Vertical or Horizontal |
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Picture |
Image to use to "tile" CoolBar. Calls Picture and Color (see below) properties dialog. |
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EmbossPicture |
Convert picture to monochrome 3D look. |
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EmbossHighlight |
Color to use for embossing highlights. Available when EmbossPicture is used. |
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EmbossShadow |
Color to use for embossing shadows. Available when EmbossPicture is used. |
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ForeColor |
Foreground color (text). |
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BackColor |
Background color of coolbar. |
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BandBorders |
True - Apply 3D borders between band rows. |
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FixedOrder |
True - User cannot rearrange bands at run time. False - User can rearrange bands. |
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VariantHeight |
True (Default) - Band heights may vary. False - Band heights are all the same. |
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Bands |
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Index |
Integer that uniquely identifies a band object in the CoolBar collection. Numbered in order of creation from the first band object, which is always 1. |
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Child |
Loaded with controls drawn on this CoolBar. Choose a control from the Child list and press Apply to associate it with this band. |
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Style |
BandNormal (Default) Band can be resized. BandFixedSize Band can not be resized. |
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UseCoolBarPicture |
Tile this band with the coolbar picture. |
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EmbossPicture |
Show picture in two colors. Available if UseCoolBarPicture is not checked. |
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EmbossHighlight |
Color to use for embossing highlights. Available when EmbossPicture is used. |
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EmbossShadow |
Color to use for embossing shadows. Available when EmbossPicture is used. |
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UseCoolbarColors |
Use the same colors as defined for CoolBar |
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ForeColor |
Foreground color. Available when UseCoolbarColors is not checked. |
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BackColor |
Background color. Available when UseCoolbarColors is not checked. |
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Caption |
Text for band caption. |
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Width |
Width of this band. |
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MinWidth |
Minimum width allowed during resizing. |
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MinHeight |
Minimum height allowed during resizing. |
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Key |
A unique string that identifies each band object. |
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Tag |
Stores a string available for the programmer to use as desired. Often used to store an identification string of some sort. |
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Image |
Image from ImageList to use for this band. Image will be displayed at run time between the move handle and the caption. |
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Visible |
True - Band is visible. False - It isn't. |
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AllowVertical |
True (Default) - This band will be displayed if CoolBar in vertical orientation. False - Will not be displayed when vertical. |
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NewRow |
Place on new row. |
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FixedBackground |
True (Default) - background picture is fixed on resize. False - retile background picture on resize. |
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Color |
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Back Color |
Color to be used for the band's background. |
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EmbossHighlight |
Color to use for "light" color. |
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EmbossShadow |
Color to use for "dark" color. |
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Fore Color |
Color to be used for the band's foreground, the color of the text caption. |
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Color Set |
Choose from Standard Colors (standard Windows non-dithered colors) or Windows System Colors. The latter will be defined by the user's Control Panel settings and is normally the setting used so that the form changes appearance like the rest of Windows if the Control Panel settings are changed. |
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Color Palette |
Displays available colors. Click on the property to be changed to highlight it in the Properties pane, click on the desired color in the Color Palette pane and then press Apply. |
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Edit Custom Color |
Change the custom color presented in the Color Palette when the Color Set is set to Windows System Colors. |