In addition to the pre-defined Textbox Components, designers can also add any number of Generic Textbox Components to a Pollstar100 Application. Generic Textbox Components can be used to enrich the UI with static text content. They may also be used as a means to display external JPG images or Flash SWF Movieclips.
Custom XML Tag
Use the following XML tag to define a Generic Textbox Component within your Custom XML file:
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Common Properties
Generic Textbox Components inherit the following common Textbox Properties:
Component Visibility Properties
Location Properties
Margins Properties
Text Properties
Text Rotation Properties
Image Properties
Opacity Properties
Specialised Properties
Generic Textbox Components also inherit the following specialised Properties:
Unique ID
Use this Property to assign a unique identifier to the generic Component.
HTML Text
Use this Property to specify whether the text data is plain-text or supports HTML format.
CSS File
Use this Property to specify the location of an external CSS File used to format this Components' text data.
File Based Text
Use this Property to specify that the text data for this Component is contained within an external file.
Default Property Values
The following default Property values are defined for Generic Textbox Components:
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Property Name
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Default Value
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Visible
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true
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X
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undefined
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Y
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undefined
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Width
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undefined
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Height
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undefined
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Margins
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0, 0, 0, 0
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TextFromFile
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false
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Text
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read me
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TextHTML
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true
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TextFont
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Times New Roman
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TextAlign
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left
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TextColour
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0
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TextSize
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12
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TextItalic
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false
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TextBold
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false
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TextUnderline
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false
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TextBorder
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false
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TextRotation
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0
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CSSFile
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undefined
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Image
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default
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Opacity
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100
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BorderRadius
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0, 0, 0, 0
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BorderColour
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0
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BorderWeight
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0
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Colours
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undefined
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UniqueID
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undefined
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Related Topics
Using Generic Components To Extend the UI
