This section contains detailed information about using Windows controls in
GUI ScreenIO.
A control is, in Windows terminology, a child window that performs input and
output tasks. Controls provide the user with a way to type text, choose
options, and pass commands to your application.
Control |
Description |
Checkbox |
Checkboxes are used for unrelated on/off choices. If you need to
make choices mutually exclusive, consider using radiobuttons. |
Combobox |
A combobox is (usually) a combination of an edit control and an
associated listbox. |
Date Picker |
You can get fancy by using a date picker control, which is implemented
as a type of edit control. |
Edit Control |
Edit controls are used to collect and/or display textual or numeric
data. |
Groupbox |
A groupbox is used to visually group related objects on your
panel. |
Horizontal line |
A simple element that displays a horizontal line on your panel.. |
Image |
An image control is used to display images. |
Listbox |
A listbox control is used to display a simple list of items. |
Listview |
A listview control can be used to display lists of any size, as well as
columnar data. |
Multiline
Text |
Multiline text controls are a form of edit control that supports up to
32K bytes of text. |
Progress Bar |
A progress bar is a simple bar graph generally used to provide feedback
on the progress of a long-running task. |
Pushbutton |
Pushbuttons are used to send events back to your application. |
Radiobutton |
Radiobuttons are used for mutually exclusive choices. |
Selector |
Selector controls are unique to GUI ScreenIO; they act like a
pushbutton, but the label is loaded as you'd load an edit
control. |
Static Text |
Static text may be placed anywhere on your panel. It's primarily
used to label edit controls or to give instructions. |
Treeview |
Treeview controls are used to display tree structures. |
Vertical line |
A simple element that displays a vertical line on your panel.. |