Key Button Properties - General tab

Select the border style. If the object is a circle or ellipse, the available border styles are None and Line.

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

Select whether the object background is solid, gradient, or transparent. If you select Transparent, the object’s background is not filled in and any objects behind it show through. If you select Gradient, the object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.

Select a pattern for the object. The pattern appears on the face of the object. The pattern does not cover the object’s border, caption, or image (if any are defined for the object). If the object’s back style is transparent or gradient, the pattern is not visible.

Select the shape of the object. If the object shape is circle or ellipse, the application applies properties such as size and position by measuring in relation to the object’s bounding box.

Select this check box to use the object’s background color for the border of the button. If this is not checked, you can assign a separate color to the border, instead of using the object’s background color.

This field displays the current background color for the object or state. Click it to select another color. If the background style is transparent, the application does not use this background color. If the background style is gradient, click it to bring up the gradient fill dialog box to configure the gradient fill. For objects with a line style other than Solid, the background color is used for the spaces between the dots or dashes.

This field displays the border color for the object or state. Click it to select another color. If Border uses back color is not selected, this color appears at runtime.

This field displays the current pattern color for the object or state. Click it to select another color.

This field displays the current highlight color. Click it to select another color.

For button objects, the button’s border, if any, changes to the highlight color when the operator presses the button at runtime.

Select this check box if the object’s background is to blink when the object is in this state at runtime. The blink rate is twice per second.

Type the number of pixels for the horizontal touch margin. The horizontal margin is along the button’s left and right edges.

Type the number of pixels for the vertical touch margin. The vertical margin is along the button’s top and bottom edges.

Select this check box if an internal beeper is to sound when the object is pressed. If the computer that is running the project does not have an internal beeper, the object press does not trigger a beep.

Click Object With Focus to send the key's press action to the object that is selected on the display. For example, if a rectangle object is selected, pressing the Move Up key sends the Move Up command to the rectangle.

Click Linked Object to send the button's press action to the object to which the key is linked. For example, if the key is linked to a control list selector, pressing the Move Up key send the Move Up command to the control list selector.

Click the browse button to open the Object Browser, and then click the object you want to link the key to.