Options on the General tab of the Next Pen Button Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the
General
tab of the
Next Pen Button Properties
dialog box.
Options
Descriptions
Border style
Specifies the type of border for the button. The available options are:
  • None
  • Raised
  • Inset
  • RaisedInset
  • Line
If the button shape is circle or ellipse, you can select only
Line
or
None
.
Border width
Type the number of pixels for the width of the object’s border.
The available value is 1-32,767.
Back style
Specifies the object background. Available options are:
  • Solid.
    The object’s background is filled with a solid color specified in the
    Back color
     option.
  • Transparent
    . The object’s background is not filled and any objects behind it show through.
  • Gradient
    . The object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.
Pattern style
Specifies a pattern for the button. The pattern appears on the face of the button. The pattern does not cover the border, caption, or image (if any). If the object’s back style is transparent or gradient, the pattern is invisible.
Shape
Specifies the shape of the button. The available options are:
  • Rectangle
  • Circle
  • Ellipse
If the button's shape is a circle or ellipse, the button’s touch area remains a rectangle, and the width, height, and other properties apply to the button's bounding box.
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.
If the background style is transparent, the application does not use this background 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 runtime.
Pattern Color
Specifies the button's pattern color.
Highlight color
This box shows the current highlight color. Click it to select another color.
The object's border, if any, changes to the highlight color when the operator presses the button at runtime.
Blink
Select this check box if you want the object’s background to blink at runtime. The blink rate is twice per second.
Touch margins
Specifies a touch-insensitive margin inside the button's edges. If the operator presses on the touch-insensitive margin, the button press is not registered.
Horizontal margin
Specifies the number of pixels for the distance inside the left and right edges of the button where the button will not be touch sensitive.
Vertical margin
Specifies the number of pixels for the distance inside the top and bottom edges of the button where the button will not be touch sensitive.
Audio
Specifies whether to sound an internal beeper when the object is pressed. If the computer running the application does not have an internal beeper, the object press does not trigger a beep.
Send press to
Select whether the button press will be sent to whatever object currently has the focus, or to a specific object linked to the button.
Linked object
Specify the object to which the button press will be sent if the
Send press to
 option is
Linked object
.
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