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Drop List

Like Radio Buttons, Drop Lists allow selection between multiple options but using a dropdown list. This makes them better for options that require more text and they can take up less space at the expense of only being able to see the selected option when the user is not interacting with the control. Only one option will be selected at any time and selecting a new one will disable the current one.

They have the following properties:

  • Text

  • Display Type - Specifies to use text or symbols for each Drop List Item. When choosing Symbols, a system font or custom set of images may be used.

  • Item 1-N Label (only shown for Text Display Type) - Enters the text to display for each Drop List Item.

  • Font (only shown for Text Display Type) - Specifies to use a predefined, automatic or custom font for displayed text.

  • Text Color - Specifies the text color

  • Item 1-N Symbol (only shown for Symbol Display Type) - Select the Symbol to use for each Drop List Item.

  • Horz Offset - Specifies the number of pixels to shift the text or symbol horizontally within the Drop List. Negative numbers shift it left; positive numbers shift it right.

  • Vert Offset - Specifies the number of pixels to shift the text or symbol vertically within the Drop List. Negative numbers shift it up; positive numbers shift it down.

  • Horz Alignment - Specifies how the text or symbol is horizontally aligned within the Drop List: left, center or right. The alignment and offset work together; in most cases it is best to set the Alignment first, and then the Offset.

  • Vert Alignment- Specifies how the text or symbol is vertically aligned within the Drop List: top, center or bottom. The alignment and offset work together; in most cases it is best to set the Alignment first, and then the Offset.

  • Background Color

  • Default Background - Specifies if the Drop List should have the same background color as the Control View. When set to true, it automatically sets the Color property below it to the appropriate color. Alternately, this will be set to False if the Color property is manually changed.

  • Color - Specifies the Drop List background color. If the Default Background property is set to true, this will be automatically set to the color of the Control View. Changing this will then change the Default Background property to False.

  • Options

  • Items - Specifies the number of Drop List Items to display

  • Orientation - Specifies the position of the Drop List that will appear: Top or Bottom

  • Show Button - Specifies if the Button to open the Drop List should be displayed on the right side of the selected item

  • Show Item List (only shown if Show Button is False)- Specifies if the list of Items should be shown when clicking anywhere on the control when the Button is not displayed. If set to False, this effectively turns the Drop List into a read only control that will only display the currently selected Item. It can still be changed by the Lua script in this case.