Parameter Form Control Properties
The Parameter Form Control Properties dialog helps you to edit the properties of a parameter form control. It contains the following tabs:
OK
Applies the settings and closes this dialog.
Cancel
Cancels the settings and closes this dialog.
Help
Displays the help document about this feature.
General
This tab shows some general information of the parameter form control. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the name of the parameter form control.
Show NLS Value
Specifies to show the translated name of the display name of the parameter form control in the Name text box if you have enabled the NLS feature and translated it.
If checked, this option takes effect only when the display name of the parameter form control is not modified.
Position
Displays the position mode of the parameter form control. If the parameter form control is directly contained in the report body, a tabular cell, or a text box, its position mode can be modified.
- Absolute: The parameter form control's position will be decided by its X and Y property values.
- Static: The parameter form control will be positioned at the default location in its container. If selected, the X, Y and other position-related properties will be hidden or disabled.
X
Specifies the X coordinate of the parameter form control.
Y
Specifies the Y coordinate of the parameter form control.
Width
Specifies the width of the parameter form control.
Height
Specifies the height of the parameter form control.
Background
Specifies the background color of the parameter form control.
To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog and then specify a new color, or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.
Show Title
Specifies whether to show the title of the parameter form control.
Border
This tab shows information about borders of the parameter form control. See the tab.
Color
Specifies the border color.
Width
Specifies the border width.
Top Line
Specifies the style of the top border line.
Bottom Line
Specifies the style of the bottom border line.
Left Line
Specifies the style of the left border line.
Right Line
Specifies the style of the right border line.
Title
This tab shows information about the title of the parameter form control. It is available when the Show Title option is selected in the General tab of the same dialog. See the tab.
Text
Specifies the text of the title.
Background
Specifies the background color of the title.
To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog and then specify a new color, or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.
Foreground
Specifies the foreground color of the title.
To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog and then specify a new color, or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB.
Font
Specifies the font face of the text.
Size
Specifies the font size of the text.
Horizontal Alignment
Specifies the horizontal alignment mode of the text.
Bold
Specifies whether to make the text bold or not.
Underline
Specifies whether the text will be underlined or not.
Italic
Specifies whether to make the text italic or not.