InstallShield 2019
Project • This information applies to the following project types:
| • | Basic MSI |
| • | Merge Module |
A scrollable text control displays a long string of text that cannot fit on the dialog; the control includes scroll bars that enable end users to scroll through the text. The LicenseAgreement dialog is an example of a dialog that typically contains a scrollable text control.
When you select a scrollable text control in a dialog of the Dialogs view, InstallShield displays the following settings in the right pane.
Note • Unlike the text values for most controls, Windows Installer does not resolve property names or other values within the Scrollable Text control. As a result, the text in the file is displayed exactly as it is written.
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Setting |
Description |
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Name |
Enter a name for this scrollable text control. The name must be unique among all of the controls in your project. |
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Cancel |
If this is the only control on the dialog that will dismiss the dialog, select True. Clicking the cancel control has the same effect as pressing the ESC key or clicking the Close button on the title bar. The Cancel or Finish button is usually the cancel control. This value is ignored if True is selected for the ErrorDialog setting of the dialog that contains this control. |
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Context Help |
This setting is reserved for future use. Windows Installer does not currently support launching context-sensitive help topics from the installation. |
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Default |
If this is the only control on the dialog that you want to be the default control, which means that it is activated when the end user presses the ENTER key, select True. The Next or OK button is usually the default control. |
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Enabled |
Indicate whether the control is enabled. True means that this control is available (the end user can interact with it). False means that it is not available (grayed out). |
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File Name |
Enter the path to and the name of the .rtf file that you want to use for this control, or click the ellipsis button (...) in this setting to browse to it. InstallShield adds the file to your release at build time. The file must be stored as a binary resource in the installation. |
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Height |
Specify the height of the control in Windows Installer user interface units (1/12 of the height of the system font). |
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Left |
Specify the distance from the left edge of the dialog to the start of the control in installer units (1/12 of the height of the system font). |
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Left Scrollbar |
If you want the arrow and vertical scrollbar to be displayed on the left side of the control, select True. This option should be selected only when True is selected for the Right-to-Left setting. |
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Right-Aligned |
The default value of False aligns the text to the left of the control. Set it to True to align the text to the right. |
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Right-to-Left |
For English and other languages that are written from left to right, select False. For Hebrew and those languages that are read from right to left, select True. |
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Sunken |
To give the control’s edges a recessed, three-dimensional appearance, select True. To use the default visual style for the control, select False. |
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Tab Index |
Assign an integer that—along with the other controls on this dialog but excluding controls such as static text—specifies the order in which each control on the dialog receives focus when the end user presses the TAB key. The lowest tab index that you can use is the number 0. |
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Tab Stop |
Indicate whether this control receives focus within the tab order. True indicates that the control receives focus; False indicates that the control does not receive focus. |
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Tooltip |
Enter the text that you want to be displayed when the end user places the mouse pointer over the control. When you type a value for this setting, you are creating a string entry and setting its initial value for all of the languages that are currently in the project. As an alternative to typing a new value, you can click the ellipsis button (...) in this setting to select an existing string. For more information, see Using String Entries in InstallShield. |
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Top |
Specify the distance from the top of the dialog to the top of the control in installer units (1/12 of the height of the system font). |
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Visible |
True means that the control is visible, and False means that it is hidden. You can also make the control visible by editing its condition in the Behavior area for the dialog. |
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Width |
Specify the width of the control in Windows Installer user interface units (1/12 of the height of the system font). |
See Also
InstallShield 2019 Help LibraryApril 2019 |
Copyright Information | Flexera |