Predefined Attributes for Tiles Reference (DCL)

Listing of the attributes used to set the appearance and behavior for tiles and dialog definition.

This section lists the attributes defined by the PDB feature. The following table summarizes the predefined attributes in alphabetical order. The attributes are described in detail in About User-Defined Attributes (DCL).

Predefined attributes
Attribute name	Associated with	Meaning (if specified or true)
action	All active tiles	AutoLISP action expression
alignment	All tiles	Horizontal or vertical position in a cluster
allow_accept	edit_box, image_button, list_box	Activates is_default button when this tile is selected Note: This attribute isn't supported by the edit_box tile on Mac OS.
aspect_ratio	image, image_button	Aspect ratio of an image
big_increment	slider	Incremental distance to move Note: Supported on Windows only.
children_alignment	row, column, radio_row, radio_column, boxed_row, boxed_column, boxed_radio_row, boxed_radio_column	Alignment of a cluster's children
children_fixed_height	row, column, radio_row, radio_column, boxed_row, boxed_column, boxed_radio_row, boxed_radio_column	Height of a cluster's children doesn't grow during layout
children_fixed_width	row, column, radio_row, radio_column, boxed_row, boxed_column, boxed_radio_row, boxed_radio_column	Width of a cluster's children doesn't grow during layout
color	image, image_button	Background (fill) color of an image
edit_limit	edit_box	Maximum number of characters users can enter Note: Supported on Windows only.
edit_width	edit_box, popup_list	Width of the edit (input) portion of the tile
fixed_height	All tiles	Height doesn't grow during layout
fixed_width	All tiles	Width doesn't grow during layout
fixed_width_font	list_box, popup_list	Displays text in a fixed pitch font Note: Supported on Windows only.
height	All tiles	Height of the tile
initial_focus	Dialog	Key of the tile with initial focus Note: Supported on Windows only.
is_bold	Text	Displays as bold
is_cancel	Button	Button is activated when the cancel key—usually ESC—is pressed
is_default	Button	Button is activated when the accept key—usually ENTER—is pressed
is_enabled	All active tiles	Tile is initially enabled
is_tab_stop	All active tiles	Tile is a tab stop Note: Supported on Windows only.
key	All active tiles	Tile name used by the application
label	boxed_row, boxed_column, boxed_radio_row, boxed_radio_column, button, dialog, edit_box, list_box, popup_list, radio_button, text, toggle	Displayed label of the tile
layout	slider	Whether the slider is horizontal or vertical
list	list_box, popup_list	Initial values to display in list
max_value	slider	Maximum value of a slider
min_value	slider	Minimum value of a slider
mnemonic	all active tiles	Mnemonic character for the tile Note: Supported on Windows only.
multiple_select	list_box	List box allows multiple items to be selected
password_char	edit_box	Masks characters entered in edit_box
small_increment	slider	Incremental distance to move
tabs	list_box, popup_list	Tab stops for list display
tab_truncate	list_box, popup_list	Truncates text that is larger than the associated tab stop Note: Supported on Windows only.
value	Text, active tiles (except buttons and image buttons)	Tile's initial value
width	All tiles	Width of the tile