Adding Edit Text Controls - Symantec WISESCRIPT EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - FOR WISE INSTALLATION EXPRESS V1.0 Installation Manual

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Note
A combo box field should be at least as wide as the longest option in the list.

Adding Edit Text Controls

An edit text control lets the end user enter and edit text information. You can also use it
to display text (example: license agreements or ReadMe files).
1. Open the dialog box in the Custom Dialog Editor.
See Editing Dialog Boxes
2. Select Add menu > Edit Text.
The Edit Text Control Settings dialog box appears.
3. Complete the dialog box:
Default
Enter text to appear in the Edit Text control by default. To start a new line,
press Ctrl+Enter and then mark the Multi-line check box below.
Variable
Specify the name of the script variable that stores the return value of this dialog
box control.
Alignment
Select how to align the text in the edit field. This is enabled only when the
Multi-line check box is marked.
Control Name
Enter the name by which you will refer to this control in the dialog box script.
Leave this blank if you will not manipulate this control with a script.
Horiz. Scroll
Mark this to add a horizontal scroll bar.
Vert. Scroll
Mark this to add a vertical scroll bar.
Auto HScroll
Mark this to scroll the text if it extends past the right edge of the edit field.
Auto VScroll
Mark this to scroll the text if it extends past the bottom of the edit field.
Multi-line
Mark this to allow multiple lines of text to be entered into the edit field.
Password
Mark this if entered text should display as asterisks (*), providing password
security.
No Hide Sel
Normally, text highlighting is hidden when the dialog box loses focus. Mark this
check box to suppress the hiding of highlighting.
Want Return
Mark this to let the end user advance to the next line with the Enter key. This
option must be used with the Multi-line option.
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