The attributeName property represents the name of the property within the collection of items to be displayed in the part.

The backgroundColor property is the name of the RGB color for the background of the part.

The borderWidth property is the width of the border, specified in pixels, that surrounds the part on all four sides. A width of zero means that a border does not show.

On some platforms, the border width is limited to 1 pixel and any nonzero value is set to 1.

The defaultItemIconDescriptor property represents the icon descriptor to use as the default icon for the items displayed in the part.

For more information on the dragDropSpec attribute, refer to Using the dragDropSpec attribute

The editable property specifies whether the text in the part can be edited.

Note:

For the Container Details parts, this attribute along with the columns attribute determine whether the column cells are editable. However, the various edit events (such as editCellAt: or editSelectedCell) will edit the column, regardless of the values of these attributes.

The enabled property specifies whether or not the part is available for selection. If true, the part's contents are available for selection.

The fontName property is the name of the font to use for the text displayed in the part.

The foregroundColor property is the name of the RGB color for the foreground of the part.

The framingSpec property represents the values specified for the edge specifications of the part. The edge specifications determine the width, height, and position of the part.

The helpFile property is the name of the help file associated with the part.

The helpKeysId property is the ID of the keys help associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.

The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.

The helpTitle property is the title of the help window associated with the part.

The helpTopicId property is the ID of the help topic associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.

The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.

The innerMargin property specifies the amount of space to leave between the icon and its label.

The itemMargin property specifies the area, in pixels, of the space between the items in the list when arranged. itemMargin is also used as the margin between items and the edges of the Container Icon Area window.

The labelOrientation property specifies how the icon labels are to be displayed in the part. Possible values are as follows:

XmRIGHT

Specifies that the label is placed to the right of each icon. This is the default value.

XmBOTTOM

Specifies that the label is placed below each icon.

The partName property specifies the name you want to use to describe the part. For nonvisual parts, this text appears under the icon for the part on the free-form surface.

The name of the part can consist of alphanumeric characters, and must be different from those of all other parts on the layout surface.

If you do not specify a part name, VA Smalltalk generates a unique name based on the class name of the part.

The refreshEntireListOnChange property specifies whether or not the list of items is updated when a change is made to one of the items.

The refreshItemOnAttributeChange property indicates whether to update the container if an attribute of an item in the model changes.

The scrollBarDisplayPolicy property controls the automatic placement of the scroll bars. Possible values are:

XmASNEEDED

Scroll bars will only be displayed if the list items exceed the container work region either horizontally or vertically.

XmSTATIC

Scroll bars will be displayed regardless of the relationship between the size of the list items and the container.

The scrollingWithHiddenScrollBars property specifies whether or not the scroll bars should be hidden. If true, the scroll bars are hidden, but scrolling can still be performed.

The selectionPolicy property specifies the selection policy in the container. The possible values, which depend upon the part, are as follows:

XmBROWSESELECT

Enables drag and browse functionality.

XmCELLSINGLESELECT

Only one cell in the container can be selected at a time.

XmEXTENDEDSELECT

Enables extended selection. This is the default value.

XmMULTIPLESELECT

Enables multiple selection.

XmREADONLYSELECT

Enables navigation, but no selection or callbacks.

XmSINGLESELECT

Only one row in the container can be selected at a time.

The showHorizontalScrollBar property specifies whether or not to display a horizontal scroll bar so the user can scroll horizontally through the text. If true, a horizontal scroll bar is displayed.

The tabGroup property specifies whether or not the part is included as a tab stop so users can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.

The traversalOn property specifies whether users can access the part using the cursor movement keys. If the part is specified as a tab stop by using the tabGroup property, users also can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.