Text - Specify the title or text of the control.
- Available for: Static Text, Checkbox, Radio Button, Button
Link - Specify the path to a node in the model. If the widget is an Edit or Dynamic Text, the Link can also be to a Global Variable.
- Available for: Dynamic Text, Edit, Checkbox, Radio Button, Combobox, Listbox, Tracker, Table, Button, GUI Class
Hover Hint Text - This text will be displayed as a tooltip when the user hovers their mouse over the control.
- Available for: Dynamic Text, Edit, Checkbox, Radio Button, Combobox, Listbox, Tracker, Button
Image - Displays an image instead of text for the control.
- Available for: Static Text, Button
Font - Specifies the font name, size, properties and color of the control's text (color only available for Static Text, Dynamic Text and Edit controls).
- Available for: All (except GUI Class)
Triggers - Some model input objects have triggers that fire, allowing you to execute your own custom code.
- OnPress - Fires when a button, checkbox or radio button are pressed.
- OnApply - Fires when the enter key is pressed in an edit field and when you click off of an edit field (focus is removed).
- OnDrag - Fires as a tracker is clicked/dragged
- OnSelect - Fires when an item in the combobox/listbox is selected.
ID - A Dashboard Control's ID is a string that allows you to easily reference the control through code or picklist options. Use the getdashboardcontrol() command to get a reference to the model input object (the field, button, etc).
- Available for: All
Combobox and Listbox Options
Options - A list of items to display in the combobox/listbox drop down. Values must be numeric.
Linking to string data: If a combobox or listbox is linked to a node with string data like a label, selecting an option will set the value of the linked label or node to be the name of the option, rather than its numeric value.
Tracker
Minimum Value - The minimum value of the tracker.
Maximum Value - The maximum value of the tracker.
Exponential Value - Changes the distribution of values between the minimum and maximum to be exponential. Setting this value to 1 will cause the tracker to be linear.
Style - Changes the style of the thumb button.
Vertical - If checked, the tracker will display vertically.
Spinner
Minimum Value - The minimum value of the spinner.
Maximum Value - The maximum value of the spinner.
Step Size - The amount the spinner increments the value by with one click.