Button Properties Dialog

Here's what the various dialog fields do:

• Function: This allows you to attach a function to the button. The functions are described in the Function Reference. Calculator specific functions such as "plus" or "minus" always start with a letter from "a" to "z". Other functions, such as "_PlayMacro", start with the "_" character. This was done to separate layout functions from calculator functions.
• Parameter: Some functions require a parameter. For example, the _PlayMacro function needs the name of the macro to play.
• Alt. Keycap: This field lets you dictate how you want the button to appear. If you leave this field blank, then a default value will be used. If the Format field is "Text", then the text string you specify here will appear on the button. If you set the Format to "Bitmap", then the bitmap file (*.2bp) image will appear on the button.
• Font: You can select a small, medium or large font to draw the text on the button. The small, medium and large fonts can be changed by the Edit command from the top menu bar while in Program Mode.
• Align: You can have the button text or bitmap image aligned left, center, or right.
• Format: This is the format for the button, it can be Money, Text, Real Number, Integer, or Bitmap. Most of the time, you will want to have this set as Text or Bitmap. Money, Real Number and Integer are used with the _Variable or _Display functions.
• X, Y, Width, Height: These specify the position and size of the button. You can also change the position and size by dragging the button, or the edge of a button.
• Key: You may choose a single keystroke to press this button. Scroll through the list, or just type a letter, number or punctuation mark.