Plugin Control

This control is not a standard part of REALbasic, but is added by something in your "plugins" folder.

Socket Control

To add a socket, drag this control to the window.

Socket controls don’t display at runtime. You use a socket control to send and receive data via TCP/IP over a LAN or the Internet.

DatabaseQuery Control

To add a DatabaseQuery, drag this control  to the window.

Serial Control

To add a serial control, drag this control to the window.

Serial controls don’t display at runtime. You use a serial control to send and receive data via a serial port to communicate with a serial device such as a modem.

Timer Control

To add a timer, drag this control to the window.

Timer controls don’t display at runtime. You use a timer control when you need to execute code one or more times after a specified number of milliseconds has passed.

ContextualMenu Control

To add a contextualmenu, drag this control to the window.

The contextualmenu control doesn’t display at runtime. However, you can use this control to display a customized contextual menu  in response to the users actions.

NotePlayer Control

The noteplayer doesn’t display at runtime. Use the noteplayer when you want to play musical notes with a variety of different instruments via the QuickTime Musical Instruments extension.

MoviePlayer Control

To add a movieplayer, drag this control to the window.

The movieplayer is used to play QuickTime movies.

(not used)

SpriteSurface Control

To add a spritesurface, drag this control to the window.

Use the spritesurface to create sprite animation.

TabPanel Control

To add, edit or delete tabs in a tab panel, click on the rightmost tab to display the Tab editor. To place a control on a specific tab, click on the tab to bring it to the front, then drag the control on to the tab panel.

GroupBox Control

To add a groupbox, drag this control to the window.

To allow the user to make a single selection from each group of radio buttons when you have multiple groups in a window, place each group in a groupbox.

ChasingArrows Control

To add chasingarrows, drag this control  to the window.

RadioButton Control

To add a radiobutton, drag this control to the window.

If you have more than one group of radio buttons in a window, place all of the radio buttons of a group into a groupbox to allow the user to select from each group.

Checkbox Control

To add a checkbox, drag this control to the window.

To cause a several checkboxes to share the same code, give each checkbox the same name. This will cause REALbasic to create a control array.

ProgressBar Control

To add a progressbar, drag this control to the window.

To display indeterminate progress (in the form of a barber pole), with the progressbar selected, change the Maximum property in the Properties window to 0 (zero).

ListBox Control

To add a listbox, drag this control to the window.

To enter a list of items for the listbox, with the listbox selected, click the InitialValue properties’ Edit button in the Properties window.

ListBox Control

To add a listbox, drag this control to the window.

To enter a list of items for the listbox, with the listbox selected, click the InitialValue properties’ Edit button in the Properties window.

Slider Control

To add a slider, drag this control to the window.

Sliders appear as scrollbars on the Macintosh unless MacOS 8 or greater is installed.

PushButton Control

To add a pushbutton, drag this control to the window.

To add a default ring, with the pusbutton selected, turn on the Default property in the Properties window. To associate Command-period, turn on the Cancel property.

BevelButton Control

To add a bevelbutton, drag this control  to the window.

LittleArrows Control

To add a littlearrows control, drag this control  to the window.

Popupmenu Control

To add a popup menu, drag this control to the window.

To enter a list of items for the popup menu, with the popup menu selected, click the InitialValue property's Edit button in the Properties window.

ScrollBar Control

To change a scrollbar from horizontal to vertical, resize the scrollbar until its height is greater than its width. Note: The standard height of a horizontal scrollbar and the standard width of a vertical scrollbar is 16 pixels.

ScrollBar Control

To change a scrollbar from horizontal to vertical, resize the scrollbar until its height is greater than its width. Note: The standard height of a horizontal scrollbar and the standard width of a vertical scrollbar is 16 pixels.

EditField Control

To add an editfield, drag this control to the window.

To allow multiple lines of text to be entered or displayed in an editfield, with the editfield selected, turn on the Multiline property in the Properties window.

DisclosureTriangle Control

To add a disclosuretriangle, drag this control  to the window.

PopupArrow Control

To add a popuparrow, drag this control  to the window.

Canvas Control

To add a canvas, drag this control to the window.

Canvas controls are used to display pictures, draw pictures and because they also receive events, to create custom interface controls.

ImageWell Control

To add an imagewell, drag this control  to the window.

Placard Control

To add a placard, drag this control  to the window.

Rectangle Control

To add a rectangle, drag this control to the window. 

To resize the rectangle and constrain the resizing to width or height only, hold Shift while resizing it.

Round Rectangle Control

To add a rectangle with rounded corners, drag this control to the window.

To set the arc of the corners, change the values of the OvalWidth and OvalHeight properties.

Oval Control

To add an oval, drag this control to the window.

To resize the oval and constrain the resizing to width or height only, hold Shift while resizing it.

StaticText Control

To add non-selectable text, drag this control  to the window.

Line Control

To add a line, drag this control  to the window.

To draw a line, drag the line control to your window. To draw the line horizontally or  vertically, hold down Shift while resizing the line control.

Separator Control

To add a separator, drag this control  to the window.