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A Extended Object Types

In ORCS, depending on the settings, various extended object types are displayed, most of them also used by many other libraries (Flydial, MyDial etc.). These are usually defined by a specific value in the 'Extended type' as well as certain flags. The supported types are:

FlyDial Mover
 
  • Type: I-Box
  • Extended Type: 17
  • Flags: TOUCHEXIT, OUTLINED, CROSSED

The 'dog-ear' in the upper right corner of dialogs used to move the dialog.
 
Radiobutton
 
  • Type: BUTTON oder STRING
  • Extended Type: 18
  • Flags: RBUTTON, ~EXIT

A round button, with text next to it.
 
Checkbox
 
  • Type: BUTTON
  • Extended Type: 18
  • Flags: ~RBUTTON, ~EXIT

A small square box, with text next to it.
 
Exitbutton
 
  • Type: BUTTON oder STRING
  • Extended Type: 18
  • Flags: ~RBUTTON, EXIT

A button with an optional keyboard shortcut. The character behind a '[' will be underlined, and the button is a bit larger than usual.
 
Undo-Button (1)
 
  • Type: BUTTON
  • Extended Type: 18
  • Flags: Flag 11

A button that should react to the UNDO key.
 
Undo-Button (2)
 
  • Type: BUTTON
  • Extended Type: 31
  • Flags: ~DEFAULT

A button that should react to the UNDO key.
 
Underlined Text
 
  • Type: BUTTON oder STRING
  • Extended Type: 19
  • Flags: -

A text that is underlined in the width of the object. In many programs this is used as a heading for dialog.
 
Group frame
 
  • Type: BUTTON
  • Extended Type: 20
  • Flags: -

A large frame in which the text is used as heading on the top left. Is CHECKED also set, the text will be displayed using the small font.
 
Help-Button
 
  • Type: BUTTON oder BOXTEXT
  • Extended Type: 21
  • Flags: EXIT

A button that should react to the HELP key. The type actually should not matter, but it is common practice to use a BOXTEXT with flags EXIT, OUTLINED and SHADOWED, and with small and centered text.
 
Circlebutton
 
  • Type: BOXCHAR
  • Extended Type: 22
  • Flags: -

A circle that is commonly displayed beneath a popup menu.
 

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