IBA Element Options

Each IBA element type has multiple options that can be set in the Screen Elements tab.

This topic lists all those options by IBA element type.

Button

Option	Description
Enabled	Specify whether the control is initially enabled (True) or disabled (False).
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

Option

Description

Enabled

Specify whether the control is initially enabled (True) or disabled (False).

Rectangle

The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only

Use Events

Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events.

Set to:

True if the solution requires that events be received from the control.
False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

Checkbox

Option	Description
Checked	Specify whether the checkbox is initially checked (True) or unchecked (False).
Check Mark Left Position	Specify whether the checkmark is to the left of its label (True) or to the right of its label (False).
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

ComboBox

Option	Description
Button Left Position	Specify whether the drop-down arrow button is to the left (True) or right (False) of the combo box.
Has Button	Specify whether the shape of the control includes the drop-down button (True) or not (False).
Is Editable	Specify whether the user can type a value to select from the list (True) or not (False).
Scroll Method	Select whether the scrollbar scrolls by Line or Page.
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

General

Option	Description
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

Option

Description

Rectangle

The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only

Use Events

Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events.

Set to:

True if the solution requires that events be received from the control.
False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

Link

Option	Description
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

Option

Description

Rectangle

The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only

Use Events

Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events.

Set to:

True if the solution requires that events be received from the control.
False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

ListBox

Option	Description
Minimum Perimeter of Selection	The minimum size of the perimeter of the shape, used to assist with recognition and to avoid recognizing only a part of a selection.
Scroll Method	Select whether the scrollbar scrolls by Line or Page.
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

RadioButton

Option	Description
Checked	Specify whether the radio button is initially checked (True) or unchecked (False).
Check Mark Left Position	Specify whether the checkmark is to the left of its label (True) or to the right of its label (False).
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

ScrollBar

Option	Description
Dark Thumb	Specify whether the scrollbar handle is darker than the scrollbar track (True) or lighter (False).
Has Scroll Popup Menu	Specify whether the scrollbar has a right-click menu (True) or not (False).
Owner	Specify which control is associated with the scrollbar.
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

TabBar

Option	Description
Row	Specify the number of rows of tabs in the tab bar, or set to 0 to have the number of rows calculated at run-time.
Same Size	Specify whether all tabs are the same size (True) or not (False).
Selected Index	For tab bars that include only 2 tabs, specify which of the tabs is active (1 or 2). Not relevant for tab bars that include more tabs in which case the tab colors indicate which is active.
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

TextBox

Option	Description
Enabled	Specify whether the control is initially enabled (True) or disabled (False).
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

Option

Description

Enabled

Specify whether the control is initially enabled (True) or disabled (False).

Rectangle

The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only

Use Events

Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events.

Set to:

True if the solution requires that events be received from the control.
False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.

TreeView

Option	Description
Has Icon	Specify whether the items in the tree have icons (True) or not (False).
Right To Left	Specify whether the tree expands from right to left (True) or left to right (False).
Suppress Background	Specify whether to remove the background behind tree elements to aid recognition (True) or not (False).
Rectangle	The location and size of the element, providing the X and Y coordinates of the top-left corner of the anchor, and its width and height. Read-only
Use Events	Specify whether the solution should monitor the control for events. Set to: True if the solution requires that events be received from the control. False if the solution does not need to react to the control's events. Selecting False prevents system resources from being used unnecessarily.