Checkbox Options

Description

Key: hotkey

The key sequence the user can press to toggle the checkbox instead of using the mouse. The hotkey has the format alt_character, where character must be a letter or number. For example, Key: alt_A indicates that holding the Alt key and pressing A activates the item. The specified key is underlined in the item's text. A hotkey only works if the key in question is part of the item's text and is case insensitive.

Disabled

The checkbox is initially disabled.

Hidden

The checkbox is initially hidden.

Help: help_specs

Help information displayed in a popup window and the status bar. Help strings can be string expressions.

Icon: icon

A checkbox can be a button that is raised or depressed. icon specifies the location of the button, and can be a string constant or a string expression. If the string specifying the icon is of the format filename.bmp|i, where i is an integer, the bitmap file is assumed to contain a row of square icons, with no gaps between the icons, and the ith icon in the row will be displayed. The graphic of the icon should not contain borders, as any outlining of the button is now handled automatically.

Prompt: expression

The text next to the checkbox. If omitted, the name of the checkbox is used.

Variable: variable

A variable to receive the state of the checkbox. If the user clicks to uncheck the box, the variable is set to zero. If the user checks the box, the variable is set to one.  The initial value of this variable affects how the checkbox displays initially: If the variable is non-zero, the checkbox is checked, if it is zero or null, the checkbox is unchecked.