Represents a panel element that can be used to group other elements and to draw borders around them.

Panel

Overview

The Panel is a simple object that provides a surface with a border on which you can put other objects. Use this for user interfaces, in which you want to visibly group items.

Properties

Find more information about changing properties here: "Properties Viewer"

BorderStyle

type: See description
The kind of border around the panel. Select a style from the drop-down list.

BackgroundColor

type: Known color name
The background color of the panel

This property uses the Color Repository. For more information about the use of colors in a project, refer to "Color Repository"

ForegroundColor

type: Known color name
The foreground color of the panel (border color)

This property uses the Color Repository. For more information about the use of colors in a project, refer to "Color Repository"

Size

type: Size containing width and height
The size of the user interface of this object (width, height).

Coordinates

type: Coordinate
The location of the user interface of this object in (x,y) coordinates, relative to the object it is on top of.

Caption

type: Word or phrase
The name of the object in the project. This name must not contain '.', '$' nor '@' characters.

For more information about the rules and usage of the Caption property, please refer to "Caption property - background and usage".

Documentation

type: See description
Optional documentation of this object. If this object is an operator, the Documentation text is displayed below the operator symbol.