Appendix A: QCOOLBTN

QCOOLBTN Component

QCoolbtn is an extension of QButton, but allows Flat buttons, and toggle buttons (via GroupIndex).

QCoolbtn Properties

Field	Type	R/W	Default	Support
Align	INTEGER	RW	alNone	W
	Align determines how the control aligns within its parent control.
AllowAllUp	INTEGER	RW	False	W
	AllowAllUp specifies whether all buttons in the group can be unselected at the same time.
BMP	STRING	W		WX
	Use BMP to assign a new bitmap file, or to use BMP in a draw statement. Examples: DIM coolbutton AS QCOOLBTN coolbutton.BMP = "whatever.bmp" Details: You can hold multiple images on a single bitmap, but they must be of the same size and next to each other in a horizontal row. The "first" bitmap appears when the button is up. The "second" bitmap appears when the button disabled. The "third" bitmap appears when the button is clicked. The "fourth" bitmap appears when the button stays down. You have to tell Rapid-Q how many images are in your bitmap by assigning the number to NumBMPs.
BMPHandle	RESOURCE	W		W
Caption	STRING	RW		WXG
Cursor	INTEGER	RW	crDefault	W
Down	INTEGER	RW	False	WX
	Down specifies whether the button is selected (down) or unselected (up).
Enabled	INTEGER	RW	True	WXG
Flat	INTEGER	RW	False	WX
	Flat determines whether the button has a 3D border that provides a raised or lowered look.
Font	QFONT	W		W
GroupIndex	INTEGER	RW	0	W
	GroupIndex allows buttons to work together as a group. If GroupIndex is 0, the button behaves independently of all other buttons.
Height	INTEGER	RW		WXG
Hint	STRING	RW		WXG
Layout	INTEGER	RW	blBMPLeft	W
	Layout determines where the bitmap image appears on the button. 0 = blBMPLeft -- image appears at the left side of the caption 1 = blBMPRight -- image appears at the right side of the caption 2 = blBMPTop -- image appears above the caption 3 = blBMPBottom -- image appears below the caption
Left	INTEGER	RW	0	WXG
NumBMPs	INTEGER	RW		W
	NumBMPs determines the number of images within the bitmap button.
Parent	QFORM/QPANEL/QTABCONTROL	W		WXG
ShowHint	INTEGER	RW	False	WXG
Spacing	INTEGER	RW	4	W
	Determines the separation, in pixels, between the image and the caption.
TabOrder	INTEGER	RW		W
Tag	INTEGER	RW		WXG
Top	INTEGER	RW	0	WXG
Width	INTEGER	RW		WXG
Visible	INTEGER	RW	True	WXG

QCoolbtn Methods

Method	Type	Description	Params	Params
StartDrag	SUB	Allows Button to be dragged	0	W

QCoolbtn Events

Event	Type	Occurs when...	Params
OnClick	VOID	User clicked on the button	0	WXG
OnMouseDown	SUB (Button%, X%, Y%, Shift%)	Mouse button held down	4	WX
OnMouseMove	SUB (X%, Y%, Shift%)	Mouse moves	3	WX
OnMouseUp	SUB (Button%, X%, Y%, Shift%)	Mouse button is released	4	WX

QCoolbtn Examples

  '-- An example of toggle buttons (via GroupIndex)

  CONST False = 0: CONST True = 1

  DIM Form AS QForm
  DIM Cool1 AS QCoolbtn
  DIM Cool2 AS QCoolbtn

  Cool1.Parent = Form
  Cool1.GroupIndex = 1       '' Must be > 0
  Cool1.Down = True          '' Button initially down
  Cool2.Parent = Form
  Cool2.GroupIndex = 1       '' Same group as Cool1
  Cool2.Left = 40

  Form.ShowModal

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