{{tag>category:"OpenInsight 32-Bit" author:"SCarlson" author:"Richard Hunt" author:"The Sprezzatura Group" author:"Sean FitzSimons" author:"dsig@sigafoos.org"}} [[https://www.revelation.com/the-works|Join The Works program to have access to the most current content, and to be able to ask questions and get answers from Revelation staff and the Revelation community]] ==== How to set Column width in List Box (OpenInsight 32-Bit) ==== === At 05 FEB 2004 12:22:50PM SCarlson wrote: === The column width of a list box is 5 characters for each tab. How can I set the width of the columns in a listbox to be something like 15 char, 5 char, 10 char. Thanks.. Steve C. ---- === At 05 FEB 2004 01:13PM Richard Hunt wrote: === Maybe the "TABSTOPS" property would help you. ---- === At 05 FEB 2004 01:34PM The Sprezzatura Group wrote: === As an addendum to Richard's comment it is worth noting that the primary definition is correct and the second is a little misleading. That is to say, you don't set pixels between tabs, but a distance from the left side of the box - and you have to use pixels, so in your case values closer to ten times bigger are in order! The Sprezzatura Group [i]World Leaders in all things RevSoft[/i] [img]http://www.sprezzatura.com/zz.gif[/img] ---- === At 05 FEB 2004 01:55PM SCarlson wrote: === hhmmmmmmm! Tabstops property is not listed as a property for list boxes in "Which Controls Support Which Properties?" OI 4.13 Steve C. ---- === At 05 FEB 2004 02:18PM Sean FitzSimons wrote: === Steve, Thank you for the heads up. Did you find TABSTOPS in the Properties Chapter of the Prrogrammer's Reference in the Help? Sean ---- === At 05 FEB 2004 03:00PM SCarlson wrote: === Yep... Found it there. Steve C. ---- === At 05 FEB 2004 04:48PM SCarlson wrote: === Sean, Also, from debugger "View", "Properties" for the list box, the "Tabstops" property does not appear. Steve C. ---- === At 06 FEB 2004 07:44AM Sean FitzSimons wrote: === Steve, Not all properties are exposed in the Form Designer. TABSTOPS just happens to be one that can only be set programmatically. Sean ---- === At 06 FEB 2004 08:37AM SCarlson wrote: === Sean: Yes, but I would think the debugger view (debugger "View", "Properties" for the list box, the "Tabstops" property does not appear.) would show all properties. Steve C. ---- === At 06 FEB 2004 09:05AM dsig@sigafoos.org wrote: === so this is going to get fixed .. yes? dsig@sigafoos.org [url=http://www.sigafoos.org/samweb]DSigs Radio Free Oregon[/url] Phone: 971-570-2005 OS: WinXP Pro OI: 7.0 [[https://www.revelation.com/revweb/oecgi4p.php/O4W_HANDOFF?DESTN=O4W_RUN_FORM&INQID=WORKS_READ&SUMMARY=1&KEY=20BBFA5AA1B18F3E85256E31005F79A6|View this thread on the Works forum...]]