DocumentView (gb.form)
This control implements a paged document viewer.
Properties
Arrangement
Return or set how the different pages are arranged inside the view.
AutoCenter
Return or set if the page is centered in the case where only one page is displayed in width.
Border
Return or set if the document view has a border.
Center
Return or set if the page must be centered in the view.
Column
It allow to fix the number of columns or rows displayed depend of the arrangement mode selected.
Columns
Return or set the number of columns used for layouting pages.
Count
Return or set the number of pages in the document.
Desaturate
Return or set if the preview is automatically desaturated.
DocHeight
Return or set the default height of a page in millimiters.
DocWidth
Return or set the default width of a page in millimiters.
Layout
Return a virtual object used for defining the layout of a specific page.
Max
Return the number of pages in the document minus one.
Padding
Return or set the padding inside the view in millimiters.
PageHeight
Return or set the default height of a page in millimiters.
PageWidth
Return or set the default width of a page in millimiters.
Scale
Return or set the zoom factor of the view.
ShowPage
Return or set if the page number must be displayed inside the view.
ShowShadow
Return or set if pages are drawn with a little shadow.
Spacing
Return or set the spacing between the different pages in millimiters.
Zoom
Return or set the zoom factor of the view.
Inherited properties
Action
Returns or sets the action string associated with the control.
Background
Returns or sets the background color used by the control.
Children
Returns a collection of each control included in the container.
ClientHeight
Returns the height of the area containing the controls.
ClientWidth
Returns the width of the area containing the controls.
ClientX
Returns the position of the left border of the area containing the controls.
ClientY
Returns the position of the top border of the area containing the controls.
Cursor
Use this property for assigning a custom cursor to a control.
Design
Indicates that the control is in design mode.
Direction
Return or set the control text direction.
Drop
Returns or sets if a control accepts drops.
Enabled
Indicates that the control is enabled.
Expand
Returns or sets if a control will expand if included in a container
that arranges its contents.
Font
Returns or sets the font used to draw text in the control.
Foreground
Returns or sets the foreground color used by the control.
H
A synonymous for the
Height property.
Handle
Returns the internal X11 window handle of the control.
HasFocus
Returns whether the control has the focus.
Height
Returns or sets the height of the control.
Hovered
Returns whether the mouse cursor is inside the control.
Id
A synonymous for the
Handle property.
Ignore
Returns or sets if a control must be ignored when its parent arranges its children.
Left
Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.
Mouse
Returns or sets the appearence of the cursor when it points inside the control.
Name
Returns or sets the name of the control.
Next
Returns the next control having the same parent.
NoAnimation
Return or set if the possible animations of a control are disabled.
NoTabFocus
Return or set if a control cannot be focused with the TAB key.
Parent
Returns the control container.
PopupMenu
Return or set the name of the menu that will be popped-up when the user presses the right mouse button or the keyboard
MENU key.
Previous
Returns the previous control having the same parent.
Proxy
Return or set the "proxy" of a control.
ProxyFor
Return which control that control is a proxy for.
RightToLeft
Return if the control is right to left oriented.
ScreenX
Returns the position of the left border of the control in screen coordinates.
ScreenY
Returns the position of the top border of the control in screen coordinates.
Tag
Returns or sets the control tag.
Tooltip
Returns or sets the tooltip shown when the mouse stays on the control for a short time.
Top
Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.
TopLevel
Return the top-level window this control belongs to.
Visible
Indicates if the control is visible or not.
W
A synonymous for the
Width property.
Width
Returns or sets the width of the control.
Window
Returns the window that contains the control.
X
Returns or sets the position of the left border of the control relative to its parent.
Y
Returns or sets the position of the top border of the control relative to its parent.
Methods
Find
Return the page number under a specific mouse cursor position.
Goto
Move the view to a specified page.
Inherited methods
Drag
Starts a drag & drop process.
FindChild
Finds the first child control pointed by the
X and
Y coordinates.
Grab
Grab the keyboard and the mouse so that all keyboard and mouse events are received by the control.
Lower
Sends the control to the background of its parent.
Move
Moves and/or resizes the control.
Raise
Sends the control to the foreground of its parent.
Reparent
Changes the container of a control.
SetFocus
Gives the focus to the control.
Events
Draw
This event is raised when a specific page preview must me drawn
Finished
This event is raised when all page preview have been drawn.
Layout
This event is raised so that each page layout can be defined independently.
Zoom
This event is raised when the zoom level has changed.
Inherited events
Arrange
This event is raised when a container has just finished arranging its contents.
BeforeArrange
This event is raised just before a container arranges its contents.
DblClick
Raised when the user quickly clicks twice on the control.
Drag
This event is raised when the mouse enters the control during a drag & drop process.
DragLeave
This event is raised when the mouse leaves the control during a drag & drop operation.
DragMove
This event is raised while the mouse moves inside the control
during a drag & drop process.
Drop
This event is raised when a drag is dropped in the control.
Enter
Raised when the mouse enters the control.
GotFocus
Raised when the control has got the focus.
KeyPress
Raised when a key is pressed while the control has the focus.
KeyRelease
Raised when a key is released while the control has the focus.
Leave
Raised when the mouse leaves the control.
LostFocus
Raised when the control has lost the focus.
Menu
Raised when the user clicks on the control with the right mouse button,
or if it hits the
MENU key.
MouseDown
Raised when a mouse button is pressed while the cursor is inside the control.
MouseDrag
This event is raised when a drag operation should be started.
MouseMove
Raised when the mouse moves inside the control while a mouse button is pressed.
MouseUp
Raised when a mouse button is depressed while the cursor is inside the control.
MouseWheel
This event is raised when the user moves or presses the mouse wheel
while the mouse is inside the control.
NewChild
This event is raised when a new child
Control has just been inserted into the container.