9 Logical and GUI Attributes

In order to streamline the tools available and simplify the development process for building Forms applications for the Web, logical and GUI attributes that are not applicable to Web deployment have been removed.

9.1 Use Visual Attributes to Replace Logical and GUI Attributes

For Web-deployed forms, you can use Visual Attributes in place of logical and GUI attributes to define the appearance of dynamic items.

9.2 Obsolete Logical and GUI Attributes

Replace any references to the following obsolete logical and GUI attributes in SET_ITEM_PROPERTY, SET_FIELD, or DISPLAY_ITEM with an equivalent Visual Attribute.

Table 9-1 Obsolete Logical and GUI Attributes

Obsolete Attribute	Where Used and Upgrade Notes
Alert	Alert text.
AlertBackground	Alert background.
AlertIcon	Icon in an alert window.
AlertMessage	Message text in an alert window.
Boilerplate	Constant text.
Bold	Bold for all items (including check boxes).
Bold-inverse	Inverse bold for all items.
Bold-text	Boilerplate.
Button-current	Current button.
Button-non-current	Non-current button.
Field-current	Color for current text item.
Field-non-current	Color for text item that is not currently selected.
Field-Queryable	Queryable field in Enter-Query mode.
Field-selected-current	Currently selected text item.
Field-selected-non-current	Text item that is not currently selected.
Full-screen-title	Screen title.
ItemQueryDisabled	When a Block goes into Enter-Query Mode, any non-queryable items inherit this set of attributes.
ListItemNonSelect	Unselected item in a text list.
ListItemSelect	Selected item in a text list.
ListPrefix	List prefix.
Listtitle	List of Values (LOV) title.
Menu	Selected menu.
Menu-bottom-title	Current title at bottom of menu.
MenuItemDisabled	Disabled menu item.
MenuItemDisableMnemonic	Mnemonic of a disabled menu item.
MenuItemEnable	Enabled, non-current menu item.
MenuItemEnableMnemonic	Mnemonic of an enabled menu item.
MenuItemSelect	Current menu item.
MenuItemSelectMnemonic	Mnemonic of the current menu item.
Menu-subtitle	Current menu subtitle.
Menu-title	Current menu title.
Normal	Text item.
NormalAttribute	Normal background for windows.
PushButtonDefault	Default or current button.
PushButtonNonDefault	Button that is not default.
Scroll-bar-fill, Inverse, Inverse-underline, Bold-underline, Bold-inverse-underline	These logical attributes are not unique to Forms Developer. As a result, these logical attributes can be overridden by the visual attributes defined by the window manager.
ScrollThumb	Elevator box on scroll bar.
Status-Empty	Controls the look of the empty Status Line.
Status-Hint	Controls the font of any item hint appearing on the Status Line.
Status-Items	Controls the look of the Operator Information Area which contains the LOV lamp, record count, and so on.
Status-Message	Controls the font of any message appearing on the Status Line.
Sub-menu	Selected submenu.
TextControlCurrent	Current field or text editor.
TextControlFailValidation	When an item fails a validation check, it is set to this attribute set.
TextControlNonCurrent	Disabled or non-current field or text editor.
TextControlSelect	Selected text in an enabled field or text editor.
ToolkitCurrent	Generic attribute.
ToolkitCurrentMnemonic	Generic attribute.
ToolkitDisabled	Generic attribute.
ToolkitDisabledMnemonic	Generic attribute.
ToolkitEnabled	Generic attribute.
ToolkitEnabledMnemonic	Generic attribute.
Underline	Underline for all items.
WindowTitleCurrent	Title of active window.