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Temporary (Boolean)
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Control Element-Specific Events
Events
In addition to the preceding events, which are supported by all control elements, there are also some control
element-specific events that are only defined for certain control elements. The most important of these events are:
When Item Changed
the value of a control element changes
Item Status Changed
the status of a control element changes
Text modified
the text of a control element changes
When initiating
an action that can be performed when the control element is triggered (for example, a button is pressed)
When you work with events, note that some events, such as the When initiating event, can be initiated each
time you click the mouse on some control elements (for example, on radio buttons). No action is performed to
check if the status of the control element has actually changed. To avoid such “blind events”, save the old control
element value in a global variable, and then check to see if the value has changed when an event is executing.
The When initiating event is also noteworthy for the following reasons:
This event is initiated by either a key-press or a mouse button. Thus, it provides a consistent interface for
users who navigate by mouse or by keyboard.
When the Repeat property of a command button is set to True, this event is the one which is repeatedly
sent, as long as the triggering action (key down or mouse-button down) remains in effect.
The properties for the Item Status Changed event are:
Selected (long)
currently selected entry
Highlighted (long)
currently highlighted entry
ItemId (long)
ID of entry
Dialog Control Elements
OpenOffice.org Basic recognizes a range of control elements which can be divided into the following groups:
Entry fields Buttons Selection
lists
Other
Text fields Standard buttons List boxes Scrollbars (horizontal and vertical)
Date fields Checkboxes Combo-boxes Fields of groups
Time fields Radio Buttons Tree Control Progress bars
Numerical fields Dividing lines (horizontal and vertical)
Currency fields Graphics
Fields adopting
any format
File selection fields
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