InkEdit.property – PB Docs 2018

columnname

The name of a column that has the InkEdit edit
style.

property

A property for the InkEdit column. Properties and
their settings are listed in the table below.

value

The value to be assigned to the
property.

AutoSelect

Whether to select the contents of the edit control
automatically when it receives focus. Values
are:

Yes — Select automatically
(default).

No — Do not select
automatically.

You can use AutoSelect with
SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the
generated syntax.

Painter: Auto Selection
option.

DisplayOnly

Specifies whether the text is display-only and
cannot be changed by the user. Values are:

true —
Text cannot be changed by user.

false — Text can be
changed by user (default).

Painter: Display Only
option.

Factoid

Specifies a context for ink recognition. Set this
property if the input data is of a known type, such as a date or
Web address, to constrain the search for a recognition result.
Possible values include digit, e-mail, Web, date, time, number,
currency, percent, and telephone. For a list of values, see the
table that follows.

Painter: Factoid
option.

FocusRectangle

Whether a dotted rectangle (the focus rectangle)
will surround the current row of the column when the column has
focus. Values are:

Yes — (Default) Display the
focus rectangle.

No — Do not display the focus
rectangle (default).

You can use FocusRectangle with
SyntaxFromSql. The setting applies to all the columns in the
generated syntax.

Painter: Show Focus Rectangle
option.

HScrollbar

Whether a horizontal scroll bar displays in the
edit control. Values are:

Yes — Display the
horizontal scroll bar.

No — Do not display the
horizontal scroll bar (default).

Painter: Horizontal
Scroll Bar option.

InkMode

Specifies whether ink collection is enabled and
whether ink only or ink and gestures are collected. Values
are:

InkDisabled (0) — Ink collection is
disabled.

CollectInkOnly (1) — Only ink is
collected.

CollectInkAndGestures (2) — Ink and
gestures are collected (default).

Painter: InkMode
option.

Limit

A number specifying the maximum number of
characters (0 to 32,767) that the user can enter. 0 means
unlimited.

Painter: Limit option.

NilIsNull

Whether to set the data value of the InkEdit to
null when the user leaves the edit box blank. Values
are:

Yes — Make the Empty string
null.

No — Do not make the empty string null
(default).

Painter: Empty String is null
option.

RecognitionTimer

Specifies the time period in milliseconds between
the last ink stroke and the start of text recognition. The
default is 2000 (two seconds).

Painter:
RecognitionTimer option.

Required

Whether the column is required. Values
are:

Yes — Required.

No — (Default)
Not required.

Painter: Required
option.

UseMouseForInput

Specifies whether the mouse can be used for input
on a Tablet PC. Values are:

true — The mouse can be
used for input

false — The mouse cannot be used for
input (default)

Painter: UseMouseForInput
option.

VScrollbar

Whether a vertical scroll bar displays in the edit
control. Values are:

Yes — Display a vertical
scroll bar.

No — Do not display a vertical scroll
bar (default).

Painter: Vertical Scroll Bar
option.

Default

Returns recognizer to the default setting. For
Western languages, the default setting includes the user and
system dictionaries, various punctuation marks, and the Web and
Number factoids. For Eastern languages, the default setting
includes all characters supported by the
recognizer.

None

Disables all factoids, dictionaries, and the
language model.

Currency

Currency in pounds, dollars, euros, and
yen.

Date

Dates written in English; for example 8/19/2005,
Aug 19, 2005, or Friday, August 19, 2005.

E-mail

E-mail addresses.

Filename

Windows file name paths. The name cannot include
the following characters: / : ” < > |

Number

Numeric values, including ordinals, decimals,
separators, common suffixes, and mathematical symbols. This
factoid includes the Currency and Time factoids.

Percent

A number followed by the percent
symbol.

Postal Code

Postal codes as written in English, for example
01730 or CT17 9PW.

System Dictionary

Words in the system dictionary only.

Telephone

Telephone numbers as written in English, for
example (555) 555 5555 or +44 1234 123456.

Time

Times as written in English, for example 15:05 or
3:05 pm.

Web

Various URL formats.

Word List

Words on the word list associated with the
recognizer context only.

Digit

A single digit (0-9).

One Char

A single ANSI character.

Upper Char

A single uppercase character.

Bopomofo

Kanji Common

Hangul Common

Katakana

Hiragana

Korean Common

Jamo

Simplified Chinese Common

Japanese Common

Traditional Chinese Common