### Entry Field Styles

Styles Tab
The Entry Field Styles dialog allows you to enter the text, ID, the type and style of the entry field. The Start and End entry fields enters the starting and ending index positions of the text. The Size entry field sets the maximum number of characters that the entry field can accept. There are Cancel and Enter buttons along the bottom of the dialog box.

Text alignment:

- left-aligned
- centered
- right-aligned

Options:

- Auto Horz. scroll scrolls the text in the entry field when new text is entered
- Margin places a border around the Entry Field allowing the user to see the limits of the actual Entry Field. When you do not use the Margin style, the arrow will still change its shape to an I-Beam when it passes over the marginless entry field allowing the user to see that input is possible.
- Auto Tab generates the effect of a tab key when a character is added to the end of a full field. The auto tab style is generally used with fixed-length entry fields.
- Read Only prevents the user from entering text in the entry field. It is possible to dynamically change the read only state of the entry field through the EM_SETREADONLY message.
- Command designates the entry field as a command entry field. This provides the Help Manager with command help if the user requests help for this field. Note: Only one entry field within each dialog may have this style.
- Unreadable displays the text entered as asterisks. Generally, this style is used to create password entry fields. Note: Setting the presentation parameters' foreground and background to the same color creates an entry field that hides what is being typed.
- Auto size sizes the text such that the contents fit

DBCS Styles:

- Any causes the entry field to accept a mixture of SBCS and DBCS characters. When the number of characters is exceeded, an alarm will sound and the entry field will ignore the last character entered. This style is the default style for an entry field.
- SBCS causes the entry field to accept only single byte characters. When the number of characters is exceeded, an alarm will sound and the entry field will ignore the last character entered.
- DBCS displays a status window at the bottom of the frame window within Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) enabled applications. This window displays additional information to the user through the DBCS facilities. When the number of characters is exceeded or a SBCS character is entered, an alarm will sound and the entry field will ignore the last character entered.
- Mixed causes an entry field to accept a mixture of SBCS and DBCS characters.

Base Styles

Font & Color Tab contains only a dialog tab

Bidi Tab (only available with Warp)

Pen Options Tab (only available with Warp)