In PowerBuilder 11.5, you can enhance the DataWindow® with gradients, transparency settings, and pictures. New object properties, including Brushmode and Picture, allow you to change the appearance of the DataWindow background. Using these new properties gives your applications a modern look and feel. For example, you can use the Brushmode property to create background gradient effects that give the DataWindow more visual interest.
Gradients display transitions from one color to another. Using Brushmode, you can choose from several different styles of gradient effects (horizontal, vertical, angled, radial) and then set other properties to customize the appearance of the gradient and transitions. If you choose to use a picture, then you would use the Picture properties to determine the appearance of the picture, whether it is original size, stretched to fit, or tiled in any way. You can adjust the transparency settings for both colors and pictures.
For examples of how to use these new properties, refer to “Enhancing DataWindow objects” in the Users Guide. For more information on the new DataWindow display properties, see the online Help for the following items:
Brushmode.property
Picture.property
Gradient.property
Transparency (DataWindow objects)
