Table 8-9 lists unsupported properties, the controls on which they are not supported, and any notes that apply to specific controls. If your application uses these properties, rework it to avoid their use.
Property |
Controls |
|---|---|
Accelerator |
All controls |
AccessibleDescription |
Most controls |
AccessibleName |
Most controls |
AccessibleRole |
All controls |
AllowEdit |
DatePicker, DropDownListBox, DropDownPictureListBox |
AutoArrange |
ListView |
AutoHScroll |
DropDownListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, EditMask, MultiLineEdit, SingleLineEdit |
AutoSize |
MonthCalendar |
AutoSkip |
EditMask |
AutoVScroll |
EditMask, MultiLineEdit |
BitmapBackColor |
Menu |
BitmapGradient |
Menu |
Border |
Window |
BorderStyle |
RadioButton |
BottomMargin |
RichTextEdit |
ButtonHeader |
ListView |
Center |
Window (supported in child, popup, and response windows) |
ClientEdge |
Window |
ColumnsPerPage |
UserObject, Window |
ContextHelp |
Window |
ControlCharsVisible |
RichTextEdit |
ControlMenu |
DataWindow, Window (supported in child, popup, and response windows) |
DeleteItems |
ListView, TreeView |
DisableDragDrop |
TreeView |
DisableNoScroll |
ListBox, PictureListBox |
DisplayData |
EditMask |
DisplayOnly |
MultiLineEdit (supported, but control cannot get focus when set to true) |
DragAuto |
All controls |
DragIcon |
All controls |
DropDownRight |
DatePicker, EditMask |
EditLabels |
TreeView |
ExtendedSelect |
ListBox, ListView, PictureListBox |
FillPattern |
StaticHyperLink, StaticText |
FixedLocations |
ListView |
FocusOnButtonDown |
Tab |
FocusRectangle |
Graph, Picture, PictureHyperlink, StaticText, StaticHyperlink |
FullRowSelect |
TreeView |
GridLines |
ListView |
HeaderDragDrop |
ListView |
HeaderFooter |
RichTextEdit |
Height |
RoundRectangle (does not change height if width is changed first; for HTrackBar, this property has no effect in a Windows application, but does in a Web application) |
HideSelection |
EditMask, ListView, MultiLineEdit, TreeView |
HScrollbar |
ListBox, RichTextEdit, Window |
HSplitScroll |
DataWindow |
Icon |
DataWindow |
IgnoreDefaultButton |
EditMask |
IMEMode |
All controls |
Increment |
EditMask |
InputField properties |
RichTextEdit |
KeyboardIcon |
Window |
LabelWrap |
ListView |
LayoutRTL |
ListView, TreeView |
LeftMargin |
RichTextEdit |
LibraryName |
UserObject |
Limit |
DropDownListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, EditMask |
LinesAtRoot |
TreeView |
LinesPerPage |
UserObject, Window |
LiveScroll |
DataWindow |
Map3DColors |
Picture, PictureButton, PictureHyperLink |
MaxBox |
DataWindow, Window (supported in child, popup, and response windows) |
MaxSelectCount |
MonthCalendar |
MenuAnimation |
Menu |
MenuBitmaps |
Menu |
MenuTitles |
Menu |
MenuTitleText |
Menu |
MergeOption |
Menu |
MicroHelp |
Menu |
MinBox |
DataWindow, Window (supported in child, popup, and response windows) |
MinMax |
EditMask |
Modified |
RichTextEdit |
OneClickActivate |
ListView |
OriginalSize |
Animation |
PaletteWindow |
Window |
PictureAsFrame |
RichTextEdit |
PictureHeight |
TreeView |
PictureWidth |
TreeView |
PopMenu |
RichTextEdit |
Resizable |
DataWindow, RichTextEdit, Window |
RightMargin |
RichTextEdit |
RightToLeft |
DataWindow, DropDownListBox, DropDownPictureListBox, ListBox, ListView, PictureListBox, StaticText, StaticHyperlink, TreeView, Window |
RulerBar |
RichTextEdit |
Scrolling |
ListView |
ScrollRate |
MonthCalendar |
SelectedStartPos |
RichTextEdit |
SelectedTextLength |
RichTextEdit |
ShowHeader |
ListView |
ShowList |
DropDownListBox, DropDownPictureListBox |
ShowToolbarText |
Window (supported, but width of text is changed) |
ShowUpDown |
DatePicker |
SingleExpand |
TreeView |
SliderSize |
HTrackBar, VTrackBar |
SmoothScroll |
HProgressBar, VProgressBar (smooth scrolling is supported, but not step increments) |
Spin |
EditMask |
StatePictureHeight |
TreeView |
StatePictureWidth |
TreeView |
StatusBar |
RichTextEdit |
Style |
UserObject |
TabBackColor |
UserObject |
TabBar |
RichTextEdit |
TabStop |
EditMask, ListBox, MultiLineEdit, PictureListBox |
TickFrequency |
HTrackBar, VTrackBar |
TickMarks |
HTrackBar, VTrackBar |
Title |
DataWindow |
TitleBackColor |
Menu |
TitleBar |
DataWindow, Window |
TitleGradient |
Menu |
TodaySection |
DatePicker, MonthCalendar |
ToolbarAlignment |
Window |
ToolbarAnimation |
Menu |
ToolBarFrameTitle |
Application |
ToolBarHeight |
Window |
ToolbarItemDown |
Menu |
ToolbarItemDownName |
Menu |
ToolbarItemSpace |
Menu |
ToolBarPopMenuText |
Application |
ToolBarSheetTitle |
Application |
ToolBarUserControl |
Window |
ToolBarWidth |
Window |
ToolBarX |
Window |
ToolBarY |
Window |
TopMargin |
RichTextEdit |
TrackSelect |
ListView, TreeView |
TwoClickActivate |
ListView |
UnderlineCold |
ListView |
UnderlineHot |
ListView |
UnitsPerColumn |
UserObject, Window |
UnitsPerLine |
UserObject, Window |
UseCodeTable |
EditMask |
VScrollbar |
RichTextEdit, Window |
WeekNumbers |
DatePicker, MonthCalendar |
Width |
VTrackBar (has no effect in a Windows Form application, but does in a Web Forms application) |
WordWrap |
RichTextEdit |
