Button Objx - Summary

by GrapeCity - Product Type: Component / ActiveX OCX / DLL / VBX

Summary

Button Objx by GrapeCity

URLs: farpoint-button-objx, farpoint button objx, farpointbuttonobjx, grapecity

Create fully customized active buttons and toolbars as well as custom-shaped containers. Button Objx is an ActiveX component designed to replace the Windows button component to create visually enhanced buttons. It allows you to dynamically change pictures and shapes, add multiple hotspots within a custom-shaped region, and more. Features include: IE or Netscape-style buttons, make buttons or individual cells transparent, 3D text characteristics, and much more.

New Features in Button Objx 2.0 include:

Create an Internet- or Netscape-style button

Create a toolbar easily

Use a picture to define the shape of the button or an individual cell

Load a button template in a cell

Set segment-related properties for individual cells

Make the button or individual cells transparent

Apply three-dimensional text characteristics to text in individual cells

Display a drop shadow for the button

Display a different picture when the mouse pointer is over the button or an individual cell

Specify text to display in the fpBln control when the mouse pointer is over a cell

Disable individual cells

Resize the button automatically based on the size of its parent and specify the offset from the edges of the button

Specify the space between the cell contents and the cell boundaries

Display the balloon statically for the control with the focus

Create a custom-shaped balloon using a template you created in Button Designer

Button Overview

Easily replace the Windows button control

Create active-style buttons with or without 3D borders

Create a toolbar or tool palate

Use one button to perform multiple operations using hotspots, saving valuable system resources

Display a different picture for the up, down, and disabled states or when the mouse pointer is over the button or an individual cell

Use as a container to host other controls

Dynamically change the shape or characteristics of the button in response to your user

Automatically resize the button based on the parent size and specify offsets

Cell Overview

Create up to 512 cells or regions per button

Each cell can contain text, pictures, act as a hotspot, or display special 3D effects

Make the individual cells or entire button transparent

Use a picture to define the shape of an individual cell or the entire button

Load a previously saved button template into a cell

Apply three-dimensional text to individual cells

Disable individual cells

Specify the space between the cell contents and the cell boundaries

Cell Details

Create up to 512 "cells", or regions, each with its own:

Text, Font and Color for both the "up" and "down" states of the control

Pictures for the up, down, and disabled states of the control or when the mouse passes over the cell

Custom alignment of the text and pictures within the cell

Three-dimensional appearance, including "active borders" which show the 3D effect around the cell only when the mouse passes over it

Orientation by rotating the cell in 90 degree increments or displaying the text vertically

Text for the balloon control to display when the mouse passes over the cell

Shape using up to 512 "segments", or lines, using different shapes for each line

Balloon Control

Display a help balloon (tool tip) displaying customized text when the cursor is over most development controls

Choose from four balloon shapes (round, square, ellipse, or cloud) or customize your own shape by loading a button template into the balloon

Choose an optional tail type (straight or bubble)

Display an optional drop shadow behind the balloon

Automatically resize the balloon to fit its text

Change the balloon's appearance or content at design time or at run time

Share the balloon across multiple windows

Button Designer

Easily customize your shape at design time using the Button Designer's Cell Editor, Segment Editor and Button Editor

Use the Cell Editor to assign text colors, hotspots, or bitmaps to each button cell

Use the Segment Editor to assign a shape (square, ellipse, round, or straight) to each button segment or cell

Use the Button Editor to select cells or segments, drag-and-drop cells and grab handles, and resize cells and segments using the built-in alignment grid

Create template files that can be loaded at design-time or at run-time into the button or into a cell

Begin your design with one of 16 pre-defined templates

Create fully customized active buttons and toolbars as well as custom-shaped containers.

Pricing: Button Objx V2.0.30 1 Developer License, Button Objx V2.0.30 Source Code Escrow Annual Subscription - (An Escrow Agreement will be sent to you for signature - please read Licensing section below)

Evals & Downloads: Read the Button Objx Readme help file, Read the Button Objx Online help file, Download the Button Objx V2.0.30 evaluation on to your computer - Expires after 30 days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, Windows 3.X

Architecture of Product: 16Bit, 32Bit

Product Type: Component

Component Type: ActiveX OCX, DLL, VBX

Built Using: MFC V4.2 / V6.0

General: Includes Digital Signature, Marked as Safe for Scripting, Marked as Safe for Initialization, OCX96 Compatible

Compatible Containers: Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 97, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0, Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0, Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0, Microsoft ActiveX Control Pad, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, CodeGear C++ (formerly Borland), Watcom C/C++

Product Class: User Interface Components

Keywords: ButtonObjx FarPoint Technologies Inc Button Objx Cursor Design toolbar interface HOTSPOTS

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Part numbers: PC-504588-66143 504588-66143 PC-504588-66146 504588-66146

Mfr. Part No: BTO01