XTR.SHOWBUTTONS

Revised December 2020; see History

This options controls whether the +/- buttons—used with multi-level mode to expand/contract levels—are visible, and whether one click or two expands/collapses the levels.

The interpretation of the first two fields preserves compatibility with older programs, but now allows the application to hide the top level or lower level buttons, if desired.

Symbol

Value

Meaning

 

0 or 1

show the buttons

XTSBF_HIDE0

&h0002

causes the top level buttons to be hidden

XTSBF_HIDE

&h0004

causes the lower level buttons to be hidden

XTSBF_LCLICK

&h0040

single click expands/collapses

XTSBF_DBLCLK

&h0080

double click (or ENTER) expands/collapses

 

Notes on XTSBF_LCLICK and XTSBF_DBLCLK:

 

•   When enabled, these options may make it easier for the user to operate a multi-level tree, reducing the amount of hand-eye coordination otherwise needed to click precisely on the +/- button.

•   Burying these options in the XTR.SHOWBUTTON field may be slightly counter-intuitive since they have nothing to do with whether the buttons are visible, but the features are closely related enough that it seemed better than introducing yet another field to the XTRCTL structure.

•   Note that the double-click option probably only makes sense when there is no other action or meaning associated with parent tree items, since it stifles the ability to "choose" the item.

History

2020 December, A-Shell 6.5.1693  Added XTSBF_LCLICK and XTSBF_DBLCLK. See "Notes" above.

2010 December, A-Shell 5.1.1197:  Added to A-Shell