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CHAPTER 7
Controls and Other Protos 7
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Controls are software objects that provide various user interface capabilities,
including scrolling, selection buttons, and sliders. You use the controls and other
protos described in this chapter to add these features to your NewtonScript
applications.
This chapter gives a general description of the controls and related protos provided
in Newton System Software. For a detailed description of these protos, including
the slots that you use to set to implement each, see “Controls Reference”
(page 6-1) in Newton Programmer’s Reference.
This chapter provides information about the following controls and protos:
■ horizontal and vertical scrollers
■ boxes and buttons
■ alphabetical selection tabs
■ gauges and sliders
■ time-setting displays
■ special views
■ view appearance enhancements
■ status bars
Controls Compatibility 7
The 2.0 release of Newton System Software includes a number of new protos,
including:
■ four new scroller protos: protoHorizontal2DScroller,
protoLeftRightScroller, protoUpDownScroller, and
protoHorizontalUpDownScroller
■ two new buttons: protoInfoButton and protoOrientation
■ two selection tab protos: protoAZTabs and protoAZVertTabs
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