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### QPx_SetAreaStyle

QPx_SetAreaStyle(areaRef; displayFormat; frameStyle; focusRing):error
| areaRef | Longint | QPix area reference
| displayFormat | Longint | Display format
| frameStyle | Longint | Frame style
| focusRing | Longint | Focus ring style
| error | Longint | Error result

Configures the visual appearance of a QPix plug-in area.

The QPix plug-in area is specified by areaRef. If areaRef is not a valid QPix plug-in area reference, qpx_paramErr is returned.

Parameter displayFormat specifies how the plug-in area displays its content. Set displayFormat to qpx_PictScrolling to configure the area as scrollable, or use any other constant to emulate 4D's picture display formats:

qpx_PictScrolling | 0 | Picture has scrollbars
qpx_PictTruncCentered | 1 | Picture is truncated to the area rectangle size and centered in it
qpx_PictScaledToFit | 2 | Picture is scaled up or down separately across each dimension to fit the current area rectangle
qpx_PictTruncNonCenter | 4 | Picture is truncated to the area rectangle size and placed top left
qpx_PictScaledToFitProp | 5 | Picture is scaled down proportionally to fit the current area rectangle and placed top left
qpx_PictScaledToFitPropCenter | 6 | Picture is scaled down proportionally to fit the current area rectangle and centered

Parameter frameStyle specifies the area frame style. Use one of the following constants:

qpx_PlainFrame | 0 | Puts a black one-pixel frame around the area
qpx_SunkenFrame | 1 | Puts a sunken-style frame around the area
qpx_NoneFrame | 3 | No frame

Parameter focusRing specifies the style of the area focus ring. Use one of the following constants:

qpx_NoFocus | 0 | No focus indication
qpx_SmokedFocus | 1 | Cool, smoke-style focus indication

Example

``Set the plugin area to scrollable, shunken, no focus` `` `C_LONGINT($error)` `C_LONGINT($displayFormat;$frameStyle;$focusStyle)` `` `$displayFormat:=qpx_PictScrolling` `$frameStyle:=qpx_SunkenFrame` `$focusStyle:=qpx_NoFocus` `` `$error:=QPx_SetAreaStyle (gQPixArea;$displayFormat;$frameStyle;$focusStyle)` ``

Related commands

QPx_GetAreaStyle | Returns the visual appearance configuration of a QPix plug-in area

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