Contents of the property sheet
The property sheet consists of paired names and values. Each row of the property sheet represents a single property of one or more (if multiple objects are selected) items. A name/value pair may be dimmed if it represents a read-only property that is not connected with a custom property editor (a dialog box tailored to the specific property enabling editing or input of more complex values).
Each property name has a tool tip label which gives a brief description of the property. To access the tool tip, rest the mouse over the property name for a moment until the tool tip appears.
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For JavaBeans properties, the name of the property is derived from the display name of the bean property. The tool tip for each property name displays its accessibility information and a short description for that property. Accessibility details are shown in parentheses (
r/w
,r/-
,-/w
orNo property editor
) and depend on the property and its property editor (see "Custom property editors" below).The value field either shows a property value as text or paints a representation of it (like the color preview for a color property). The tool tip for the value of the property displays the type of property, such as
java.awt.Color
. Clicking on this area switches the value field into input mode, enabling the value of the property to be changed. Double-clicking a name switches the value if there are just two possibilities (for instance, changingTrue
toFalse
)--or, if multiple values are possible, the value advances to the next possible (for instance,black
might change toblue
, then tored
and so on for each double-click). There are several ways to change the value, depending on the type of property. You may edit the value as text, choose from a pull-down list, open a custom property editor (by selecting the property and then pressing the ... button that appears), or customize a painted preview directly in the painted area.
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