InForm/docs/frmbin format.txt

InForm - GUI library for QB64
Fellippe Heitor, 2016-2019 - fellippe@qb64.org - @fellippeheitor
https://github.com/FellippeHeitor/InForm

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Below is the binary format for exchange of controls data. It is
used for UiEditorPreview.frmbin, which is read/written to by both
UiEditor and UiEditorPreview, as well as for clipboard exchange.

This format is used in UiEditor and UiEditorPreview's methods:
    - LoadPreview
    - SavePreview
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InForm + CHR(1)
LONG UBOUND(Control)
FOR EACH CONTROL (FORM INCLUDED):
    INTEGER -1 (new control) + LONG Control.ID + INTEGER ControlType
    INTEGER LEN(Control.Name) + RTRIM$(Control.Name)
    INTEGER Width + INTEGER Height + INTEGER Left + INTEGER Top

    IF HAS PARENT: INTEGER LEN(Parent.Name) + RTRIM$(Parent.Name)
    ELSE: INTEGER 0

    PROPERTIES --------
    INTEGER -2 (Caption) + LONG LEN(Caption) + Caption
    INTEGER -3 (Text) + LONG LEN(Text) + Text
               For Form, PictureBox and Button controls, Text holds the
               icon image file path to load from disk.
    INTEGER -4 (Stretch)
    INTEGER -5 (Font) + INTEGER LEN(FontSetup$) + FontSetup$
    INTEGER -6 (ForeColor) + _UNSIGNED LONG .ForeColor
    INTEGER -7 (BackColor) + _UNSIGNED LONG .BackColor
    INTEGER -8 (SelectedForeColor) + _UNSIGNED LONG .SelectedForeColor
    INTEGER -9 (SelectedBackColor) + _UNSIGNED LONG .SelectedBackColor
    INTEGER -10 (BorderColor) + _UNSIGNED LONG .BorderColor
    INTEGER -11 (Transparent BackStyle)
    INTEGER -12 (HasBorder)
    INTEGER -13 (Align) + _BYTE .Align
    INTEGER -14 (Value) + _FLOAT .Value
    INTEGER -15 (Min) + _FLOAT .Min
    INTEGER -16 (Max) + _FLOAT .Max

    (-17 and -18 retrieval of properties .HotKey and .HotKeyOffset deprecated,
                 they are set at runtime by the SetCaption method.)

    INTEGER -19 (ShowPercentage)
    INTEGER -20 (CanHaveFocus)
    INTEGER -21 (Disabled)
    INTEGER -22 (Hidden)
    INTEGER -23 (CenteredWindow)
                For the Form control only.
    INTEGER -24 (ToolTip) + LONG LEN(Tip) + Tip
    INTEGER -25 (ContextMenuID) + INTEGER LEN(ContextMenuID.Name) + ContextMenuID.Name
    INTEGER -26 (Interval) + _FLOAT .Interval
    INTEGER -27 (WordWrap)
    INTEGER -28 (Transparent color) + _UNSIGNED LONG .TransparentColor
    INTEGER -29 (CanResize)
                For the Form control only.
    
    (-30 property .HotKeyPosition deprecated, as it is set at run time
         by the SetCaption method.)
    
    INTEGER -31 (Padding) + INTEGER .Padding
    INTEGER -32 (Vertical Alignment) + INTEGER .VAlign
    INTEGER -33 (Password mask)
                For TextBox controls
    INTEGER -34 (Encoding) + INTEGER EncodingID
                For the Form control only.
    INTEGER -35 Sets current Button control as __UI_DefaultButtonID
    INTEGER -36 (Mask) + LONG Len(Mask()) + Mask()
    INTEGER -37 (MinInterval) + _FLOAT .MinInterval
    INTEGER -38 (NumericOnly = True)
                For TextBox controls
    INTEGER -39 (NumericOnly = __UI_NumericWithBounds)
                For TextBox controls
    INTEGER -40 (BulletStyle = __UI_Bullet)
    INTEGER -41 (AutoScroll = True)
                For ListBox controls
    INTEGER -42 (AutoSize = True)
                For Label controls
    INTEGER -43 (BorderSize) + INTEGER .BorderSize
    INTEGER -44 (Key combo) + INTEGER LEN(Key combo) + Key combo
    INTEGER -45 (Animated Gif)
    INTEGER -46 (Auto-play Gif)
    INTEGER -47 (ControlIsSelected)
    INTEGER -48 (BoundTo) + INTEGER Which control + INTEGER Which 
                Property
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INTEGER -1024 (End of file)