The attributeName property represents the name of the property within the collection of items to be displayed in the part.

The backgroundColor property is the name of the RGB color for the background of the part.

The borderWidth property is the width of the border, specified in pixels, that surrounds the part on all four sides. A width of zero means that a border does not show.

On some platforms, the border width is limited to 1 pixel and any nonzero value is set to 1.

The converter property is an object that manages the conversion of other objects to and from their display format for certain visual parts, such as a Text part.

For more information on the dragDropSpec attribute, refer to Using the dragDropSpec attribute.

The editable property specifies whether the text in the part can be edited.

For the Container Details parts, this attribute along with the columns attribute determine whether the column cells are editable. However, the various edit events (such as editCellAt: or editSelectedCell) will edit the column, regardless of the values of these attributes.

The enabled property specifies whether or not the part is available for selection. If true, the part's contents are available for selection.

The fontName property is the name of the font to use for the text displayed in the part.

The foregroundColor property is the name of the RGB color for the foreground of the part.

The framingSpec property represents the values specified for the edge specifications of the part. The edge specifications determine the width, height, and position of the part.

The helpFile property is the name of the help file associated with the part.

The helpKeysId property is the ID of the keys help associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.

The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.

The helpTitle property is the title of the help window associated with the part.

The helpTopicId property is the ID of the help topic associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer value.

The ID must exist in the help file associated with the part.

The items property represents the collection of items to display in the part. Items can be a collection of objects or strings.

If the value of the items property is a collection of objects, use the attributeName property to specify the name of the property in the object that is to be displayed.

The itemType property specifies the type of values that appear in the spin button. Possible values include the following:

Displays items in the spin button as strings. This is the default value.

Displays items in the spin button as integers.

The maximum property specifies the maximum value for the spin button. If the itemType property is set to XmSTRING, the maximum property is ignored. The default value is 0.

The minimum property specifies the minimum value for the spin button. If the itemType property is set to XmSTRING, then the minimum property is ignored. The default value is 0.

The numericSpinInterval property specifies the amount to increase or decrease a numeric spin button when the corresponding arrow is selected. This property is not applicable if the itemType property is set to XmSBSTRING.

The object property is the data that the part represents. If the part represents non-string data, use this property; otherwise use the labelString or string property.

For example, you can use the object property with a converter to display the label of a button.

The partName property specifies the name you want to use to describe the part. For nonvisual parts, this text appears under the icon for the part on the free-form surface.

The name of the part can consist of alphanumeric characters, and must be different from those of all other parts on the layout surface.

If you do not specify a part name, VA Smalltalk generates a unique name based on the class name of the part.

The tabGroup property specifies whether or not the part is included as a tab stop so users can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.

The traversalOn property specifies whether users can access the part using the cursor movement keys. If the part is specified as a tab stop by using the tabGroup property, users also can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.

The wrapAround property specifies that you want the values to cycle through all values and not stop at the maximum or minimum values.