CONTROLS

For those interested in a different type of list, the following code displays an array of items in an EF located in what would normally be the gray area of a horizontal scroll bar (button type 18, sys 7.5.5):

COMPILE 0, _caseInsensitive

DIM List$(11)
DIM selection%
END GLOBALS

LOCAL FN arrowList
  List$(1)="Alabama"
  List$(2)="Alaska"
  List$(3)="Connecticut"
  List$(4)="Delaware"
  List$(5)="Indiana"
  List$(6)="Iowa"
  List$(7)="Michigan"
  List$(8)="Mississippi"
  List$(9)="Oregon"
  List$(10)="Rhode Island"
  List$(11)="Wyoming"
END FN

LOCAL FN setBtn(btnID,min,max,initial)
  arrowValue& = BUTTON&(btnID)                                'Button handle
  LONG IF arrowValue&
    CALL SETCTLMIN(arrowValue&,min)                           'Lower limit
    CALL SETCTLMAX(arrowValue&,max)                           'Upper limit
    CALL SETCTLVALUE(arrowValue&,initial)                     'Initial value
  END IF
  EDIT$(2)=List$(FN GETCTLVALUE(arrowValue&))                 'Initial List Item
END FN

LOCAL FN buildWnd
  WINDOW OFF
  WINDOW#1,"arrowBtnList.demo",(0,0)-(300,180),_docNoGrow
  FN arrowList                                                'Fill array with List Items
  EDIT FIELD#1,"Select Home of STAZ Software",(60,35)-(250,50),_statNoFramed,_centerJust
  EDIT FIELD#2,,(102,92)-(208,104),_noFramed,_centerJust      'EF in center of arrow         
  BUTTON#1,_activeBtn,,(85,90)-(225,106),18                   'Type 18 = arrowBtn (no Thumb)     
  FN setBtn(1,1,11,1)                                         'Set values of Btn
  EDIT FIELD(0)                                               'Deactivate EF so _efClick will work
END FN

LOCAL FN doDialog
  DIM bullet$                   
  bullet$=CHR$(165) 
  evnt = DIALOG(0)
  id   = DIALOG(evnt)
  SELECT CASE evnt
    CASE _efClick
      selection% = FN GETCTLVALUE(BUTTON&(1))          'Get selection
      LONG IF LEFT$(EDIT$(2),1)=bullet$
        tmp$ =EDIT$(2)                                 'don't add extra bullets for double click, already there.
      XELSE
        tmp$ = bullet$ + " " + EDIT$(2) + " " +bullet$ 'Get text and add bullets
      END IF
      COLOR _zRed                                      'Make text red
      EDIT$(2) = tmp$                                  'Put it back in EF
      COLOR _zBlack                                    'Reset text to black
      LONG IF selection% = 8
        CLS:PRINT%(110,70)"That's correct!!"
      XELSE
        CLS:PRINT%(85,70)"Make another selection."
      END IF
      EDIT FIELD(0)
    CASE _btnClick
      SELECT id
          arrowValue& = BUTTON&(id)
          LONG IF arrowValue&
            LONG IF FN GETCTLVALUE(arrowValue&) = selection%  'If it was selected
              COLOR _zRed                                     'Keep it red
              tmp$ = CHR$(165) + " " + List$(FN GETCTLVALUE(arrowValue&)) + " " + CHR$(165)
              EDIT$(2) = tmp$
            XELSE
              COLOR _zBlack
              EDIT$(2) = List$(FN GETCTLVALUE(arrowValue&))
            END IF
          END IF
          EDIT FIELD(0)
      END SELECT
    CASE _wndClose
      END
  END SELECT
END FN

FN buildWnd
ON DIALOG FN doDialog
DO
  HANDLEEVENTS
UNTIL 0