Name 

Description 

 

ActiveControlType 

Determines which control type has the focus when the dialog is displayed. 

 

AllowCancel 

Dialog can be cancelled. 

 

AllowMinimize 

Dialog can be minimized. 

 

BiDiMode 

Specifies the bi-directional mode for the control. 

 

Border 

Specifies the appearance of the dialog border. The border is not visible by default. 

 

BorderStyle 

Specifies the appearance and behavior of the form border. 

 

Button 

Holds the properties relating to customised button appearance. 

 

ButtonBar 

Holds the properties that control how the button section is displayed. 

 

Color 

The background color for the dialog. This color controls the background color for all of the dialog and its controls except for the button section. To set the color of the button section, use the ButtonBar Color property. 

 

Content 

Text that is displayed in the content section of the dialog. 

 

CustomButtons 

Contains the list of custom buttons that the dialog is to display. 

 

DefaultMonitor 

The monitor on which to display the dialog on. 

 

DialogOptions 

Controls the appearance of the different dialog sections and controls. 

 

DialogStyle 

Determines the style of the dialog to be displayed. 

 

Expando 

Holds the properties that control how the expando control. 

 

Font 

Specifies the font attributes to use for the content section of the dialog. This font is also used for the Verification check box. 

 

Footer 

Holds the properties that control how the footer section is displayed. 

 

Glyph 

Holds the image to be displayed in the content section of the dialog. 

 

Header 

Holds the properties that control how the header section is displayed. 

 

HelpContext 

Context used when F1 has been pressed and HelpType is htContext. 

 

HelpKeyword 

Keyword used when F1 has been pressed and HelpType is htKeyword. 

 

HelpLink 

Holds the properties that control how the help link is displayed. 

 

HelpType 

Invocation method for help when the user presses F1. 

 

Icon 

Holds the Icon that is used in the dialogs title bar. BorderIcons must include biSystemMenu for the Icon to be displayed. 

 

Instruction 

Holds the properties that control how the instruction is displayed. keywords: Instruction;Text 

 

Location 

The coordinates of the dialog when the Position property is dpDesigned. The Location values are ignored if one of them is -1. 

 

MainIcon 

Icon that is displayed on the left edge of the dialog. 

 

MaxLines 

The maximum number of content lines to display. 

 

OnCleanUpDialog 

events 

 

OnCreated 

Triggered when the dialog is created. 

 

OnDestroyed 

Triggered once the Form reference that contains the dialog is destroyed. 

 

OnDialogCollapse 

Event triggered when the dialog has been collapsed by pressing the Expando button. 

 

OnDialogConstructed 

Triggered once the dialog has been setup and is about to be shown. 

 

OnDialogExpand 

Event triggered when the dialog has been expanded by pressing the Expando button. 

 

OnDialogShow 

Triggered when the dialog is first displayed. 

 

OnKeyPress 

Respond to specific key presses on the dialog by using this event 

 

Position 

Determines the Position of the dialog. When Position is set to dpDesigned then the top and left values are retrieved from the Location property. If the Location property has one value of -1, then the dialog is displayed centered. 

 

Progress 

Holds the properties that control how the progress bar functions. 

 

RadioButton 

Holds the properties that allow the extending of the RadioButton functionality 

 

RadioButtons 

Contains the list of radio buttons that the dialog is to display. Requires the doRadioButtons value set in DialogOptions. 

 

Sheet 

Applicable options when the DialogStyle is set to dsSheet 

 

ShowHint 

Specifies whether hints are visible on the dialog. 

 

Timer 

Holds the properties that control how the doTimer flag works 

 

Title 

The title of the dialog. The Title text appears in the caption of the created dialog providing the BorderStyle is not bsNone. 

 

UseDefaultFonts 

Set to use the default fonts that have been set in the DefaultFonts global variable. When TRUE all specific Font sections are ignored. keywords: Fonts;DefaultFonts;TDefaultFont 

 

UseOldStyleSetting 

Specifies if the dialog should be displayed as if the MessageDlg function has been called. 

 

Verification 

Holds the properties that control how the verification check box is displayed. 

 

Width 

Determines the width of the client area of the dialog.