Orientation property

Remarks

The orientation applied to Rounded Rectangle and Gem shapes

This property applies only if the Shape property is set to one of the following values: SHAPE_ROUNDRECT, SHAPE_GEM, SHAPE_TRIANGLE, SHAPE_TRAPEZE, SHAPE_ARROW, SHAPE_KEYHOLE, SHAPE_ALFALFA.

Get / Set functions

BOOL abmGetOrientation (

HWND hWndBtn

);

void abmSetOrientation (

HWND hWndBtn,

short nOrientation

);

Parameters

Description

hWndBtn

Windows handle associated to the button.

nOrientation

Specifies the orientation value. Supported values are the following:

Mnemonic constant	Value	Meaning
DIR_ALL	0 (default)	All of the available orientations are covered
DIR_WEST	1	The button is West oriented
DIR_NORTH	2	The button is North oriented
DIR_EAST	3	The button is East oriented
DIR_SOUTH	4	The button is South oriented
DIR_NW	5	The button is Northwest oriented
DIR_NE	6	The button is Northeast oriented
DIR_SE	7	The button is Southeast oriented
DIR_SW	8	The button is Southwest oriented

Container function

short abmContainerSetting (

HWND hWndContainer,

short nSetting,

long newValue

);

Parameters	Description
hWndContainer	Windows handle associated to the button container.
nSetting	Must be set to SET_ORIENTATION
newValue	Same meaning of the nOrientation parameter described before