TextLabel component
Use a TextLabel component to display read-only text on a form wherever features such as word-wrap and HTML formatting are not required. TextLabel is a simple, light-duty object which consumes fewer system resources than the Text component. Use for a field label, heading, instruction, prompt, or any other non-editable display text. The text can be any alphanumeric characters allowed in a character expression. You cannot link a TextLabel component to data.
The following lists the major differences between the TextLabel and the Text component:
The text property of a TextLabel component may only contain character string data
The following properties of the Text component are not supported by the TextLabel component:
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alignment |
anchor |
fixed |
function |
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leading |
marginHorizontal |
marginVertical |
picture |
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rotate |
suppressIfBlank |
suppressIfDuplicate |
tracking |
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trackJustifyThreshold |
variableHeight |
verticalJustifyThreshold |
wrap |
TextLabel text cannot be edited in-place on the design surface. Format the TextLabel text using the Format menu or toolbar, or the Font Property Builder (from the Inspector, click the fontName tool).
If the TextLabel component is a label for a control, you can assign a mnemonic. For this to work, the TextLabel component must immediately precede the control in the z order.