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6.2.2 Details of the description windowThe description window groups the characteristics of the selected controls into several tabs:TabGeneralGUILinkStyleCharacteristicsUsed to specify the name of the control and the display characteristics of the control. Forexample:• the caption of the control (this caption can be multilingual).• the type of information displayed in the control (text, numeric, …).• the display mask used for the control (the mask can be multilingual). See the onlinehelp for more details (keyword: "Mask, Multilingual mask").• the image displayed in an image control, the type of bar code used in a bar code control,the type of chart used in a chart control, etc. See the online help about this controlfor more details.Used to define:• the print parameters of the control (visible, breakable, …).• the size of the control.• the position of the control in the report and in the block to which the control belongs.Used to define the item or the variable found in the data source to which the control is linked.The value of this item or variable will be displayed in the control.Used to define:• the style of the control (background color, border, …).• the font used in the control.Note: The font used in the control can also be defined via the icons found in the"Popup" toolbar.6.3 Multilingual feature in a report controlsIn a multilingual application or site, the multilingual feature is managed by the report editor for the followingelements:• the captions, the display masks,• the images, the links.At run time, the report editor will automatically select the caption, the mask or the image corresponding tothe runtime language of the project.Reminder: The default runtime language of the project is defined in the "Languages" tab of the project description.To display the project description, on the "Project" pane, in the "Project" group, click "Description".See the online help (keyword: "Multilingual, Report controls") for more details.6.4 Group of controlsA group is a set of controls grouped together so that their common characteristics (their visibility status forexample) can be modified (or displayed) in a single operation, by programming.In the report editor, all the controls of all groups are displayed: some controls may overlap.The same control can be associated with several groups.Part 1: Report editor 81