Automatic features of edit controls

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Automatic Application Features (AAF)
Configuring the AAF menus (Automatic Application Features)
Automatic calendar for the Date edit controls (AAF)
Setting the initial focus to a control (AAF)

Automatic features of edit controls

Overview

Edit controls are used to enter the main information of an application.

Edit controls provide multiple automatic features available in all the controls of your applications without writing a single line of code. These features simplify the use of the edit controls.

These features can be accessed in the context menu (right mouse click).

Some examples:

Simple edit operations.
Displaying an RTF formatting bar.
Displaying an HTML formatting bar.
Performing a spell check.
Finding an expression or a word.
Positioning on a line in the edit control.
Displaying a calendar.
Storing the "Today" date.
Displaying a calculator.
Storing the last value entered.
Storing all the values entered.
Incrementing the value of a numeric, date, time or duration Edit control with the mouse wheel.
Presence of a specific context menu for the controls used to enter a file name.
Presence of an image thumbnail for the controls presenting the path of an image or PDF file.
Showing the password currently entered.
Performing a search on Internet.
Defining the first control in edit.