Custom Properties

[Jonathan Spane]

I have a c++ plugin manipulating custom properties in a Visio Shape. What I
am wondering now is how to listen for an event when the user changes a
specific property.

For example: If have pull down I would like know that pull down gets clicked
on at which point I will make other properties become visible or invisible.

Any ideas?

Thanks
JP

 

[JuneTheSecond]

My idea is to use cellchanged or formulachanged events.

 

[Al Edlund]

By pulldown, I assume you're using a common list control and that doesn't
change in visio.
al

 

[Jonathan Spane]

Here is an add on question:
In the Custom Properties window the is there a way to control the fill color
behind the labels? There is a potential to have many properties per shape
and I am trying to figure out some way to visually group them. Right now the
color looks like a light beige. Thanks for any help,

JP

 

[Chris Roth [MVP]]

Hi Jonathan,

If you look way over to the right in the ShapeSheet/Custom Properties
section, you'll see a SortKey row. These cells take strings that you can use
to group your props together.

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Hope this helps,

Chris Roth
Visio MVP

Free Visio shapes:
http://www.visguy.com/category/shapes
Visio programming info:
http://www.visguy.com/category/programming/
Other Visio resources:
http://www.visguy.com/visio-links/

 

[Jonathan Spane]

That is handy, thank you. Is there any way to change the appearance of the
colors? The reason being that even though the properties are in correct
order they all look like they run into each other because of the background
color of the Label is the same. If I could change that color then one could
see where one group ends and another begins. If there isn't a way I am
thinking of having properties that have "******" as there label to be used
as separators.

Thanks
JP

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

There is no way of setting the colour for individual Custom Properties, but
the is a good suggestion for a future release.

John... Visio MVP

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