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API for Text Area Action and Property Controls

Developers would like to be able to create text areas, properties and input controls in the text area that manipulate those properties.

One example would be to have a tool that would perform an S+ calculation. A user of Spotfire could launch a tool that would 1) insert a data function into the document 2) create a text area with user controls for input params (like a column selector) 3) create the document/table properties that would store the input selections from the text area 3) create the plots and other controls to read results after the calculation is finished.

Examples:
1. A script can toggle the label on the link/button.

2. A dialog tool can generate a set of document properties, a Text Area, Property Controls in the Text Area, a new Visualization, and configure a Data Function.

3. Read and store the configuration of text area controls as a record

4. Toggle visibility of controls, for example to hide controls that are not valid for the current selections in other controls.

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      Sep 5, 2023

      Still not implemented after 7 years. It would be great to be able to adjust the size of the property controls and for example in the numeric slider the start, stop and interval values.

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      Aug 18, 2021

      in addition - the ability to programmatically change controls, i.e. change the data table and columns associated with a multiple-select list box

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      Nov 23, 2020

      This will really help to dynamically configure the Text area:

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      change the background color of the Text Area by the document property selection by using ironPython script.
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      Jan 16, 2020

      It would be great to be able to alter formatting of controls via script.  In my particular case, I'd like to be able to dynamically change the color of a label property control via script.

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      Oct 25, 2019

      It has been 3 years now, is there any actions on this?  At least, ability to resize, change font for the filter boxes like the rest of the control.  Thanks in advance for considering this item.

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      Apr 18, 2019

      Please include the property control size in this so we can resize dynamically

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      Jul 10, 2018

      We are looking for pulling the Custom expressions/data limiting expressions of all calculated values present in Text area

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      Mar 24, 2018

      We would also need to adjust the format of the controls in text areas (colors, font size etc)

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      May 10, 2017

      any further consideration on this?  it's been over a year! :-)

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      Oct 4, 2016

      We also need this to create advanced UIs with dependent (cascading) property controls, also the ability to programmatically inspect property controls and their selectable values.

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      Sep 22, 2016

      Key to aid in configuration of templates for users

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