Creating a Custom Container

A custom control is a container for a control, which makes resizing and compression of controls possible.

1. Position the cursor where you want the top left-hand corner of the container to be.
2. Choose Edit → Create element → Custom control.

   The system displays the maximum possible size for the container.

3. Position the cursor where you want the bottom right-hand corner of the container to be.
4. Choose Mark ctrl end.

   The attribute dialog box for the custom control appears.

5. Enter the custom control attributes. For more information, see Custom Container Attributes .
6. Choose Copy.

   The system displays the control container using the dimensions that you have specified in the dialog box.

7. You can use the following functions to edit the control you have already created:

   Function	Use
   Ctrl Attributes	Changes the attributes of the custom control
   Mark Ctrl End	Changes the position of the bottom right-hand corner of the control
   Deselect Ctrl	Deselects the control
   Delete Ctrl	Deletes the control
   Move Ctrl	Moves the control to a new position

See also

Creating a Control Using the SAP Picture as an Example