Name: titleWidth

Type: property

Syntax: set the titleWidth of <button> to <pixels> 

Summary: Specifies the amount of a <button(object)|button's> width used to display the <button(object)|button's> <name> or <label> <property> to the left of the <button(keyword)>.

Synonyms: labelWidth

Associations: button

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Example:
set the titleWidth of button "Options" to 90

Example:
set the titleWidth of button "Standard" to 0

Value:
The <titleWidth> of a <button(keyword)> is a <non-negative> <integer>.
By default, the <titleWidth> <property> of newly created <button(object)|buttons> is set to zero.

Description:
Use the <titleWidth> <property> to create <popup menu|popup menus> with a title.

The <titleWidth> is taken from the total <width> of the <button>. This means that setting a <titleWidth> makes the <button> narrower, and you may have to increase the <width> <property> to accommodate both title and <button>.

References: label (property), menuMode (property), name (property), width (property), integer (keyword), button (keyword), button (object), property (glossary), non-negative (glossary), popup menu (glossary)

Tags: ui
