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I think there is inconsistent behavior with defines in textboxscrollup (maybe introduced or not completely solved by MP1-4695). I will try to explain it (not easy for me).

You can use <define> and <define property=...> in window XML file and in references.xml file, in different controls and different tags (<label>, <color>, <width>,...). Some combinations seem to work and others do not.

Take for example this scenario:

In references.xml file:

[CODE]<define>#test.define_text:This is an example define text</define>

<define>#test.define_color:ffffffff</define>

<define property="true">#test.property_text:This is an example property text</define>

<define property="true">#test.property_color:ffffffff</define>

<style Name="style_test_control_define">

   <label>#test.define_text_xml</label>

   <color>#test.define_color_xml</color>

</style>

<style Name="style_test_control_property">

   <label>#test.property_text_xml</label>

   <color>#test.property_color_xml</color>

</style>[/CODE]

In any window XML file:

[CODE]<define>#test.define_text_xml:This is an example define text</define>

<define>#test.define_color_xml:ffffffff</define>

<define property="true">#test.property_text_xml:This is an example property text</define>

<define property="true">#test.property_color_xml:ffffffff</define>[/CODE]

Now, in the same window XML file, if you try to use define, property or style in textboxscrollup, some of them don't work.

#test.property_text_xml is ok, as expected, but #test.define_text_xml don't work.

#test.define_text and #test.property_text (both included in references.xml), neither works.

If you use the style style_test_control_define in the textboxscrollup, doesn't work (the label or color text are not converted)

If you use the style style_test_control_property in the textboxscrollup, it works, but also, if you try to override the tags (e.g. with <label>This is another text</label> in textboxscrollup), doesn't work.

Trying to summarize:

[CODE]

define in references.xml      | don't work | can be overridden

define in window xml          | don't work | can't be overridden

property in references.xml | don't work | can be overridden

property in window xml      | work           | can't be overridden

[/CODE]

Can or can't be overridden refers to the use in defining a style in references.xml and then try to change in the window file.

Wow, this is a mess . I hope this may be understandable, but I have tried to explain it as best I could .