The backgroundColor property is the name of the RGB color for the background of the part.

The borderWidth property is the width of the border, specified in pixels, that surrounds the part on all four sides. A width of zero means that a border does not show.

On some platforms, the border width is limited to 1 pixel and any nonzero value is set to 1.

The buttonFontName property is the font used for the buttons in the part. If a font is not specified, the font specified on the textFontName property is used for the buttons in the part.

The enabled property specifies whether or not the part is available for selection. If true, the part's contents are available for selection.

The foregroundColor property is the name of the RGB color for the foreground of the part.

The fractionBase property is the denominator used in the fraction to calculate the percentage for the proportional spacing. The default value is 100.

The horizontalSpacing property is the default horizontal space between the part and its children. The default value is 0.

The hoverHelpEnabled property indicates whether you want hover help to be provided for this part and all of its children. The default is false.

The labelFontName property is the font used for the labels of the part. If a font is not specified, the font specified on the textFontName property is used.

The marginHeight property is the amount of vertical space between the part and its children.

The marginWidth property is the amount of horizontal space between the part and its children that are not attached.

The pageLabel property specifies the text you want to use as the label for the notebook page in an OS/2 notebook. (The label does not appear in if the page is in a Windows notebook.)

The partName property specifies the name you want to use to describe the part. For nonvisual parts, this text appears under the icon for the part on the free-form surface.

The name of the part can consist of alphanumeric characters, and must be different from those of all other parts on the layout surface.

If you do not specify a part name, VA Smalltalk generates a unique name based on the class name of the part.

The rubberPositioning property specifies whether child parts have their positions converted to proportional attachments.

If rubberPositioning is set to true, all children parts with no attachments on their top, bottom, left, or right, have their initial top and left positions converted to proportional attachments. If rubberPositioning is set to false, then the initial top and left positions are attached to the parent.

The tabBackgroundColor property is the name of the RGB color for the background of the tab.

The tabGroup property specifies whether or not the part is included as a tab stop so users can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.

The tabLabel property specifies the string of characters you want to use as the label for the tab of the notebook.

The tabType property specifies whether the tab is a major tab or a minor tab. Possible values are:

The textFontName property is the font used for the child text parts of the part. If you do not specify a font using the buttonFontName or labelFontName properties, the font specified on the textFontName property is used.

The traversalOn property specifies whether users can access the part using the cursor movement keys. If the part is specified as a tab stop by using the tabGroup property, users also can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.

The verticalSpacing property is the default vertical space between the part and its children.