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Appearance

Appearance
is an option for displayed objects such as Button and Slider that specifies the general type of appearance they should have.
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  • When multiple appearance specifications refer to a particular object, they are given in a list.
  • When an object can be in several different states, the setting for Appearance can be given in the form .
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Basic Examples   (5)
Display all the controls of Manipulator:
Force an ActionMenu object to look like a PopupMenu:
Control the appearance of Button:
Control the appearance of Opener:
Different appearances for the slider thumb:
Display all the controls of Manipulator:
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Force an ActionMenu object to look like a PopupMenu:
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Click for copyable input
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Control the appearance of Button:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
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Control the appearance of Opener:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
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Different appearances for the slider thumb:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
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