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PROPERTIES
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PROPERTIES
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The Property Form is shown when the program is in edit mode and an object or component is double clicked. Right clicking on the component, and then selecting Properties from the pop up menu will also bring up the Property Form.
Typical property box
The property form allows you to change the display characteristics of each component. You can move it to a new location, change its font, change its text, set a sensor, etc. You can edit these properties, update the component changes on the form, undo the changes, and press Close button.
Some standard component properties:
Left - This is the component's left position on the form.
Top - This is the component's top position on the form.
Width - This is the component's width.
Height - This is the component's height.
Font - This is the font for the components text. Set the size, style and color.
Back Color - This is the background color for the current component.
Other common properties are:
Title Color- set the color of the title text on the component.
On Color- the color the component becomes when the status bit is on or the bit is equal 1.
Off Color- the color the component becomes when the status bit is off or the bit is equal 0.
Fail Color- the color the component becomes when the status bit is equal 1.
Title- the component title. This value will help the user to know which component represents which part in the system
On Message- this message is displayed when the component status bit is on.
Off Message- this message is displayed when the component status bit is off.
Fail Message- this message is displayed when the component status bit is on
Style- this option is for image components. Choose Normal, Transparent, or Masked.
Line Width- set the width of the line in pixels.
Line Slant- the line can be either Horizontal, Vertical, Slant Right, or Slant Left. Choose the orientation for each line with this setting.
Line Color- set the color of the line here.
Angle- some components can be rotated; this setting determines how many degrees the component is rotated
One of the best ways to set properties is to configure one component first. If the component has the look you want, copy it and then paste it back to your form. The pasted component will have its properties set the same as the others.
Sensor Improvements
Several sensors have been improved by adding transparency to it. The polygon, the tank, and the shape sensor will be transparent if you select the background color to be the same as the form color. This is useful for showing a map or picture background through the sensor.
The windrose component has been improved by rotating it to match a map's north position. The display below shows the windrose being rotated by 45 degrees. This is done by entering rotate(45) (in lowercase) in the tagname property. The tagname is special placeholder for assigning commands that were added after the component has been used. This makes it compatible with older displays.
Several components are shown on this form.
The buttons have been assigned as triggers and as a statistics report generator.
The on click buttons were tested with different triggers to make sure they were toggled and that the data was written to the correct place.
Html output was test with all the components to be sure they were written in the background