Fader Horizontal

March 19, 2024
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A Fader Horizontal is an adjustable horizontally-positioned fader control that manipulates a device parameter.
Controls can be managed in the Custom Panel designer and, once the Custom Panel is activated, utilized by the end user. This control must be linked to a parameter to function properly.

Properties Type	Options
General	Control Info: The control type. Read only
General	Locked: Specifies if the control is locked out so that it cannot be moved or re-sized. Checked = Locked Unchecked = Unlocked
Parameters	Addresses: Enables panel designer to edit addressing information with the added benefit that the values can be validated as a group before being applied to the device. This editor also allows the user to assign multiple parameters to the control. Click to select Parameter Address Editor. Properties correspond to the system explorer.
	Information: Shows information about the Parameter Address. Read only. Properties correspond to the system explorer
	Maximum: Maximum parameter value. The largest parameter value.
	Minimum: Minimum parameter value. The smallest parameter value.
	Reset Text: Optional text to display in right click context popup.
Appearance	Location: Control location (in pixels) of the control on the Custom Panel. Change X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) values in relation to upper left corner. You can also drag the control to a different location
	Size: Control size (in pixels). Change width and height values. You can also re-size the control manually
	Background Image: Brings up the Select Background Image window
	Background Color: Background color of the control
	Tool Tip Text: The text that appears on control mouse-over
	Tab Index: Determines the position of the control in the tab order
	Tab Stop: Specifies whether the control appears in the tab order. Checked = Appears Unchecked = Does not appear
Fader Cap	Fader Cap Image: The image displayed for the fader cap. Click Browse to locate custom fader caps
	Fader Cap Size: How large the fader cap will be
	Arrow Box Width: The width of the arrow box in pixels
	Vertical Offset: The vertical offset of the fader cap, in pixels, from the fader channel
	Horizontal Offset: The horizontal offset of the fader cap, in pixels, from the fader channel
	Hot Spot: Sets mouse sensitivity to the fader cap or the entire length of the slider
Channel	Channel Color: Color of the fader channel Default is Dim Gray
	Channel Width: Width of the fader channel in pixels
	Channel Start: Distance, as a percentage of length, from the bottom or left edge to where the fader channel will start
	Channel End: Distance, as a percentage of length, from the bottom or left edge to where the fader channel will end
	Channel Center: Distance, as a percentage of width, from the bottom or left edge to where the fader channel will be located
Scale	Display Tick Marks: Option to display the tick marks of the control. Must be set to true for custom ticks to display. Checked = Display Unchecked = Do not display
	Number of Major Ticks: How many major ticks are displayed
	Custom Ticks: Option to display custom tick values by utilizing the scale editor. Checked = Display Unchecked = Do not display
	Display Tick Values: Option to display the tick values.
	Value Format: Allows you to format the tick values.
	Major Tick Color: The color of the major tick.
	Major Tick Length: The length of the major tick.
	Number of Minor Ticks: How many minor ticks are displayed.
	Minor Tick Color: The color of the minor tick.
	Minor Tick Length: The length of the minor tick.
	Tick Location: The location of the tick marks relative to the fader channel.
	Font: The font for the ticks.
	Labels Inside: Whether labels are drawn between tick marks and fader channel or not. Checked = labels drawn between tick marks and channel Unchecked = tick marks drawn between labels and channel
	Labels Vertical: Whether labels are displayed vertically or horizontally. Checked = labels display vertically Unchecked = labels display horizontally, left to right
	Label Margin: The amount of space, as a decimal fraction of the width of the control, between the center channel and the tick marks
Nudge Button	Nudge Button Location: Location of the nudge buttons. None, Center, Above or Below
	Nudge Type: Determines, with the increment amount, how much the control will adjust when a nudge button is pressed. Percent – percentage of the total visual display of the control. For non-logarithmic controls, the visual display and the total value of the control will be the same. For logarithmic controls, the visual display will differ from the total value. Bump – small increment Value – specified increment amount
	Increment Amount: Determines with the nudge type; how much the control will adjust when a nudge button is pressed.
	Nudge Button Separation: Distance in pixels from the edge to the nudge button
	Up Image: The static image for the “up” nudge button. Click the button to select a new image.
	Up Pushed Image: Image that displays when the “up” nudge button is pushed. Click the button to select a new image.
	Down Image: The static image for the “down” nudge button. Click the button to select a new image.
	Down Pushed Image: The image that displays when the “down” nudge button is pushed. Click the button to select a new image.
Popup Value	Popup Value Position – Fraction: The location of the popup value as a decimal fraction of the width (X) and height (Y) of the control
Popup Value	Display Popup Value: Displays the value of the control in a popup, if set to true. Checked = Display Unchecked = Do not display