Rotary

March 19, 2024
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Property 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 value a control can be set. The largest control value.
	Minimum: Minimum value a control can be set. The smallest control 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: Click to select background image.
	Background Color: Background color of the control.
	Foreground Color: Foreground color of the control
	Anti-Aliasing: Whether to draw with anti-aliasing or not. Checked = With anti-aliasing. Unchecked = Without anti-aliasing
	Tool Tip Text: The text that appears on control mouse-over
	Tab Index: If tab stop is set to true, 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
Knob	Base Image: The image displayed for the inside of the knob
	Ring Image: The image displayed for the outside of the knob.
	Shading Image: The image used to simulate lighting/shading effects of the knob.
	Knob Size: The size of the knob. Set to 0,0 to reset to the actual image size.
	Start Position: The angular starting point from vertical.
	End Position: The angular ending point from vertical.
	Orientation: The movement of the knob from min to max.
Scale	Display Tick Mark: Display mark on the control, when set to “true”.
	Number of Major Ticks: The number of major tick marks displayed on the control.
	Custom Ticks: Option to use custom tick values by utilizing the scale editor. Checked = Display Unchecked = Do not display
	Display Tick Values: Displays the value of a tick mark next to major tick marks when set to “True”.
	Value Format: The format of the value displayed next to major tick marks. This is an advanced feature.
	Major Tick Color: The color of major tick marks.
	Major Tick Length: The length, in pixels, of major tick marks.
	Number of Minor Ticks: The number of minor tick marks display between major tick marks
	Minor Tick Color: The color of minor tick marks.
	Minor Tick Length: The length, in pixels, of minor tick marks
	Font: The font for the ticks
	Inner Distance: The distance between the center of the knob and the inside end of the tick marks.
	Label Separation: The distance between the outer end of the major tick marks and the edge of the labels in pixels.
Nudge Button	Nudge Button Location: Location of the nudge buttons. None, Left, Right, 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: The 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