Button Radio

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A radio button allows the user to select the value of a device parameter from a list.

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.

 Property Type Options

General

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 Control Info: Shows control type.

  • Read only
Locked: Specifies if the control is locked out so that it cannot be moved or re-sized.

  • Checked = Locked
  • Unchecked = Unlocked

Parameters

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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

Value List: Allows editing of the value range of the control.

Brings up the Discrete Values Editor.
Reset Text: Optional text to display in right click context popup

Appearance

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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

Text Color: Text color of the item text.

Brings up the Select Color window.
Background Color: Text that appears when mouse pointer hovers over control.

Font: Font style for the text on the control. Click on “…” to select desired font.

Selects from Windows fonts
Tool Tip Text: Text that appears on control mouse-over.
Tab Index: Indicates the sequence of an element within the tabbing order of all focusable elements in the document.
Tab Stop: Whether the control appears in the tab order.

  • Checked = Appears
  • Unchecked = Won’t appear

Button

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 Alignment: Alignment of the button nubs.

  • vertical
  • horizontal
Diameter: Diameter of the radio button nubs

Style: The style (color) of the nubs.

Select from the pull-down list.

Border Style: The style of the control border.

Select from the pull-down list
Top Margin: Distance of the values, in pixels, from the top border of the control.
Bottom Margin: Distance of the values, in pixels, from the bottom border of the control.
Left Margin: Distance of the values, in pixels, from the left border of the control.
Right Margin: Distance of the values, in pixels, from the right border of the control.

 

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