Spinner Advanced

 

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
Maximum: The maximum value that a control may be set to
Minimum: The minimum value that a control may be set to
Disable Mixed-sate Editor: When checked, disables the mixed-state context menu and 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

Border Style: The style of the Spinner border.

Choose from drop down menu.

Border Color: The color of the Spinner border

Brings up the Select Color window.

Top Margin: The amount of space, in pixels at the top of the control where a label may be placed.
Bottom Margin: The amount of space, in pixels at the bottom of the control where a label may be placed
Left Margin: The amount of space, in pixels to the left of the control where a label may be placed
Right Margin: The amount of space, in pixels to the right of the control where a label may be placed
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

Text Attributes

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Text Font: The font of the Spinner text.

Choose from Windows fonts.

Text Color: The color of the Spinner text

Brings up the Select Color window.

Background Color: The background color of the text area

Brings up the Select Color window.

Value Format: The format used when displaying the value. This is an advanced feature and must follow English conventions.

Text Alignment: The horizontal alignment of the text.

Left, center or right

Text Border Style: The border style of the text area.

Choose from drop down menu

Nudge Buttons

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Nudge Type: Together with the Increment Amount, determines the amount that the control will increment/decrement when a Nudge Button is pressed.

  • Percent, bump or value
Increment: Together with the Nudge Type, determines the amount that the control will increment/decrement when a Nudge Button is pressed.

Spinner Attributes

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Spinner Position:

Specifies where the up/down arrows are to be located.

  • Right or TopBottom
Spinner Width: Sets the size of the up/down arrow buttons, in percent of width or height.

Spinner Button Color: The color of the up/down arrow buttons.

Brings up the Select Color window.

Spinner Arrow Color: The color of the up/down arrows.

Brings up the Select Color window.

Arrow Width: The width of the base as a percentage of the spinner button width.

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