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CHAPTER 5 BUTTONS AND SWITCHES
5.5.4. General Settings
This section describes how to define the general settings for a slide switch.
The above is an example of the General page of the Slide Switch dialog box.
The following table describes each property in the General page.
Property
Description
ID
The object’s identifier. It is generated when the object is created. The identifier is unique
within the screen where the object is on. The format of the ID’s for slide switches is
SWnnnn.
Note
You can type a note for the object.
Shape settings
For details about the following properties, see
Section 4.3.1.4 Setting up the Shape of
an Object.
, Border Color, BG Color
External Label
Check this option if you want the object to have an external label. Set up the external
label in the External Label page.
Direction
Specifies the direction of the slide switch. For details,
see 5.5.1 Basic Operation
.
Data Type
The data type of the variable to be controlled by the object. About data types, see ?, ?.
Write Address
Specifies the variable to be controlled by the object.
Click this icon to bring up the Address Input Keypad and specify an address for this
field.
Write
Address
Click this icon to bring up the Select Tag dialog box and select a tag for this field.
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