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CHAPTER 9 ANIMATED OBJECTS
9.5.4. General Settings
This section describes how to define the general settings for the picture displays. The following is an example of the
General page of the Picture Display property sheet.
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 the picture displays is PDnnnn.
Note You can type a note for the object.
Shape Check this option if you want the picture display to have a frame. Shape
Shape
settings For details about the following properties, see Section 4.3.1.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object.
, Border Color, Pattern, FG Color, BG Color
External Label Check this option if you want the picture display to have an external label. Set up the external
label in the External Label page.
State Select a state as the current state of the picture display so you can view and set the Pattern, FG
Color, BG Color for that state.
State Type The state type of the variable that controls the picture display. There are four state types you can
select from: Bit, Value, LSB, and Bit For Enabling Animation. For details, see
Section 9.5.1 Basic
Operations.
Data Type The data type of the variable that controls the picture display. The supported data types include:
Bit, 16-bit Unsigned Integer, 16-bit BCD, 32-bit Unsigned Integer, and 32-bit BCD.
Monitor Address Specifies the variable that controls the picture display.
Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field.
Total State The number of states for the picture display.
Animation
Frequency (Hz) The rate to change the picture.