Maple Systems MAPware-7000 - Manual (Page 122)

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value in a particular internal HMC register (SW0001). Many objects employ the
language feature but to use this feature, you must first decide which languages you
need then add them to the Languages section. Once completed, you click on the pull-
down box in this option, select a language, and then configure the text for the object
using that language. During normal operation, you can set up buttons on the HMC that
will instantly change the ‘language’ (i.e. English, Spanish, German, etc.) of the HMC
without the need to download a new project. Below are snapshots of HMC screens
(using simulation mode) in which a ‘Jump to Screen’ button and Text change as new
values are placed into SW0001:
K- Text: this is the entry location where the programmer enters text that will appear in a
text object. The size of the display screen and the font size determine the total number
of characters permissible. Multiple lines are not allowed.
a. Text Alignment - Only available when using the Multilingual Text object, this
option determines alignment of the text in relation to the size of the text box.
Options are Left (justified), Right (justified), and Center (justified).
b. Text Color - Determines the color of the text. Click to display the color
palette.