Maple Systems MAPware-7000 - Manual (Page 154)

154 MAPware-7000 Programming Manual
1010-1040, Rev. 02
Place a Message Display object on screen
1. Use one of the following:
a. click Draw…Display Objects…Data Display…Message Data from the standard
menu
b. click Show Data…Message Data from the Draw toolbar
c. click on the Message Display icon in the Objects toolbar
2. Move cursor to a start point for the button object. Click to place the object on
screen.
3. The object appears on screen and the Register Text Display Data Properties box displays.
Register Text Display Data Properties Options
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Color Animation (see Feature List A) – dynamically change the color of the object
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Flash Animation (List B) – dynamically ‘flash’ object
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Visibility Animation (List C) – make the object disappear or become ‘invisible’
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Background Color (List F) – option to select a color as a ‘backdrop’ to the object
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Border (List G) – add a line around the perimeter of the object
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Flash (List D) – continuously ‘flashes’ the object
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Font (List I) – select from one of four options- 5x7, 7x14, 10x14, and 20x28 pixels.
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Text Color (List Kb) – Determines the color of the text. Click to display the color
palette.
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Design (List S) – identifies object
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Display Data Properties – address of target
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Ranges – click on the directory button to display the Register Text Range popup
window
o Register Text Range- Maximum of 255 ranges allowed. Enter the Low Limit and
High Limit values (0 to 65535) and the text to display when the value read from
the targeted register is within range. Each text message has a maximum of 40
characters.