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Maple Systems MAPware-7000 User Manual

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MAPware-7000 Programming Manual

1010-1040, Rev. 02

2. Move

cursor to a start point for the upper left corner of the keypad object. Click the

mouse cursor to place the object onto the screen.

3. The keypad appears on screen and the Keypad Properties box displays.

Options available using the Keypad Properties dialog box

Background Color (List F) – option to select a color as a ‘backdrop’ to the object

Border (List G) – add a line around the perimeter of the object

Key Spacing Horizontal – this attribute determines the number of pixels between each
key along the horizontal axis. Range is 6 to 43 pixels. Note: the overall width of the
keypad determines the width of each key. Therefore, to adjust the size of the keys, you
must change the size of the overall keypad.

Key Spacing Vertical – this attribute determines the number of pixels between each key
along the vertical axis. Range is 6 to 49 pixels. Note: the overall height of the keypad
determines the height of each key. Therefore, to adjust the size of the keys, you must
change the size of the overall keypad.

Keypad Style – there are eight options to the arrangement of the numeric keys:
1. Standard 10-key entry pad with negative entry key (default)

2. Standard 10-key entry pad

3. Hexadecimal entry pad with negative entry key

4. Hexadecimal entry pad with digit entry keys