Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 580)

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Unsupported graphic object features
This section describes features of PanelBuilder 1400e graphic objects that are not
supported in FactoryTalk View. The Notes column provides additional information and
describes methods for achieving the same result when possible.
Graphic object
Unsupported feature in
FactoryTalk View
Notes
Image, text, arc, ellipse, line,
panel, rectangle, wedge Blinking wallpaper objects If you want an object to blink at run time, unlock the
wallpaper.
In FactoryTalk View, all of the listed objects except
images and panels use color animation to blink. For
details, see page 22-10.
Panels use the Blink property to blink.
Color images do not blink. Monochrome images use the
Blink property to blink.
Numeric Display Polarity If a PanelBuilder 1400e application was set up with the
Polarity control requiring a negative number to show the
minus sign, the numeric display will not work properly
after the application is converted to FactoryTalk View
Machine Edition.
Numeric Input Cursor Point,
Numeric Data Display Fixed Position and PLC
Controlled decimal display
options Use an expression to achieve the same result. Assign the
expression to the object’s Value connection. For
information about expressions, see Chapter 23.
Numeric Input Cursor Point,
Numeric Keypad Enable Button,
Numeric Keypad PLC Controlled and Decimal
Key Controlled input options Objects are converted with the Decimal Point property
set to Implicit.
Numeric Input Cursor Point Retain Cursor on Cancel The numeric input cursor point retains focus when the
operator cancels entering a numeric value.
Maintained push Button,
Multistate Push Button, Control
List Selector Initial state values If you want to set these objects’ states on application
startup, create a macro to set the appropriate tag values
for the objects’ connections. For information about
macros, see Chapter 30. Assign the macro in the Startup
editor. For details, see Help.