Grass Valley Xpanel Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 98)

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Adding events and actions to primitives and objects
Adding actions to an event
To add functionality to primitive objects and/or the panel, you must specify the actions that
are to be executed in response to an event (standard, user or tally). The following sections
describe the two methods for adding actions to an event:
•
Add actions to an event so that they will be executed every time the event is
encountered. This involves adding default or custom actions directly to the event and
setting the actions’ parameters. See
“Adding actions directly to the event” on page 5-12
for more information and instructions.
Or,
•
Add a condition (If or If/Else) which evaluates the user-defined criteria and then
determines whether or not to execute the actions defined within the condition
statements. See
“Adding conditions to an event’s action list” on page 5-13 for more
information and instructions.
Adding actions directly to the event
If you want actions to be executed every time the primitive or panel encounters the event,
then you must add the actions directly to the event and define the action’s parameters.
1.
With the event selected in the Action Editor, click the A DD A CTION button.
The drop-down list appears in the Action Editor.
2. Select one of the standard actions from the drop-down list.
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If the Action Editor’s standard actions do not perform the specific functions that you require,
you can select the C
USTOM action, which allows you to use scripts to define the desired logic
and behavior. See “Using scripts to define a custom action” on page 5-14 for more information.
3. Set the action’s parameters which appear in the right-hand section of the Action Editor.
Note that when a parameter is selected, a brief description of the parameter appears
below the parameter list.
4. Optional: Click on the Action’s C OMMENT column and type a user-friendly description of
the purpose or behavior of the action.