Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 - Manual (Page 211)

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Working with control objects
Dropbox objects on the control canvas
Adding a Dropbox primitive to the control-side canvas creates a drop-down list which
can be populated with multiple selections. Dropboxes are often used to provide operators
with a quick and limited list of options that affect what displays or happens on the scene side
(e.g. a list of show titles).
When associated with the O N U PDATE event, a change to the dropbox’s selection can trigger
an action that might affect the scene’s content or playout behavior. See “On Update” on
page 10-7 for more information.
To populate the dropbox object:
1.
Drag the Dropbox primitive onto the control-side canvas.
2. Double-click on the dropbox object and the object expands to display an empty list.
3. Type the text for the first item in the list and then press Enter.
(For a blank selection press the spacebar and then Enter.)
4. Repeat for the remaining items in the list.
5. To preview the behavior of the dropbox, switch to Production mode and click the arrow
on the dropbox.
When a Dropbox object is selected on the canvas, the Properties Browser displays the
following properties:
Category Dropbox object properties
The following properties determine the identity and control of the dropbox object:
Name , Visible , Locked , Trigger Events , Selection
Click on the links or see “Control object properties” on page 15-2 for a description
of each of these properties.
Design mode Production mode