Multistate Indicator Properties - States tab

Click the state for which to set up properties. There is also an error state, which is labeled Error.

Type the integer value to use for each state. You cannot assign a value to the error state.

This field displays the current background color for the state. Click it to select another color. If the background style for the indicator object is transparent, the background color is not used.

This field displays the border color for the state. Click it to select another color. This color appears at runtime only if the option Border uses back color, in not selected in the General tab.

Select this check box if the object’s background is to blink when the object is in this state at runtime. The blink rate is twice per second.

If you select a pattern style, the pattern also blinks.

Select a pattern for the object or state. The pattern appears on the face of the object. The pattern does not cover the object’s border, caption, or image (if any are defined for the object).

If the indicator’s back style is transparent or gradient (as specified in the General tab), the pattern is not visible.

This field displays the current pattern color for the object or state. Click it to select another color.

Specifies the text for the state. The text appears on the face of the object, to give the operator information about the current state.

For objects with error states, the default caption for the error state is Error. You can change it if required.

Adds an embedded variable to the caption. Click Insert Variable and then select the type of variable to be inserted in the caption. In the dialog box, specify the details of the variable.

Select the font to use for the caption or message.

Select the font size to use for the caption or message.

This field displays the current text color for the caption. Click it to select another color.

This field displays the current background color for the caption. Click it to select another color. If the caption background style is transparent, the background color is not used.

Select this check box if the caption is to blink at runtime. The caption blinks twice per second.

Check this box if the caption or message is to continue on the next line at the beginning of a new word. If this is not checked, the caption or message continues on the next line whenever the maximum text length is reached, even if this occurs in the middle of a word. The maximum text length depends on the width of the object and the font size.

Click the down arrow and then click Solid or Transparent to specify the object’s background style. If you select Transparent, the caption’s background is not filled in and the object's background shows through.

Click a letter, or letters, to specify the font style for the caption, if required.

Click a button to specify how the caption is to be positioned on the object. If the object is a circle or ellipse, the position is relative to the button’s bounding box.

Click the Browse button to select the file name of the graphic image for the state, if one is required. The image appears on the face of the object, to give the operator information about what the current state. Before you can place an image on the object, you must import the image into your project.

For monochrome images, this field displays the current image foreground color. Click it to select another color.

For monochrome images, this field displays the current image background color. Click it to select another color. If the image background style is transparent, the background color is not used.

For monochrome images, select this check box if the image is to blink at runtime. The image blinks twice per second.

Check this box if the application is to resize the image to fit the object. If this is not checked, the image is first aligned using the Alignment setting, then, if larger than the object, the image is clipped to fit the object.

Click the down arrow and then click Solid or Transparent to specify the image’s background style. For color images that are not PNG with Alpha channel, if the Image back style is set to Transparent, any parts of the image that are black will be transparent.

Click a button to specify how the caption is to be positioned on the object.