Latched Push Button Properties - General tab

Select the border style. The default style is Line.

If the object is a rounded rectangle, circle, or ellipse, the available border styles are None and Line.

Type the number of pixels for the width of the object’s border.

Select whether the object background is solid, gradient, or transparent. If you select Transparent, the object’s background is not filled in and any objects behind it show through. If you select Gradient, the object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.

Specify the color for the background (Back color) in the States tab.

Select the shape of the object. If the object is a rounded rectangle, circle, or ellipse, the application applies properties such as size and position by measuring in relation to the object’s bounding box.

Tip

: Press

Ctrl

while dragging a corner of the shape to form a square button.

Available only when the shape is rounded rectangle. Specify how rounded you want the corners to be.

Select this check box to use the object’s background color for the border of the button. If this is not checked, you can assign a separate color to the border, instead of using the object’s background color.

Specify the background color and the border color in the States tab.

This field displays the current highlight color. Click it to select another color.

For button objects, the button’s border, if any, changes to the highlight color when the operator presses the button at runtime.

Select how to unlatch the button.

Non-zero value

unlatches the button when the Handshake connection is a non-zero value.

Zero to non-zero transition

unlatches the button when the Handshake connection changes from 0 to a non-zero value.

Assign values to the latched and unlatched states in the States tab. Assign a tag to the Handshake connection in the Connections tab.

You can specify a touch-insensitive margin inside the button’s edges. If the operator presses on the touch-insensitive margin, the button press is not registered.

Type the number of pixels for the horizontal touch margin. The horizontal margin is along the button’s left and right edges.

Type the number of pixels for the vertical touch margin. The vertical margin is along the button’s top and bottom edges.

Select this check box to sound an internal beeper when the object is pressed. If the computer running the project does not have an internal beeper, the object press does not trigger a beep.