Linear Gauge Properties - General tab

Select the border style for the object.

Enter 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 and any objects behind it show through.
If you select
Gradient
, the object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.

Select a gauge style from the list:

Vertical
: The gauge is vertical.
Horizontal B
: The gauge is horizontal with the ticks on its bottom.
Horizontal T
: The gauge is horizontal with the ticks on its top.

Select the size of the value indicator.

Select whether to show the alarm indicator or the size of the alarm indicator. It is displayed when the current value reaches or crosses a threshold.

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

This field displays the current background color for the object. Click it to select another color.

If the background style is transparent, the application does not use this background color.
If the background style is gradient, click it to bring up the
Gradient Fill
dialog box to configure the gradient fill.

For objects with a line style other than

Solid

, the background color is used for the spaces between the dots or dashes.

This field displays the border color for the object. Click it to select another color. This color appears at runtime only if

Border uses back color

is not selected.

This field displays the current color of the value indicator, which is a triangle on the side of the linear gauge. Click it to select another color.

Select the color for the linear gauge's scale outline and ticks.

Select this check box to show the ticks on the linear gauge.

Select the number of major ticks.

Select the number of minor ticks.

Select this check box to show the legend on the major ticks.

Select the character length of the tick legend.

Select the number of digits to show after the decimal point.

Select the font type and size for the tick legend.