Options on the General tab of the Numeric Display Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the
General
tab of the
Numeric Display Properties
 dialog box.
Options
Descriptions
Appearance
Specify the object's appearance in this area.
Border style
Select a border style for the object.
Border width
Type the number of pixels for the width of the object’s border.
Back style
Specifies the object background. Available options are:
  • Solid.
    The object’s background is filled with a solid color specified in the
    Back color
     option.
  • Transparent
    . The object’s background is not filled and any objects behind it show through.
  • Gradient
    . The object's background is filled with a linear gradient color.
Pattern style
Select a pattern for the object. The pattern appears on the face of the object. The pattern does not cover the object’s border or displayed value. If the object’s back style is transparent or gradient, the pattern is not visible.
Border uses back color
Select this check box to use the object’s background color for the border of the object.
Clear this check box to use the selected
Border Color
.
Back color
This box shows 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.
Border color
This box shows the border color for the object. Click it to select another color.
If
Border uses back color
 is not selected, this color appears at runtime.
Pattern color
This box shows the current pattern color for the object. Click it to select another color.
Fore color
This box shows the color of the text shown on the object. Click it to select another color.
Blink
Select this check box if you want the text to blink at runtime. The text blinks twice per second.
Text
The text settings apply to the numeric values in the display.
Font
Select the font to use for the text.
Size
Select the font size to use for the text.
Bold, Italic, Underline
Select a font style for the text, if required.
Alignment
Specifies how the shown text is positioned on the object.
Value settings
Number of digits
Select the maximum number of digits to show, up to 17 digits. The decimal point and minus sign each count as a digit.
Fill left with
Select a character to fill the left of the display with if the value at the data source contains fewer than the maximum number of digits.
If you don’t want to use a fill character, select
None
.
Decimal places
Type the maximum number of digits to show after the decimal point.
The possible range is 0 to (
Number of digits
 - 2). 2 is subtracted from the number of digits to allow for a leading digit and a decimal point. For example, .12 is shown as 0.12.
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