Options on the General tab of the Alarm Banner Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the
General
tab of the
Alarm Banner 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 alarms. 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.
If
Use alarm colors
 is selected, the application does not use this color. Instead, it shows messages using the
Foreground
and
Background
colors defined on the
Messages
 tab of the
Alarm Setup
 editor.
Use alarm colors
Select this check box to show alarm messages using the
Background
and
Foreground
colors defined in the
Alarm Setup
 editor instead of the
Fore color
 and
Back color
 selections on this tab.
Blink
Select this check box if you want the alarm message to blink at runtime. The blink rate is twice per second.
Text
The text properties apply to the alarm messages in the alarm banner.
Font
Select the font to use for the message.
Size
Select the font size to use for the message.
Bold, Italic, Underline
Select a font style for the message, if required.
Word wrap
Select this check box if you want the text to continue on the next line at the beginning of a new word.
If this check box is cleared, the text continues on the next line whenever the maximum text length is reached, even if this occurs in the middle of a word or number. The maximum text length depends on the width of the object and the font size.
Alignment
Select how you want the text to be positioned on the object.
Other
Key navigation
Select this check box to allow the user to navigate to the object using the keyboard and give the object input focus.
Use Alarm Identifier
Select this check box to write the alarm identifier value assigned to the alarm message to the tag specified for the AlarmIdentifier connection.
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