Configure alarm table rows for readability and touch

Configure properties to affect the displayed font, font size, and row padding (the distance between cell contents and cell borders) in a table. Font size affects row height. Padding is required to make tapping rows feasible on an HMI device. Using a small font size and no padding makes it difficult to tap a single row in an alarm table on the HMI device. Row height is determined by the
FontSize
property value and twice the value of the
RowPadding
property. The default combined
FontSize
(nine points) and
RowPadding
(14 pixels) property values result in an approximate row height of one-third inch. There is no minimum or maximum font size or row padding. To be able to tap single alarm rows on the HMI device, specify reasonable font sizes and row padding for a table.
To configure alarm table rows for readability and touch
  1. On the screen, select the alarm table.
  2. In the
    Properties
     window, select the
    Properties
    tab.
  3. Expand the
    Appearance
    node.
  4. To make sure the alarm table is readable and allows enough room within rows for touch, configure the properties:
    • FontName
      .
      Select a font.
    • FontSize
      . Enter a font size readable for users on the HMI device.
    • RowPadding
      .
      Enter the distance, in pixels, between cell content and the cell border.
      The selected
      FontName
      ,
      FontSize
      , and
      RowPadding
      property values are reflected in the sample data of the alarm table. The changes are also reflected in the alarm table on the HMI device. Changes to these properties are not reflected in the
      Details
      pane of an alarm table.
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