Specifications

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Adding and Managing Objects
Last updated 9/28/2011
type
This attribute is
mandatory.
number Use this type to indicate that the configuration item is a
number. You can specify the following attributes with
this type:
• valid_range
• increment
• modifiers
• decimal_places
list Use this type to indicate that the configuration item is a
drop-down list. You can specify the following attributes
with this type:
• name
• value
color Use this type to indicate that the configuration item is
to be associated with a color palette. You can specify
the following attributes with this type:
• rgb
• alpha
bool Use this type to indicate that the configuration item is a
Boolean. The configuration item is associated with a
check box.
The default value can be true or false.
seperator Use this type to separate the configuration items with a
horizontal space on the user interface.
This type can be used only for the config_item element.
increment Number Specify the value by which the parameter must be
incremented when you click the parameter value, hold-
down the mouse button, and move the mouse.
modifiers
Syntax:
modifiers=
"{offset:0,mul
tiplier:0.01}"
• offset
• multiplier
Number Use this attribute to modify the value specified on the
user interface. Use Offset to increase or decrease the
value specified on the user interface. To decrease the
user-specified value, use a negative number as the
Offset.
Use multiplier to multiply the value specified on the
user interface by a number.
This attribute can be used with the type ‘number’ only.
decimal_places Number Specify the number of decimal places to be allowed for
the configuration item. For example, a value of 3 allows
you to specify 0.001 and not 0.00001.
list_item
(child of
effect_property
and
list_items)
name String Specify the name of the list item(s).
Element Attribute Value Type Description