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2.5 MovingObjectswiththeTouch
Screen
iX panels with touch screens do not have a built-in keyboard. All maneuvering
is don e with the touch screen by pressing distinctly with a finger. Because of the
resistive touch technology, the screen can only apprehend pressing on one place on
the panel at the time. Pressing two points at the same time is interpreted by the
panel as a point midway between the two pressed points.
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2.5.1 OperateObjects
For an object to react, it is necessary to specify the behavior, typically by assigning
a tag and defining an action. All objects can have actions linked to mouse down,
mouseup,mouseenterandmouseleaveevents. Someobjectshaveapredefined
behavior, like sliders setting values, but can also have actions linked to mouse
down and mouse up events.
Button
Pressing a button triggers a click- and mouse button event.
Text Box
Pressing on a text box object displays a virtual alpha-numeric keyboard on the
panel screen. Type a text using this keyboard and finish by pressing [ENTER].
AnalogNumeric
Pressing on an analog numeric object displays a virtual keyboard on the panel
screen. The keyboard type depends on the format chosen for the Analog Numeric
— String, Integer, Decimal, Hex or Binary. Enter a value using this keyboard and
finish by pressing [ENTER].
In runtime a validation of the
value is done. If the value entered is out of bounds,
the corresponding limit val
ue for the object will be shown.
Slider
Pressing on the desired value position of a slider object sets it to the pressed
position.
Relatedinformation
ActionsRibbonTab
MouseButtonAction Triggers
ClickActionTrigger
Virtual Keyboard
Validation Group
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